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[AZ Jim]

Who is the most powerful person in the US? President? Speaker of the house? Senate Majority leader?

Second question...Does the Supreme court have too much power to shape American policy?

 

[Falcon]

Define "powerful". (In what way?)

 

[QuickSilver]

The Speaker of the House as he can decide which bills are brought up for a vote... HOWEVER.... the Senate MINORITY leader can stop any bill dead with a filibuster. I don't see the Senate Majority leader as having that much power... and the President is only as strong as a veto proof majority.


The Supreme court is now a politial arm... and base their decisions on politics rather than the letter and the intention of the law and the Constitution.

 

[AZ Jim]

Define "powerful". (In what way?)

Able to either immediately or ultimately make major change.

 

[AZ Jim]

The Speaker of the House as he can decide which bills are brought up for a vote... HOWEVER.... the Senate MINORITY leader can stop any bill dead with a filibuster. I don't see the Senate Majority leader as having that much power... and the President is only as strong as a veto proof majority.


The Supreme court is now a politial arm... and base their decisions on politics rather than the letter and the intention of the law and the Constitution.

I see the power as shifting depending on who has the other controls. In other words, the President is the most powerful if he has both houses of Congress, otherwise he has the veto power in most cases. But not always as you point out. I guess I would have to say the President (MOST of the time).

I truly believe the supreme court justices should get 10 year terms. Thinking of their own electability by the public is a good thing generally.

 

[Josiah]

Hmmm, maybe the Koch brothers?

 

[AZ Jim]

Hmmm, maybe the Koch brothers?

Are they one of the three choices? I think not although I understand your answer.

 

[Josiah]

Are they one of the three choices? I think not although I understand your answer.

You've been known to expand the scope of a thread.

 

[AZ Jim]

You've been known to expand the scope of a thread.

Okay.

 

[QuickSilver]

Hmmm, maybe the Koch brothers?

Not far fetched considering that the election is set to be bought by just FOURTEEN billionaires. FOURTEEN.... out of 300+ million Americans? How is this a democracy?

 

[ronaldj]

Not far fetched considering that the election is set to be bought by just FOURTEEN billionaires. FOURTEEN.... out of 300+ million Americans? How is this a democracy?

because we are a nation of sheep......with the wolves at the door

 

[Ralphy1]

Money is the fourth branch of government and the strongest one it seems...