[Defiant]

Congress realized during Vietnam that it had the power over the President to stop the war simply by passing laws withholding funding and limiting the Presdent's ability to wage war. Now, it needs to re-acquire it's power over the judiciary. The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most powerful branch, and it is only beginning with Roosevelt (Franklin) that the Presidency took primacy, as communication improved and centralization of government placed more requirements on the executive branch. The Cold War and the death of federalism made the President even more powerful, and at the same time, the Judiciary began grasping for more and more power beginning with the court packing threat and especially with the Warren court.

Time to get back to the way things were meant to be.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. it was power by majority rule in Congress - which was the democrats. They hated the war and wanted to end it - and end it with America in disgrace. Plus they had Kerry's minions out there raising a ruckus and the democrats were too unwilling to act against them.

So the power of the Congress depends largely on who is in the majority in Congress. People should be terrified of democrats ever being in power in Congress anytime soon.

I don't agree that the founders wanted Congress to have more power than the other two. The founders clearly said that the POWER SHOULD BE EQUAL. Right now - the judicial branch is more powerful than the other 2 and it needs to change. As for the Executive becoming too powerful - I don't see it. And .. after all - he is ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE - so they have the right to vote him out of office if they are unhappy with his performance.

There is no such provision for JUDICIAL appointees. They are not accountable to the people and that's why their authority should be severely LIMITED IN SCOPE .. and I think we need to get rid of "lifetime" appointments.