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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 02:46 PM Original message |
Deep Thought for the day: The three branches of government are not "co-equal" |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, I've never thought about it that way. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. In practice, Congress is often weak because it is divided |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, but . . . |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I agree that Congress is not all-powerful |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Cool post, thanks |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The institution of Congress is very powerful, but only to the degree the members are unified |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. PS I oppose almost all concentrations of power. I don't ever want to |
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PoiBoy (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's why Congresscritters are called "Representatives"... |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. At the end of the day, the Congress has more power.. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. The views of the framers were mixed... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Valid points all |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Ah, but don't forget Andrew Jackson's point |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-09-07 01:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Closely related to Stalin's "How many divisions does the Pope have?" |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. What this all boils to is that the people are supreme for so long as they are united. |
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Think82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-08-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. I love that us Biden supporters are such deep thinkers! I enjoyed your post. |
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