Obama: My Plan Will 'Spread The Wealth Around'

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"did you miss the disucssion about environmental laws and civil right laws?" -Mavdog

No, I didn't miss that. I igored it because the debate is about the economy and the powers of the executive and legislative branches in setting economic policy and taxation.

if you want to tie environment laws into that discussion, i suppose you could. But, as to the issue of off shore drilling, Congress and the Executive Branch each had its own ban on offshore drilling expansion.

As to the issue of nuclear expansion, it will take a determined Congress to work that as well.

The first and great rule of Republican forms of government is simple:

The people are in charge as represented by a Congress. When Rome was great, it was ruled by its Senate. When Rome failed, it was ruled by executive branch.

All successful Republican forms of government have overwhelming power in the Congress/legislative body.

Americans put too much faith in the Executive branch. it is like cheering for the quarterback and not realizing that the offense lives and dies with the offensive line.

The power is in Congress.