Staying Power

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Here’s a Financial Times piece about Obama’s new health care plan (you may have to register, it’s free).

3 Responses to Staying Power

  1. Injuntarian says:

    Excellent point, as usual, sir. Has anyone in the media questioned whether it is Constitutional for the Executive Branch to write Legislation? Isn’t that a function of the Legislative Branch and the Executive has the authority to either accept or reject legislation placed on the desk inside the Oval Office? Perhaps I’m confused as to the separation of powers. Please, somebody enlighten me.

  2. peter1520 says:

    You’d think that Obama believes that health care was written into the constitution.

  3. DeepWheat says:

    @ Injuntarian: While it is the OFFICIAL, CONSTITUTIONAL duty of Congress to create & pass legislation for the President to sign into Law (or veto), it has been common enough for a very long time for Presidents to use the “Bully Pulpit” to get things done (i.e., pass bills into law). This can take the form of just dropping hints in public (i.e., to the Media), which would be “Bully Pulpit Lite”, or go whole hog by drafting legislation entirely, announcing it to the Media, and then basically DARING Congress NOT to pass it… which would be the Bully Pulpit Full Monty. In any case, the bills must be introduced and passed in both houses of Congress, and then go to the President for his signature, REGARDLESS who the actual original author or scrivener might be…

    Got that? There WILL be a test… 😉 Oh, yeah… great ‘toon Chip!! 🙂

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