A change of the President, though legally simple, is in practice all but impossible; because all know that such a change might be a change, not only of the President, but of much more too: that very probably it might be a change of the polity--that it might bring in a Monarchy or an Empire.
Bagehot discusses the complexities involved in changing the President of a political system, highlighting potential broader implications.
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