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It's over. Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. We must deal now with what we have wrought.

Yes, I know Trump hasn't really been elected yet. I'm just trying to get out ahead of the storm. And as they say, there's no time like the present to become hysterically incontinent.

But first let's look at this situation objectively, OK? It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of the United States. We can deal with that. For one reason or another, the rest of the world already hates, distrusts and wants to kill us.

So all we've really done on top of that is elect a rude, badly coiffed, narcissistic billionaire as our leader. It's not the worst thing we've ever done to ourselves. Hey, remember disco?

Let's examine our options. After all, we're America. We have lots of those. We've eliminated disease, traveled in space, created rock & roll and invented the Internet.

No matter how bad things seem right now, Trump isn't going to be able to do whatever he wants. He won't, for example be able to start a war with Idaho, blockade Canada, or require all people of color to become beige.

This %#$@ may sound logical when it's hollered over the top of a fist fight at a Trump campaign rally, but reality is a whole other story. President Trump still has to deal with Congress.

If American politics has proven anything, it's that nothing in the universe moves slower than Congress. Except of course, when it's going into recess.

So, by the time our new president is able to convince Congress to pass the 71st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (mandatory spay and neutering of the media) he'll either be dead of old age or voted out of office.

This doesn't mean that Pres. Trump is powerless. He can still accomplish a lot of damage through executive orders.

In some cases, an executive order can cause things to happen without the vote of Congress, stuff like, oh, refusing to declare California a disaster area if/when it falls into the ocean or is purchased by the Chinese.

President Trump could, if he's of a mind to, send the 101st Airborne to El Paso, Texas, to spy on Mexico. He could remove marijuana from classification as a Schedule 1 drug, and then immediately come out with his own trademark weed-Trump Skunk.

We're not entirely helpless. America has solved bigger problems than a rogue president. We've altered the course of world history with our problem solving skills.

Most commonly, has hurled vast amounts of taxpayer money at whatever is wrong. The Marshall Plan rebuilt Germany after World War II. We defeated Communism by outspending it.

Then there are economic sanctions. What would happen to Pres. Trumps financial situation if we boycotted all of his businesses?

Diplomacy has worked on many of America's foreign problems. We've negotiated peaceful resolutions to many, many world problems. I can't think of any of the right now, but I'm sure there are some.

The thing is, America has the ability to deal with chicanery and demagoguery from rogue individuals, including sitting presidents. We just have to look at our history for a solution. I've studied this at length and believe I've come up with the perfect solution for a person who bugs the hell out of us.

Drone strike.

Robert Kirby can be reached at rkirby@sltrib.com or facebook.com/stillnotpatbagley