Originally Posted by
Fulltimer
Really?
I am begining to understand the reason many of you guys are so far out in left field about constitutional law, political positions, and the workings of our federal government.
The Executive Branch is not the "Boss" of the Legislative Branch or the Judicial.
Under the Constitution of the United States of America there is a seperation of power that was designed to allow for the checks and balances that operates in our system.
Because Congress controls the purse strings, the appointment process, writes all the laws, and oversees all the agencies and their regulatory powers it places more of the control in the hands of congress with the President merely following their orders.
You were doing good until that last sentence. The President doesn't follow Congress' orders any more than they follow his. The President can veto any bill he chooses. While Congress can overide a veto, it doesn't happen often.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke