Executive power

The federal government employees work for the president (executive branch) and as congress bickers over which party gets credit leading to gridlock these bureaucrats gain power which indirectly gives more power to the president. The Constitution specifically assigns all legislative powers to the Congress but Congress is bogged down fighting for credit. Party is more important than country and thus power is delegated through vague laws and mandates. Presidents from both parties happily issue executive orders to get things done that have bogged down in Congress. Many people feel the less Congress does, the better off we are but that is not true if the bureaucrats take over. Even discussing the bureaucracy has become political with liberals pushing for more government and conservatives for less. As long as the bureaucrats can keep these two groups fighting they can keep growing and gaining power.