Now that the White House has more power than ever before ?

Question

The White House has too much power now, in my opinion. Seems most conservatives are confortable with it currently... but will you still feel the same if a democrat takes office in 09' ?

Say for instance... Hillary Clinton weilds the same power that has been handed to Bush by the previously Republican held congress. ?

Answer 1

I asked the same question earlier (in a slightly different way) and got no real responses. One clarification though, neocons are happy with the current situation. Constitutionalists, both conservative and liberal, are troubled by it. If a democrat is elected you will hear a constant cry from the neocons to restore the balance of power. Of course, they will not say restore, they will just say that she is attempting to be a dictator. This all started with Reagan when he had to deal with a Dem congress. Cheney came from that era and carried the Reagan plans to a new level.

The power of the presidency should not be dependant on who holds the office. The office is constitutionally created and defined and should be the same no matter who is there. That is the rule of law and that is how our republic survives.

Answer 2

With politics now being even more petty then ever before and with double standards on both sides, you can bet your sweet butt that Republicans will cry foul if a Democrat takes Office.

Our checks and balance system are no longer in check. Give me the good old days when the collective body such as the Senate ran the country, not a single person who has the best campaign manager.

Answer 3

"Ken" is right about the differencebetween neocons and constitutionalists--but the history of this goes backbeyond the Reagan yearsto the Nixon presidency--and indeed traces back to the right-wing efforts to abrogate Americans' constitutional rights in the McCarthy era. The main difference in both those situations is tha thet inen, there were Republicans with the guts to stand up to the extremists, not just Democrats. So far--beyond some ineffectual protests--almost none of theGOP has been willing to do that.

Answer 4

If Hillary Clinton exercised the same level of power as Bush or Cheney, the Republicans would have a stroke!

Answer 5

Is it time the people take back the country and make it a clean sweep {called government?}