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04-21-2014 10:31 AM |
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
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You just proved my point that you are speaking to things which you do not understand because a link to a short list of some of the responsibilities of the congress in no way supports your claims that
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
(Post 20057279)
... the president is primarily just a figurehead. ...the power he has (not much)
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and
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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
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In the USA many people (including Americans) do not understand this but the president is primarily just a figurehead. It's congress who makes the laws.
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You might have posted the line from the 250 year old constitution-
*all legislative powers shall be vested in the Congress*
But the fact is that in the ~240 years since the interpretation of it's guidelines has changed.
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Despite the Constitutional provision that "all legislative powers" shall be vested in the Congress, the president, as the chief formulator of public policy, has a major legislative role. The president can veto any bill passed by Congress and, unless two-thirds in each house vote to override the veto, the bill does not become law. Much of the legislation dealt with by Congress is drafted at the initiative of the executive branch. In an annual and special messages to Congress, the president may propose legislation he or she believes is necessary. If Congress should adjourn without acting on those proposals, the president has the power to call it into special session. But, beyond all this, the president, as head of a political party and as principal executive officer of the U.S. government, is in a position to influence public opinion and thereby to influence the course of legislation in Congress. To improve their working relationships with Congress, presidents in recent years have set up a Congressional Liaison Office in the White House. Presidential aides keep abreast of all important legislative activities and try to persuade senators and representatives of both parties to support administration policies.
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So that also negates your claim that most Americans don't know that the president is a figurehead with little power, that's just simply not true at all. |
