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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:40 PM Original message |
Obama: Working Without Congress ‘Tempting’ |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. "But that’s not how our system works. " Clearly not. It works however the right wing wants it to |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Checks and Balances, Three Branches of Government. That is how it is set up. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. There are no checks and balances when to run for office one requires fin. help from corps |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 05:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. + 1 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. And the supreme court has said Congress has no power to refuse to honor the obligations that its |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wish more people would remember that Obama doesn't rule by fiat. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Everybody needs to take into account the consequences of the 2010 election |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 02:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. On the contrary... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Obama seems to rule by Volkswagen bug. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. As to the debt, please see Reply 16. You think DUers don't know there's a Congress, or a SCOTUS? |
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Left NYC (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Tempting but not worth the effort. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. "If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator" |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. junior did |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. The difference is |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. LOL! Please see Reply 17, among many other things. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Source? |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Yup. And it sounds a little similar to 'working without Congress is tempting' |
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marasinghe (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. can't compromise with insanity, dude. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. How much can he do with executive orders? |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 02:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. There's the coinage option. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 03:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. maybe I missed something |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. It's worth more than gold. |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. I'm no expert on this, but I think it's in the statute. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 05:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Hard to reply intelligently without knowing the source of your understanding, |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Not a poli sci major, but I have read a lot of Supreme Court cases/ |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. I hope the Democrats are still taking notes on how to be completely obstructionist |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
24. Oh, shit! There it is! |
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