Washington D.C. - Congress today announced that the Office of President of
the United States will be outsourced to overseas as of June 30, the end of
this fiscal year. The move is being made to save $400K a year in salary, a
record $521 Billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead.
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Would it be possible for the U.S. Government to function efficiently with NO President ?
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Now that's a job outsourced that would benefit the American economy. There
would be cries of despair throughout the gated communities of the U.S.
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Bush's $10 Trillion Borrowing Binge
New projections from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that
continuation of President Bush's budget policies will triple the national
debt by the end of fiscal 2013. Left unchecked, Bush's reckless approach to
fiscal policy will saddle our children with an additional $10 trillion in
debt just ten years from now.
http://www.ctj.org/pdf/binge03.pdf
You seem to function ok without a brain...
But then again,
Who Cares!
go drink some warm beer....
stay out of american politics.
hank
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There was a joke going around in the 1960s:
"Harry Truman proved that anyone can be President.
Dwight Eisenhower proved that nobody needs to be President.
John Kennedy proved that we're better off if nobody is.
And the incumbent is proving that it's more fun to play-act as one than be one.
Radio Guy.
> gr...@internet.charitydays.uk.co wrote in message
> news:<o2blh0hnkqmuctcmd...@4ax.com>...
> ........................................ Screw off you bloody little
> english terd....
>
> go drink some warm beer....
>
> stay out of american politics.
>
> hank
>
And here you have it Ladies and Gentlemen: The Heart and Soul of Republican
America. Lovely ain't it?
--
Take Back America
Vote Libertarian
Elect Mike Badnarik
http://www.badnarik.org/
gr...@internet.charitydays.uk.co
> This post leads us onto this question :
>
>
> Would it be possible for the U.S. Government to function efficiently with NO President ?
No
T.Carr
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> Would it be possible for the U.S. Government to function efficiently with NO President ?
Grub,
Trolls aside, interesting question. The answer is: yes. The American
President is essentially a figurehead, possessing marginal veto power.
As stated in my post yesterday, the 50-50 possible tie in the Senate
can be easily circumvented by electing 1 senator from DC or Puerto
Rico.
All functions of the President can be efficiently carried out by
Senate subcommittee, including bill proposition, budget formation and
department head appointment.
HOWEVER, there is a station of the Presidency that is absolutely
mandatory, and it has nothing to do with government. His role as a
civilian Commander in Chief prevents the possibility of a military
coup ousting Congress and imposing martial law. Without a President,
military decisions would fall ultimately to the highest ranking
general, who is not elected. Such a position is dangerous and has led
in other forms of governments to countless revolutions.
Did I answer your question?
> gr...@internet.charitydays.uk.co wrote in message
> news:<o2blh0hnkqmuctcmd...@4ax.com>...
>
>> Would it be possible for the U.S. Government to function efficiently
with NO President ?
My answer would be that it would be possible for the U.S. Government to
function without a President for several years, but eventually a President
would be needed.
> Grub,
>
> Trolls aside, interesting question. The answer is: yes. The American
> President is essentially a figurehead, possessing marginal veto power.
> As stated in my post yesterday, the 50-50 possible tie in the Senate can
> be easily circumvented by electing 1 senator from DC or Puerto Rico.
>
> All functions of the President can be efficiently carried out by Senate
> subcommittee, including bill proposition, budget formation and
> department head appointment.
The Senate can not appoint department heads (at least not without a
Constitutional amendment).
> HOWEVER, there is a station of the Presidency that is absolutely
> mandatory, and it has nothing to do with government. His role as a
> civilian Commander in Chief prevents the possibility of a military coup
> ousting Congress and imposing martial law. Without a President, military
> decisions would fall ultimately to the highest ranking general, who is
> not elected. Such a position is dangerous and has led in other forms of
> governments to countless revolutions.
In the absence of the President, the highest ranking Cabinet officer
(typically not a military officer) is the Commander in Chief.
I don't see anything about having a civilian Commander in Chief that
prevents a military coup.
> Did I answer your question?
--
Lance Lamboy
"Go F*ck Yourself" ~ Dick Cheney
It did so during the Clinton and Carta administrations. No reason to
believe it won't do the same if Kerry makes it to the oval office.