I think you probably have to go back to Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, to find a true constitutionalist president, and that was a very long time ago.
“I could add quite a few items to the list, but I think context is important. Look at all the presidents of the 20th Century, and show me the one, true-blue defender of the Constitution. Given the crowd, Reagan looks pretty good.”
Your post is spot on. We need some combination of Gandhi and Patton, one willing to show compassion where needed or the point of the sword, where that’s called for.
I don’t see that person right now. The last person I can think of that fills that impossible description is King David, and that’s going back 5,000 years.
Guess we need some catching up to do.
Cheers.