2007-04-20 21:24:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Well, according to the constitution, Bush is definitely overstepping his bounds. You should read the constitution, buddy. This is an easy one!
2007-04-20 21:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by Nadine - Unity CEO 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Pretty broad question... just like the current administration's views of Presidential power.
Traditionally, the President is the head of the executive branch of our government, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and our primary diplomat. This gives him the abillity to check the legislature with his veto power, appoint countless executive branch officials, influence the judiciary by appointing Supreme Court and other federal court justices, direct troops in times of war (though the War Powers Act, which says what the President and Congress can and can't do in this area has never been enforced), and negotiate treaties with foreign governments (that then must be ratified by the Senate).
2007-04-21 04:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by oodwayookbray 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the particular case of the man currently occupying the Oval Office, it is certainly true that he fails to demonstrate one power that all presidents should have. That is mental power! In an IQ contest between himself and a dead flea, the flea would win hands down.
2007-04-21 04:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by MathBioMajor 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The power to choke on pretzels.
2007-04-21 04:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mopp 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Commander in chief.
2007-04-21 04:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Hieroglyphic Graffitti! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋