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To: Alias Shrugged who wrote (27147)	10/11/2000 10:06:35 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

I don't mind responding in public, briefly, if you don't mind. Reagan was the first president who made me understand what difference a president can make. Congress writes the laws, Congress passes the budget. So a lot of what they are arguing about is not really their job, and not really something they can affect directly. The President administers the laws, and has an incredible influence on how administrative agencies go about their day-to-day tasks. This plays out in executive orders and administrative rule-making. Reagan was for smaller government, and he made a difference there when he was President. Both Bush and Gore are for big government, but Gore is for bigger government than Bush. The President makes foreign policy, with the advice and consent of the Senate. But the President has an incredible amount of leeway. My first understanding of the power of the Presidency came when the Iranian hostages were freed simultaneously with Reagan taking the oath of office - minutes afterwards. Reagan and Bush helped bring down the Berlin Wall, and end the Cold War. The President has the power to veto legislation, so that Congress must override with a 2/3 majority. In a fairly balanced Congress, like we usually have, that's a very strong power. The President has the power to appoint Supreme Court justices and federal judges, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. The next President may well appoint three Supreme Court judges. I can't tell you what you should think is important. I can only tell you how the next President may affect what you think is important.