Just as Constantine adopted Christianity that provided him with a cohesive group to staff his government, in a Roman Empire disintegrating from elite incohesion. And they have a network to identify their fellow faithful.

Reflect on the Federalist society: They have their article of faith – original intent. Personnel is policy, and the Federalist society has a supply. Trump has been effective in appointing judges, because he has a big bench he can draw upon, which bench knows who whom, which bench is self policing, which bench can be relied upon to carry out his program without him needing to be on their back. Trumpist judges, though still massively outnumbered, are coming in at every level. The one area where Trump has been successful is putting his people in the judiciary. Trump cannot even get a Trumpist running border security.

Two years after Hitler was elected, Hitler had a Nazi running ever boy scout troop and every trade union chapter. His political appointees are in bed with his enemies, and are subverting his agenda. Trump cannot get stuff done, because he is merely president, and the permanent government is full of people that hate him.īut it is not just the permanent government.

When you deus vult just right