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minus-squareFlying SquidOPlink16•1 year agoIf you want to wield a a massive amount of global political and military power, it’s pretty important.
minus-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlink0•1 year agoExternally it is a powerful position, but can the president do much inside the US itself? Pardoning and appointments seem to be the limits.
minus-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlink0•1 year agohttps://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966396848/read-trumps-jan-6-speech-a-key-part-of-impeachment-trial “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlink3•1 year agoSorry… what on Earth does that have to do with your claim that the only thing the president can do inside the US is pardoning and making appointments?
minus-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlink0•1 year agoSorry. Wrong context. So, what other powers does a president have? Us Obama as an example if Trump is distasteful.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlink3•1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_president_of_the_United_States
minus-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlink0•1 year agoOK. Emergency powers are pretty strong but the rest are largely external to the US.
minus-square@MutilationWavelink2•1 year agoFor one, the president has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress.
minus-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_Inlink-1•1 year agohttps://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966396848/read-trumps-jan-6-speech-a-key-part-of-impeachment-trial “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
minus-square@siminlinkEnglish-6•edit-21 year agoright but you know most people are not even close to that so its really mostly football for them.
If you want to wield a a massive amount of global political and military power, it’s pretty important.
Externally it is a powerful position, but can the president do much inside the US itself?
Pardoning and appointments seem to be the limits.
You think that’s all Trump did? Really?
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966396848/read-trumps-jan-6-speech-a-key-part-of-impeachment-trial
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
Sorry… what on Earth does that have to do with your claim that the only thing the president can do inside the US is pardoning and making appointments?
Sorry. Wrong context.
So, what other powers does a president have? Us Obama as an example if Trump is distasteful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_president_of_the_United_States
OK. Emergency powers are pretty strong but the rest are largely external to the US.
For one, the president has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress.
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966396848/read-trumps-jan-6-speech-a-key-part-of-impeachment-trial
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
right but you know most people are not even close to that so its really mostly football for them.