Essay On Presidential Power
In general society and everything has become more complicated, more laws have been passed. Every one passes the buck and doesn’t want to take responsibility and plays the “blame game”. It is gridlock in Washington DC, the bureaucracy has grown vast and complex, nothing gets done. But if Presidential powers are rolled back the office of the Presidency will lose credibility, power and respect. Public opinion regarding the president’s job performance influences presidential power; the higher the public approval, the more power the chief executive has to influence others within the political system, including Congress. The President may have charisma and influence, but the real power comes from Congress. The Constitution is supposed to prevent
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The Constitution clearly gives that power to Congress only. Yet recent presidents have been able to fight wars without Congressional approval. Many people believe that we should go back to the days when the president and congress were more or less equal in power. The President’s veto power is also a powerful weapon. The role of the President is described vaguely in the Constitution, but the executive veto power he possesses is precisely defined in the same document. The President cannot write legislation, he can only sign a bill into law or veto it. When the President veto’s a bill, it is completely done. He doesn’t have line item veto power. Congress gets bills passed if it is preferred by the President. As president, Barack Obama has made a habit of bypassing or ignoring constitutional limitations on his power. A lawsuit has been filed against President Obama over his alleged abuse of executive power. It will focus on how Obama has carried out his health care overhaul. Republicans say the lawsuit is necessary to keep the president in check, after he allegedly exceeded his authority with unilateral changes to the Affordable Care Act. In the U.S., health and social care makes up 8% of the economy so this has made a huge impact on the economy and the lives of Americans. President Obama was heard saying, “That’s the good thing about being president: I can do anything I want.” Although said as a joke, it
The Constitution clearly gives that power to Congress only. Yet recent presidents have been able to fight wars without Congressional approval. Many people believe that we should go back to the days when the president and congress were more or less equal in power. The President’s veto power is also a powerful weapon. The role of the President is described vaguely in the Constitution, but the executive veto power he possesses is precisely defined in the same document. The President cannot write legislation, he can only sign a bill into law or veto it. When the President veto’s a bill, it is completely done. He doesn’t have line item veto power. Congress gets bills passed if it is preferred by the President. As president, Barack Obama has made a habit of bypassing or ignoring constitutional limitations on his power. A lawsuit has been filed against President Obama over his alleged abuse of executive power. It will focus on how Obama has carried out his health care overhaul. Republicans say the lawsuit is necessary to keep the president in check, after he allegedly exceeded his authority with unilateral changes to the Affordable Care Act. In the U.S., health and social care makes up 8% of the economy so this has made a huge impact on the economy and the lives of Americans. President Obama was heard saying, “That’s the good thing about being president: I can do anything I want.” Although said as a joke, it