The point of separation of powers is so that no one branch can get out of line and put the US out on a limb
That statement, I would disagree with. The separation of powers, was enacted, to make sure no other branch, had control, over any other, as it pertains to their duties.
The separation of powers was a provision of the checks and balances system provided for in the Constitution. They were put into place to insure that no one branch gained control over the entire gov't. Its the most important principle in our Constitution. Our founding father were extremely protective our democracy. To subvert it in any way is very dangerous IMO.
The president has no right pass any legislation, not approved by congress, and congress has no right to tell the president, how to run the executive branch. They can make suggestions, but there is no legal authority, over each other, and both have no legal authority over the judiciary. Forcing the president, to show up, under oath, would be extending legal authority, over the executive branch. The congress though, has the right to hold hearings, and impeach the president, should congress feel, he has usurped his duties.
Bush usurped one of the responsibilities given to Congress.......declaring war.
Congress screwed up......they let Bush get us into a war over the flimsiest of reasons because they were afraid to object or they couldn't object because they belonged to the GOP.
Really. Then your boy Kerry is a liar, because he claimed it was GW's lies, which caused them to vote for the war. The simple truth is, there were many reasons for the war, WMD, being only one of them.
Whether its lies or they were intimidated......what does it matter....the end result was same.
And btw I am not holding Congress guiltless. They were too weak to stand up to dubya and let him bamboozle them. There is a WA senator who voted for the war.......she will never get my vote again.
Actually, there have only been one or two wars, authorized by congress, since WWII, and the Iraq war was one of them. Truman, never did declare war in Korea, and I don't believe Nam was ever declared a war either. The nature of wars nowadays, makes it imperative, the president has the ability to act quickly, even faster than the congress could sometimes, so that is why the president was given temporary powers.
That is how past presidents got around the separation of powers.......they did not require Congress to declare war. Its a sham. |
