Now there is an example to follow, Democrat's not repecting the division of power in the Constitution.
2) Republicans Coolidge and Hoover veteod plenty of bills passed by a Republican controlled Congress. So did Ike during his first term.
Hoover destroyed the Republican Party for a generation.
Ike lost the House which it took 50 years to get back.
I am not too sure about Coolidge, any evidence?
First off, Coolidge served two terms and left office with sky high approval ratings, and along with Reagan was one of the most conservative Presidents of the 20th century.
Hoover and Ike vetoed a number of bad bills, along with some good bills. Their vetos had nothing to do with their party controlling Congress. As I just noted, plenty of Dem presidents vetoed their own party's legislation and they were handily re-elected, along with Congress.
Do you really think the President is supposed to be a rubber stamp for Congress and pass WHATEVER they think is a good idea if he's in the same party? I think you're the one who doesn't get "seperation of powers". If an "R" President is supposed to agree with whatever an "R" Congress wants, we might as well put a moritorium on the Presidency when one party controls all branches of government.
ALL Presidents in ALL parties have used their veto stamp REGULARLY when they felt Congress' legislation was not in the best interests of the people. It doesn't matter whether their party controls the legislative branch or not. The last President to have a scorecard of ZERO vetos during his term was James A. Garfield in 1880. Garfield had a much better excuse that Bush -- he was killed 6 monthes into his term.
That was more because of the things he did pass (such as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act), not the things he vetoed.
Interestingly enough, the Democratic Party platform of 1932, which candidate Roosevelt endorsed, called for a 25% reduction in taxes and spending. That (at least in part) is how Hoover got defeated.