26 May 15
Originally posted by sonshipPrecisely.A President that has more and more power everyday.
Perhaps it seems that way to you because there is a Congress that is largly dead set on keeping the President in a straight jacket not being able to do anything. So when he avails himself of Constitutional alternatives to work around obstructionists, its looks like a power grab to you. ...[text shortened]... hip![/i] "
There's some corruption there too as the low approval rating of Congress suggests.
26 May 15
Originally posted by RJHindsThe military doesn't exactly need any help. They get (and have for years) the largest slice of the budget pie, leaving so-called "representatives" like Mitch McConnell to give them more and more, even so far as taking from social programs for the poorest and neediest in this country. I say, "Bread, not bombs."
You are apparently ignorant of the way the American government is supposed to work. The President is supposed to enforce the laws inacted by the Congress, not pick and choose. It is not the President's job to pass and inact laws. The President is supposed to be the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, but he is incompetent for that duty and harms the m ...[text shortened]... d of helping them. He does not know enough to delegate the authority and get out of the way. 😏
This is not to say that the men and women who sacrifice to protect this country don't need help. Suicide rates among the newly separated (for whatever reason) are higher than they've ever been. Too many of the homeless in this country are military veterans. Do you think Mitch McConnell cares one whit about that?
26 May 15
The post that was quoted here has been removedIgnorant or false, it is not for me to decide.
Correct, there is no reason the UK MUST have a monarchy, other than "that's the way it's always been." I doubt many have a personal memory of Cromwell.
Those who say "the crown IS the UK" are mainly those who are older, who have some heartfelt connection to the monarchy, which, for all I know, could be a significant portion of the UK. I also imagine that you'd have a long uphill trek trying to change the name of the 'United Kingdom', even without the crown.
Again, let me be clear. "Some" say this. I'm not saying this.
26 May 15
The post that was quoted here has been removed'On 30 January 1661, (the 12th anniversary of the execution of Charles I), Cromwell's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, and was subjected to the ritual of a posthumous execution. His disinterred body was hanged in chains at Tyburn, and then thrown into a pit. Cromwell's severed head was displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall until 1685.'
Guess we preferred a Monarchy after all.