(October 9, 2016 at 12:47 pm)Aegon Wrote:(October 9, 2016 at 12:40 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: ... except, he doesn't have that title, and policy guidelines do not have the force of law. Feel free to look it up.
Okay, I shouldn't have used the word "title" because that made it sound more official than it is. "Chief legislator" is one of the titles/roles my elementary school teachers taught me when I was but a wee lad...
Yes. He approves or vetoes law. He doesn't perform the functions of a legislator -- crafting and amending law.
Sorry if I'm coming across overly pedantic, but the separation of powers is an incredibly important concept to our democracy ... and conversely, vesting the power to make law in the hands of one man is a hallmark of autocracy.
