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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 11:01 PM
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The Presidency is too powerful
Has there ever been a time in our history when the Presidency was as powerful as it is today?

We should have impeached Bush and Cheney when we had the chance. Pelosi taking impeachment off the table set a dangerous precedent, no matter who is in office.

No one should be trusted with this much power.
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Lithos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 11:09 PM
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1. The Presidency is powerful
Only because Congress is so weak...

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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 11:10 PM
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2. How about a series on Vice Presidents
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mwrguy Donating Member (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-10 02:40 AM
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3. At least it's Obama
After him, who knows.
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-10 02:44 AM
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4. Congress ceded their responsibilities out of general idleness
We need a reboot bad. The government is pretty broken.
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Q3JR4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-10 03:54 AM
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5. A series of strong presidencies and weak
congresses coupled with the fact that no president wants to give up what a previous administration has claimed for it's own.

And you end up with the current case.

Q3JR4.
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joycean Donating Member (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-03-10 04:29 AM
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6. Define powerful.
What is it about current executive powers that are greater than, say, under Andrew Jackson? What are we talking about here, line-item vetoes? What?
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