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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:40 AM Original message |
How much power does the President really have? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. A damn good question |
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Ineeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. Another example is Gitmo. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 06:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. When was his veto overridden? I don't think legal limitations are what the OP is talking about. |
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Ineeda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. what veto? |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. He signed the law limiting his administrations ability to transfer the prisoners and that denied |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
4. Oh brother. Really? |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. The president is the saleman for the powers that be. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. Well said! C'mon, let's get this on Greatest! |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. Good question. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. Bush showed me exactly how much power a President has at their fingertips. |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Apparently you see no difference between exercising power |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Which is why I made a point to bring up Clinton, before him. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Clinton had a lot of "bipartisanship" of his own. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I didn't say that he didn't. The specific question at hand (as I see it) is... |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think if Clinton really had "quite a lot" of power, the Telecom Act wouldn't have passed. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. Not enough to close Guantanamo or bring the troops home from |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
12. How much did BushCo have |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. Obama had enough power to tell scientists to back off on BP. oils spills |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Kick. nt |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. He can only veto or sign whole bills |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Who said he had a line item veto? I said he could veto and stand for the constitution |
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