Presidential Powers
The present fight for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party shows us the ridiculous view Americans have of the power of the presidency and their overall lack of knowledge of our Constitution and the relationship and responsibilities of our three branches of national government. Of course this ignorance is not restricted to just the Republican Party, but is enjoyed and practiced also by the Democratic Party and just about all Independents.
A perfect example of this lack of knowledge can be found in the fairy tale promises of those running for office, and the absolute belief in these pie in the sky solutions by the American electorate.
Americans now expect their Chief Executive to secure economic growth and international peace, cure the credit problems in the housing market, reform the health care system, solve the challenges of terrorism and the Middle East, bring down the price of gasoline, and even control global warming. All the candidates running for the nomination claim to have a magic solution to all these problems, with one even claiming to have the ability to lower gas prices to $2.50.
What none of them realize is that Congress, not the President, has control of most of these problems. And gas prices are set by the producers and the traders who react to world situations and raise and once in a while lower the price, after making a healthy profit for themselves. The president cannot do anything about that.
What it boils down to is no candidate from either party has the slightest idea of presidential problems and solutions until they are actually in the office. And let’s face it, only one man or woman will find out every four or eight years.
The simple solutions they all claim to have do not exist and blaming the man sitting in the Oval Office is an absolute and sad joke.
A perfect example of this lack of knowledge can be found in the fairy tale promises of those running for office, and the absolute belief in these pie in the sky solutions by the American electorate.
Americans now expect their Chief Executive to secure economic growth and international peace, cure the credit problems in the housing market, reform the health care system, solve the challenges of terrorism and the Middle East, bring down the price of gasoline, and even control global warming. All the candidates running for the nomination claim to have a magic solution to all these problems, with one even claiming to have the ability to lower gas prices to $2.50.
What none of them realize is that Congress, not the President, has control of most of these problems. And gas prices are set by the producers and the traders who react to world situations and raise and once in a while lower the price, after making a healthy profit for themselves. The president cannot do anything about that.
What it boils down to is no candidate from either party has the slightest idea of presidential problems and solutions until they are actually in the office. And let’s face it, only one man or woman will find out every four or eight years.
The simple solutions they all claim to have do not exist and blaming the man sitting in the Oval Office is an absolute and sad joke.
posted by Sam Schoolsky | 7:24 PM
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