The idea of a powerful President that the founders had, resulted from the hope that the people would choose their leaders wisely, from amongst the best of them. Here we are with Al Capone in effect allied with our worst enemy Putin...grabbing for all the wealth he can, and corrupting the legal system as he will.
Exactly how the Soviet Union fell, with the oligarchs stealing everything that wasn't nailed down. That they grabbed later when their dictator was in place.