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To: JeffAtlanta

>>>It would only render parts of it meaningless just as other ammendments have done in the past.

>>>Regardless, Congress pretty much has the power to do whatever it wants as long as it has a veto-proof majority. One poster said the congress is powerless in this situation which certainly isn't accurate.

Like I said, brain surgery with a .45...but seriously, removing the chief executive would totally warp the sense of checks and balances which even now is biased against the Executive Branch.

Congress can do "what it wants" only when a 2/3 majority exists in BOTH houses--an incredibly unlikely event in this nation's history (unless the Democratic Party implodes, which is more likely than not given their recent actions).


2,261 posted on 02/21/2006 9:26:26 PM PST by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: OCCASparky
Congress can do "what it wants" only when a 2/3 majority exists in BOTH houses--an incredibly unlikely event in this nation's history (unless the Democratic Party implodes, which is more likely than not given their recent actions).

I have specified a "veto-proof" majority in every on of my posts on the subject. The republican congress of the reconstructin era are a good example of the powers that congress can wield.

Regardless, it looks very likely that congress does have a veto-proof majority on this issue and the American people would almost certainly support them.

Again, my point is that this issue is not over as one poster claimed - congress can make it a live issue any time it wants.

2,271 posted on 02/21/2006 9:30:46 PM PST by JeffAtlanta
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