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Originally Posted by rebound
So you're saying the President has no influence in the Legislative process?
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No, I'm saying the president has no involvement in awarding contracts, which BTW has nothing to do with the legislative process.
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Ever heard of a little thing called a "veto?" And that's just the Constitutional power he has - never mind the influence he wields behind the scenes.
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The president cannot veto a government spending contract.
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See, this is why people accuse you of being a conspiracy theorist. So, because of campaign donations from large corporations, we went to war?
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Oversimplification. I didn't say that was the only reason. I said it was
a reason.
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Originally Posted by rebound
No, I just don't agree with your contention that that is the case.
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Well, you can't have it both ways. Either they are wasting their money, or they are getting results. Which one is it?
(one would think if they were not getting results, they would not continue to donate so much money to political campaigns, and spend so much money on lobbying)
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Originally Posted by rebound
Care to comment on Chavez' statement that Castro is "almost running?"
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I would comment if I had any idea what you were talking about. Care to enlighten me?