American democracy has always depended on one simple principle: the person we elect is the person who governs. When voters choose a president, they expect that president to make the big decisions. They don’t expect a shadow government pulling the strings behind closed doors.

But what happens when the man in the Oval Office becomes little more than a figurehead? The Founding Fathers warned us about this exact scenario. They built our Constitution to prevent it.

Now Joe Biden is desperately trying to convince Americans he was actually in charge during his presidency. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations,” Biden insisted this week. “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”

The former president’s defensive statement came after Donald Trump ordered a Justice Department investigation into Biden’s use of autopen signatures. Trump suspects Biden’s aides secretly used the mechanical signature device to hide the president’s declining mental state.

“This conspiracy marks one of the most dangerous and concerning scandals in American history,” Trump wrote in a memo. The investigation will determine whether Biden’s advisors “abused the power of Presidential signatures through the use of an autopen to conceal Biden’s cognitive decline.”

The Real Power Structure

But the autopen controversy makes much more sense when you understand who was really running the White House. A bombshell new book called “Original Sin” reveals the truth about Biden’s inner circle.

The authors discovered that a tiny group of political veterans operated like a “politburo.” This shadow government included longtime Biden advisors Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti, and Bruce Reed. It also included family members like First Lady Jill Biden and Hunter Biden.

Even more shocking, Biden himself seemed to know about the arrangement. “He’s aware of the fact that they are keeping the cabinet away from him,” said co-author Jake Tapper. “They are keeping some White House staffers away from him.”

From ‘Original Sin’:

Five people were running the country, and Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board.

One cabinet secretary complained bitterly about the setup. “I’ve never seen a situation like this before, with so few people having so much power,” the official said. “They would make huge economic decisions without calling Secretary Yellen.”

Constitutional Crisis in the Making

The autopen investigation could reveal something truly frightening. If Biden’s mental decline made him unable to govern, but his staff kept using his signature anyway, then nobody was legally in charge of the country.

“Given clear indications that President Biden lacked the capacity to exercise his Presidential authority,” Trump’s memo explained, this would mean “an unconstitutional wielding of the power of the Presidency.” It could make countless executive actions legally invalid.

House Republicans are already demanding answers. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer launched his own investigation last month. He’s ready to drag Biden before Congress if necessary.

Meanwhile, the “politburo” members gave their friends and family cushy government jobs. Donilon’s niece landed a role on the National Security Council. Reed’s daughter became Biden’s day scheduler. Ricchetti’s children found positions across the government.

The American people elected Joe Biden to be president. Instead, they got a shadow government run by career politicians and family members. They got decisions made in secret by people they never heard of. No wonder the country is in such a mess!

Now Trump is working to restore constitutional order. His Justice Department will investigate whether laws were broken. House Republicans will demand accountability. The truth will finally come out.

Americans deserve leaders who actually lead. They deserve transparency, not theater. Most importantly, they deserve to know that when they vote for president, that person will actually serve as president. The puppet show is over.

Key Takeaways

• Biden’s inner circle operated as a “politburo” that made major decisions without proper authority
• Trump has ordered DOJ investigation into potential autopen abuse to hide cognitive decline
• Constitutional crisis may have occurred if unelected staff wielded presidential powers illegally
• House Republicans demand accountability for shadow government that bypassed cabinet officials

Sources: Fox News, New York Post