maryjane wrote:
Presidents, even the worst ones we've had, are severely limited in the harm they can do because congress always has the power to stop any egregious actions of the president and because our presidents are limited to 8 years in office while members of congress seem to hold lifetime positions. So, You might want to aim your attention on the real culprits and bad guys, our congresses, instead of temporary office holders like presidents. One example ---- while president, Obama, put into place an ammesty program for hundreds of thousands of i*****l a***ns and one for their parents. Obana had no rights or power to do this, thus it was an illegal act, an action that Congress could have easily put a stop to but CHOSE not to do anything. Someone took legal action and the courts ruled the ammesty program for those illegal parents was illegal, thus null and void, but the DACA program for the illegal kids was never taken to court. So, because that congress chose not to stop an illegal p**********l action, years later we are still dealing with this issue, just much more so, all because neither that Congress nor any since have done their jobs for the American people. The problem isn't any president, it is, and has always been our congresses. In addition, today, a huge problem is our judiciary that has run amok, choosing to act on their own personal ideology above all else.
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