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| Originally posted by PatrickHenry,+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (PatrickHenry,)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>But don't you debaters agree that the POTUS has unique temptations to commit crimes?[/b] |
I agree with your premise that corruption should be vigoruously exposed and those involved arrested. But then the UN would lose most of its members.
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The President of the USA is actually very exposed to public scrutiny, particularly through the checks and balances represented by the Senate and the House and even the Supreme Court. What is more of a concern are the activist Judges on the Suprem Court like that disgusting, subversive ACLU advocate Ginsburg who unconstitutionally make decisions to support their left wing agenda.
Here is a pretty comprehensive outline of the checks and balances that are supposed to occur.
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Legislative Branch
Checks on the Executive.....
Impeachment power (House)
Trial of impeachments (Senate)
Selection of the President (House) and Vice President (Senate) in the case of no majority of electoral votes
May override Presidential vetoes
Senate approves departmental appointments
Senate approves treaties and ambassadors
Approval of replacement Vice President
Power to declare war
Power to enact taxes and allocate funds
President must, from time-to-time, deliver a State of the Union address
Checks on the Judiciary.....
Senate approves federal judges
Impeachment power (House)
Trial of impeachments (Senate)
Power to initiate constitutional amendments
Power to set courts inferior to the Supreme Court
Power to set jurisdiction of courts
Power to alter the size of the Supreme Court
Checks on the Legislature .....
because it is bicameral, the Legislative branch has a degree of self-checking.
Bills must be passed by both houses of Congress
House must originate revenue bills
Neither house may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other house
All journals are to be published
Executive Branch
Checks on the Legislature.....
Veto power
Vice President is President of the Senate
Commander in chief of the military
Recess appointments
Emergency calling into session of one or both houses of Congress
May force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on adjournment
Compensation cannot be diminished
Checks on the Judiciary.....
Power to appoint judges
Pardon power
Checks on the Executive.....
Vice President and Cabinet can vote that the President is unable to discharge his duties
Judicial Branch
Checks on the Legislature.....
Judicial review
Seats are held on good behavior
Compensation cannot be diminished
Checks on the Executive.....
Judicial review
Chief Justice sits as President of the Senate during presidential impeachment |