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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:02 PM Original message |
Just asking, what are exactly the parameters of presidential executive privileges ? |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Martial Law?? |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. No far short of martial law. |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. One should never be tempted to say, "When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal." |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Our Constitution set up the Executive as a fairly weak positiion. |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Spurious signing statements ? |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. It all depends on which president you ask. n/t |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. He can summarily execute people with drones (nt) |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. "Executive Privilege" is a misuse of terms |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. That depends on whether the President is Democrat or Repub. n/t |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Well, there's quite a bit of power inherent in administrating |
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