05-01-2006, 09:03 PM
Not all that good.
There are mechanisms for Congress to challenge the President. The problem is the Congress isnt doing it for political reasons.
The writer paints mispaints the picture initially. Its not quite as simple as "Congress makes the laws and the President enforces them."
Its especially more complicated when you consider that congresses right to make the majority of its domestic bills are derived from the commerce clause in a way that may be good for the country but is clearly not what the Constitution intends.
The truth is our Goverments working framework is not not clearly delineated and depends to an uncomfortable degree on consensous acceptance of the status quo, so it is rather open to interprtation. The problem is we have 1 party in charge of all 3 elements of the Govt.
There are mechanisms for Congress to challenge the President. The problem is the Congress isnt doing it for political reasons.
The writer paints mispaints the picture initially. Its not quite as simple as "Congress makes the laws and the President enforces them."
Its especially more complicated when you consider that congresses right to make the majority of its domestic bills are derived from the commerce clause in a way that may be good for the country but is clearly not what the Constitution intends.
The truth is our Goverments working framework is not not clearly delineated and depends to an uncomfortable degree on consensous acceptance of the status quo, so it is rather open to interprtation. The problem is we have 1 party in charge of all 3 elements of the Govt.