What are you thoughts on executive power, especially during war time ("war time" meaning any time we are entered in "war" and our "national security" is at "risk")? Do you think the president should act without permission to keep the country safe in any way he/she deems necessary, or do you think they should seek out permission from congress before acting in any way?
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Anonymous2011-09-16 15:31
He should act, but only when there's an actual threat. Not men in caves on the other side of the planet, waving AKs and telling stories around a campfire.
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Anonymous2011-09-16 15:43
What do you mean act without permission? Are you fucking retarded and a coward? It's not the presidents job to "keep us safe"
Learn what freedom is.
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Anonymous2011-09-16 19:31
I think the US should be placed under a perpetual state of emergency, like Chile under Pinochet. Maybe with a strong leader we can finally bypass bureaucracy and solve certain problems that require common sense and direct action.
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Anonymous2011-09-16 19:33
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And hijacking planes and flying them into buildings, committing atrocities in other countries like taking schools hostage and murdering children just because they are white christians in russia and trying to buy chemical weapons from Saddam and use them against innocent civilians.
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Anonymous2011-09-16 19:33
It's not the presidents job to "keep us safe"
He's Commander-in-chief of the military. How is that not his job?
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Anonymous2011-09-16 21:46
The constitution says that the president must get congressional approval within 60 days for any military action (Obama did not do this for Libya). I'm sure if America or one her allies were invaded, congress would approve action.
However the executive branch has WAY to much power, the president can (and has) "legally" assassinate US civilians. This completely goes against the rule of law and the right to a fair trial (or any trial at all).
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Anonymous2011-09-17 3:12
The President is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Congress doesn't have the power to conduct war. It's all clearly laid out in the Constitution. If someone in Congress thinks the President has done something unconstitutional then he's free to propose impeachment.
>>8 If someone in Congress thinks the President has done something unconstitutional then he's free to propose impeachment.
Kucinich did that with Bush and Cheney, and of course that never went anywhere.