tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post4532082016475085913..comments2024-03-28T12:12:45.202-05:00Comments on Independent Country: The Ron Paul PresidencyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620822221586726516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post-32263346882967908572008-06-17T12:14:00.000-05:002008-06-17T12:14:00.000-05:00*sigh*Paul as President would have power currently...*sigh*<BR/><BR/>Paul as President would have power currently unaddressed, and the power he would have would be entirely constitutional. It is in the constitution that it is easy for any branch to block any other branch, and to get things done requires cooperation.<BR/><BR/>He will have four powers that he can use in spite of congressional opposition.<BR/><BR/>1. He can order the troops home. You need permission to send them out, but not to return them. Sure, a false flag would put pressure to send them out, but he can promise to find the culprits while bringing them home from 170 countries.<BR/><BR/>2. He has unlimited power of pardon for all in jail for non-violent vice or tax offenses. By the time he has issued his third or fourth blanket pardon the police would get the message that arresting people for drugs is a waste of time.<BR/><BR/>3. He needs cooperation to pass a budget, but not to veto one. The minarchist always beats the statist in a budget battle. The reason the Republicans lost the last one was because they don't believe in less government. Congress could override the veto eventually, but only after several months of no government at all.<BR/><BR/>4. He has the ability to recind all executive orders, and doesn't need congressional approval for that.<BR/><BR/>By the time the impeachment proceedings have started, the government will be a shell of its former self. Then Paul's VP (probably of the same mindset) would continue the task of shredding the government. By the time a statist gets back it will take a long time to rebuild what Paul would have destroyed.Ayn R. Keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542012608585134864noreply@blogger.com