Hello Ward,

 at>> I think I understand what you mean. We can't just get the president we
 at>> want
 at>> and expect them to fix everything without Congress & US Senate. The lack
 at>> of
 at>> interest in Congress & Senate could be why we have such ridiculous people
 at>> getting elected.

 WD> Exactly. It has become a pissing contest.

There is no more middle.  Extremists on both sides.
Neither willing to talk with each other, or make deals.
Politics is the art of the possible.  With no possibility
of dialogue, there can be no compromise.  On anything.

 WD> All power should lie in a multi-party Congress where there are no absolute
 WD> majorities and they have to reach compromise. The President then should be
 WD> elected by that Congress, should have no outspoken powers, very ceremonial
 WD> being the face of that country and representing it in a ceremonial way as
 WD> our monarchs have been doing lately and be of high moral standing like
 WD> Eisenhower was. Schwarwkopf also would have been a good President.

That is still the idea behind the Framers of the Constitution.
Although there is no mention of political parties, there is also
nothing forbidding political parties.  George Washington's view
was there should be no political parties.  Thomas Jefferson and
James Madison held the view that political parties were essential.
Jefferson was not a delegate as he was in France, but his ideas
swayed many.

With the electoral college, if no candidate received a clear
majority the House of Representatives would decide who would be
president, and the Senate would decide who would be vice president.
This situation almost occurred a number of times, most recently
in 1968.

The presidency is a very weak office, with the exception of foreign
affairs.  Everything else is left up to the Congress and USSC.

However, it should be kept in mind that all democracies, including
the USA, have fascist tendencies.  FDR used his powers to enslave
peoples of Japanese ancestry.  GWB used his powers to enslave peoples
of Arabic ancestry (although not on the same scale as FDR).

If the USA is attacked by a foreign power, or terrorist group,
the president can act unilateral to do whatever he wants in order
to contain the threat.  Including ordering the use of nuclear
weapons as a first strike.

If that is not the definition of a dictator gone mad, I do not
know what is.

 WD> Just think about why military leaders make good Presidents...

Dwight Eisenhower said he hoped the American people would
never elect another general as president.  He had good reason
to say that.

 WD> Also, the president should be denied a cellphone and a Twitter account.

Who is going to stop him?

--Lee

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