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By which I mean a President considerably weakens Congress, restricts civil liberties, maybe declares martial law/state of emergency. If Vietnam was fought with WWII-era rationing, press censorship, etc, perhaps? Of course, Congress remains, but increasingly stretches constitutionality. What Marcos did IOTL was basically Reconstruction-era Dixie: civilian control at the federal level, while replacing provincial governments with military governors.
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