(May 14, 2016 at 8:54 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: A couple of questions. (Addressed to anyone interested in answering them.)
How bad could Trump really be and how much power does the potus really have?
Isn't the choice between the two a no-brainer and do you really fear that the voting population could make that big of a mistake, assumming you gave a certain answer to my first question?
Is it really fair to compair Hillary to her husband?
I think there's a better chance I'll became president than Sanders, at this point. That ship has sailed for some time now.
The POTUS has enormous power. But very little power over the kinds of things Trump most often claims he will do. He could not build a wall without Congress, nor can he impose a tarriff all, by himself, nor could he change the tax code. Nor would he have much control over the economy.
What he can do is exert military power. Theoretically, he needs congress to start a war, but he can into conflicts that are wars in everything but name. He could fire nuclear weapons. He can prioritize federal law enforcement, and he could indeed step up deportations. He could drag his heels on implementing environmental laws.
In fairness Bernie can't make college education free without congress either. Most of the things promised by nominees are not within the powers of the president.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
