06-04-06, 03:22 PM
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Seasoned Skipper 
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Originally Posted by August
What i think many people, especially Europeans, don't realize is the power of the US Presidency is far less encompassing than they think. The real power is, and has always been, the Congress. They're the ones who really set the national policy. They're the ones who pass laws, they're the ones who hold the national purse strings. The President is more a lightening rod and a goad for their actions.
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Right on. There is real power in the presidency, but most of American life and law is characterized by the actions of Congress - and over multiple decades, not a single administration (or even two).
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