The unitary executive theory is complete and utter bullsh*t. The founders WANTED a secular country, where religion didn't dominate the government, which got people killed. They wanted an executive, whose powers had checks and balances. A number of the founders were Deists, who believed in the existence of a faraway God. God created the universe and left humans to their own devices. Leave it to Samuel Alito to make up things like signing statements, which basically said, "I don't agree with this law, so I am not going to enforce it." If you look at the words of the presidential oath of office, signing statements are a dereliction of duty. The Republicans lie to grab power and money for themselves.