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To: Condor who wrote (1395)	10/30/2002 7:18:19 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) of 6901

If I understand it, presently the party in power is not the party that the Pres. belongs to? We have a bicameral legislature.. With proportional representation in the House of Representatives (currently majority republican) and equal representation in the Senate (2 senators per state). Any legislative bill can be initiated by either side, but it requires both the Senate and Congress's approval on a piece of legislation before being presented to the President to be signed into law, or vetoed. Having both the Senate and House being Republican would be an interesting scenario... They'd better "make some magic" with the economy, or they'll be facing a devastating amount of justifiable criticism in the future... And you can be sure the Democrats will spend considerable time doing just that, while holding out their hands for their "hush money" from the republican leadership. What's interesting is that, the president doesn't even have to be a member of either dominant party in congress. Some presidential candidates have run as independents, or from third parties.. There is something to be said for Canada's government with regard to electing a party who's leader is the prime minister... But I think there's more potential for no-confidence votes and politicking that can be more destabilizing... The writer's of the US constitution designed our system with a maximum of checks and balances so that policy had to be more of a consensus, and comply with constitutional dictates. It seems to work pretty well thus far... But that's not to say other systems work equally well, so long as they have a dedicated civil service staff to carry the ball when governments are dissolved as is currently occurring in Israel. Hawk

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