Do you think that the office of the president has too much power?

Norah said:
I really love American history and I also believe that the US constitution and the way our founding fathers set up this country is amazing and ahead of its time. If you've ever read any of the comments that I make on here you will probably notice that I'm big on a limited and weaker central government. It's my opinion that our federal government, especially the executive brand and the office of the president, functions way beyond the limited and more balanced version that I think most founding fathers, especially ones like Jefferson and Madison, envisioned for us. I think that the office of the president of the United States has way more power than it should or that it was meant to have. Examples would be all of the executive orders that have been passed just in my lifetime alone and it shows no signs of slowing down. Even Trump's presidency, even if he reversed the executive orders from Obama, he still has far more authority than I think he was meant to have. What do you all think? This isn't really about Obama or Trump but more about the office itself.
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Norah, FDR failed to enable the U.S. Supreme Court be “packed” after that court invalidated the U.S. Congress passed the National Recovery Act and he signed off on the bill.

President Kennedy successfully exercised his presidential powers and the Soviet Union missiles were blockaded from the Caribbean and their existing missiles were removed from Cuba without actually going to war.

The opinions of those who served as U.S. presidents, speakers of the house and other political leaders in both chambers of the U.S. congress would be pertinent to this discussion.
To the limited extent of my knowledge and consideration regarding this topic, the extent of powers integral to the office of the U.S. presidency should be approximately as they now exist.

Respectfully, Supposn
 
Norah said:
I really love American history and I also believe that the US constitution and the way our founding fathers set up this country is amazing and ahead of its time. If you've ever read any of the comments that I make on here you will probably notice that I'm big on a limited and weaker central government. It's my opinion that our federal government, especially the executive brand and the office of the president, functions way beyond the limited and more balanced version that I think most founding fathers, especially ones like Jefferson and Madison, envisioned for us. I think that the office of the president of the United States has way more power than it should or that it was meant to have. Examples would be all of the executive orders that have been passed just in my lifetime alone and it shows no signs of slowing down. Even Trump's presidency, even if he reversed the executive orders from Obama, he still has far more authority than I think he was meant to have. What do you all think? This isn't really about Obama or Trump but more about the office itself.
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Do you think that the office of the president has too much power?

That is an easy answer; it is yes. When the President presides over 15 executive departments and the IRS a tax code that is over 70,000 pages in length; the answer is obvious to anyone with even half a brain.
 
Rune said:
No they didn't.
Haven't you learned not to challenge me yet retard?
The case was brought to them.
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Oh, is this what you meant by "unilaterally?" For fuck sake, Rune, let's also reiterate that 1+1 = 2, just to make sure we're all on the same page.
 
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