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  • Dec 13, 2006, 06:39 PM
    smithc
    Congress vs. President: Getting things done
    When it comes to the power to get things done, which institution is more equipped: the Congress or the President?
  • Dec 13, 2006, 06:44 PM
    ScottGem
    Congress can only enact laws, the Executive branch has to enforce them. This gives the executive branch a bit more power, especially when you have a president like dubya who seems to care little about the limits placed on the presidency by the Constitution.
  • Dec 13, 2006, 08:06 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    But the president can not pass any laws, so if you want a law passed it has to be created and passed in Congress.

    But then the President can veto it, if he does not agree.

    It is a check and balance, to keep both parties in line.

    Next of course, congress passes a lot of laws or programs but does not fund them, so even if it is a law, there is no agency to enforce or no money to make the programs work.
  • Dec 19, 2006, 02:11 PM
    Starman
    Ask the Cherokees.

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