"It's common sense. Some things are law – and I'm all in favour of that –
and some things are common sense. And this is common sense." President Trump
Whatever that means. Who decides if it's common sense or the law???? And what happens then? Is the President in charge of making common sense decisions?
I think Trump looks at the United States like a corporation and he is like the CEO. This week he has had to learn that he in fact doesn't call all the shots and the people of the USA are not employees, they are citizens. They are not on President Trumps's payroll and actually he has been elected to serve them and not the other way around. I think he needs to be reminded that he is an elected official and he kind of has to obey the law, just like everybody else. I thought a job description for the President as outlined in the Constitution might clear up any questions we all might have as far as what he is able to do:
The President’s Job
According to the Constitution
The US Constitution contains the only official “job description” for the
President of the United States. According to Article II, Sections 2 and 3, the
President:
1) Is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States,
and of each state’s militia when the nation has need of it
2) Has power to obtain information and opinions from heads of the
executive departments
3) May grant pardons and reprieves for crimes against the United States
4) Makes treaties with other countries with the approval of the Senate
5) Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and heads of executive
departments – all subject to the approval of the Senate; the President
also has power to fill any vacancies that may happen while the
Senate is in recess
6) Must report to Congress from time to time about the state of the union
and recommend whatever measures he thinks are necessary
7) May call members of Congress together on extraordinary occasions,
as well as adjourn their meetings when they cannot agree on their
own about when to do this
8) Receives foreign ambassadors and other public officials
9) Is responsible for enforcing the nation’s laws
10) Issues commissions to all officers of the United States
As far as executive orders go, here is the description found by Wikipedia, easy to understand right: "Within the executive branch itself, the president has broad powers to manage national affairs and the priorities of the government. The president can issue rules, regulations, and instructions called executive orders which have the binding force of law upon federal agencies but do not require approval of the United States Congress. Executive orders are subject to judicial review and interpretation." The last sentence being the key, I guess....judicial review.
So why all this emphasis on pushing the so called "Muslim Ban" through? Why isn't he putting energy into other issues, like the big promises he made during his inauguration? Jobs, for one and getting everybody off welfare a close second. Wow, to do that I guess he really would need a solid, intelligent economic program at hand. We have seen or heard nothing of this. Instead the press has been declared the enemy, the environment is under threat, women's rights are under threat, a racist is in the process of being appointed as the attorney general, and a senator has been forbidden to speak in the Senate. He puts on a good show, I will give him that.
Whatever that means. Who decides if it's common sense or the law???? And what happens then? Is the President in charge of making common sense decisions?
I think Trump looks at the United States like a corporation and he is like the CEO. This week he has had to learn that he in fact doesn't call all the shots and the people of the USA are not employees, they are citizens. They are not on President Trumps's payroll and actually he has been elected to serve them and not the other way around. I think he needs to be reminded that he is an elected official and he kind of has to obey the law, just like everybody else. I thought a job description for the President as outlined in the Constitution might clear up any questions we all might have as far as what he is able to do:
The President’s Job
According to the Constitution
The US Constitution contains the only official “job description” for the
President of the United States. According to Article II, Sections 2 and 3, the
President:
1) Is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States,
and of each state’s militia when the nation has need of it
2) Has power to obtain information and opinions from heads of the
executive departments
3) May grant pardons and reprieves for crimes against the United States
4) Makes treaties with other countries with the approval of the Senate
5) Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and heads of executive
departments – all subject to the approval of the Senate; the President
also has power to fill any vacancies that may happen while the
Senate is in recess
6) Must report to Congress from time to time about the state of the union
and recommend whatever measures he thinks are necessary
7) May call members of Congress together on extraordinary occasions,
as well as adjourn their meetings when they cannot agree on their
own about when to do this
8) Receives foreign ambassadors and other public officials
9) Is responsible for enforcing the nation’s laws
10) Issues commissions to all officers of the United States
As far as executive orders go, here is the description found by Wikipedia, easy to understand right: "Within the executive branch itself, the president has broad powers to manage national affairs and the priorities of the government. The president can issue rules, regulations, and instructions called executive orders which have the binding force of law upon federal agencies but do not require approval of the United States Congress. Executive orders are subject to judicial review and interpretation." The last sentence being the key, I guess....judicial review.
So why all this emphasis on pushing the so called "Muslim Ban" through? Why isn't he putting energy into other issues, like the big promises he made during his inauguration? Jobs, for one and getting everybody off welfare a close second. Wow, to do that I guess he really would need a solid, intelligent economic program at hand. We have seen or heard nothing of this. Instead the press has been declared the enemy, the environment is under threat, women's rights are under threat, a racist is in the process of being appointed as the attorney general, and a senator has been forbidden to speak in the Senate. He puts on a good show, I will give him that.
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