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Anonymous
I'll bite.
The President has 1/3rd the power of our ruling body. If the other two parts vote together he's taken out of the loop-that assumes they vote together. If he shows a lack of support, this gets publicized, and people may take interest, which has led to adjustments in bills, and so forth. So, saying he has no power is a bit of a stretch.
I think that alot of people don't realize that the President, regardless of his platform, has to get the support of the other two bodes(legislative,judicial) to get anything done. Many of them are on other people's payrolls, sadly, and tend to be swayed often. In this sense, you are correct. The same is really true for any other branch, though. If Congress and the President 'team up', the Supreme Court's opinion doesn't really matter.
Regardless, Bush is a horrible leader for a number of reasons. My personal biggest issue is that he's the equivalent of putting a 4 year old in the White House. He insults everyone, doesn't get anything right, and his statements to the public fly straight by idiotic and into parts unknown. The President is a figure head as much as anything else, and he does a horrible job of that. How he got reelected is beyond me, but if he appeals to the masses, God help us all.
Yes, Congress and the Supreme Court need to get their act together.
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