RE: Americans: How much do you approve of the Obama administration?
July 30, 2013 at 7:44 am
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2013 at 7:48 am by Dragonetti.)
I would rate him neutral.
Congress has not help the situation. They have not pass any major legislature in a while. Congressmen are worried about being reelected not their constituents. There should be term limits to congress, but I understand it is unrealistic. SCOTUS ruling on Citizens United is scary. How can a company be a person, when they do not died?
Also, once government grows, it is very difficult to shrink it. The government grew over 40% under President Bush. That growth is hard to cut. It is easier to expand than to cut. Many governmental entities will fight to keep their parts funded. Congress also needs to play their role in cutting government size, and place checks on the President's growing power. President Bush used a legal team to expand his powers during his Presidency.
The President just cannot go to a department and closed down shop. That requires congress approval. I have seen area were generals want to cut, but they receive push back from congress, and force to continue.
The funding for elections needs to be revamped, and this scares me, because external influences on the elections. Citizens United now allows foreign contributions to the election cycles.
Benghazi is just another political ploy to remove attention from real issues. Four Americans died that day, and it was tragic. The first thing most political officials cut is security. I've seen with first hand. Request for security improvements are denied all the time, and most public officials are reactionary to security and not proactive. Of course, unless it involves their security. Forces were ready to move in, but military command retreated from moving in. Many factors come into play for that decision, and the military commander's first responsibility to his/her unit is to ensure their safety. He/she does not want to send their unit in to be wiped out by bad intel or conditions. Conventional forces were thought of, but their response time is not on par with other forces in the military.
Also, spying on US Citizens is nothing new, but I abhor it. France, Spain, Germany, Australia, Japan, and UK spy on their citizens and abroad (other countries) more frequently and without oversight.
Congress has not help the situation. They have not pass any major legislature in a while. Congressmen are worried about being reelected not their constituents. There should be term limits to congress, but I understand it is unrealistic. SCOTUS ruling on Citizens United is scary. How can a company be a person, when they do not died?
Also, once government grows, it is very difficult to shrink it. The government grew over 40% under President Bush. That growth is hard to cut. It is easier to expand than to cut. Many governmental entities will fight to keep their parts funded. Congress also needs to play their role in cutting government size, and place checks on the President's growing power. President Bush used a legal team to expand his powers during his Presidency.
The President just cannot go to a department and closed down shop. That requires congress approval. I have seen area were generals want to cut, but they receive push back from congress, and force to continue.
The funding for elections needs to be revamped, and this scares me, because external influences on the elections. Citizens United now allows foreign contributions to the election cycles.
Benghazi is just another political ploy to remove attention from real issues. Four Americans died that day, and it was tragic. The first thing most political officials cut is security. I've seen with first hand. Request for security improvements are denied all the time, and most public officials are reactionary to security and not proactive. Of course, unless it involves their security. Forces were ready to move in, but military command retreated from moving in. Many factors come into play for that decision, and the military commander's first responsibility to his/her unit is to ensure their safety. He/she does not want to send their unit in to be wiped out by bad intel or conditions. Conventional forces were thought of, but their response time is not on par with other forces in the military.
Also, spying on US Citizens is nothing new, but I abhor it. France, Spain, Germany, Australia, Japan, and UK spy on their citizens and abroad (other countries) more frequently and without oversight.
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