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Originally Posted by JammingJames23
I am not a Bush fan, but most Americans exhibit an atrocious ignorance of just how much impact Congress has. Congress is the first branch mentioned in the constitution and has the most power. The President is always the easiest target, but seriously, he is little more than a figurehead.
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congress as it is has no power, for 5 years they were Bush puppets and rammed everything he wanted through, now that they are divided they can not pass anything and they have tried, Bush vetoes all bills that were not thought of by him and if he passes them adds on writing statements to make them his (The anti torture bill he added unless approved by president) That is how it is supposed to be with congress but it isn't... So it's not ignorance it the abuse of power by the current elected officials who are only worried about their legacy not what's good for American people(on both sides of the isle)..
As far as the constitution this president and vice president have used it for nothing more than toilet paper since they got into office so why should this be any different..
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