The answer is that less people will buy gas in the future
The US Constitution set up a system of government with three co-equal branches of government. Each branch of government is responsible for different matters, which is known as the Separation of Powers, and is held responsible to each other with a system of interlocking responsibilities and obligations, better known as checks and balances.
The end result is a system where no branch should stand above the other branches and where each branch is responsible for their own set of responsibilities.
This is a complex issue, since there are several ways in which France became the leading power of Europe under the absolute of Louis XIV, but one major way was that they had strong colonial power, which brought in great revenue.
