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Originally Posted by lolagrace
Yes, it does matter. The president will nominate supreme court justices (this president probably several) and those justices hold great power in determination of the legality of our laws.
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The president nominates, again, it is the Congress that votes to approve or disapprove that appointment suggestion. Email your Congressmen and let them know if you approve or disapprove of a justice appointee. Speak up.
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Originally Posted by lolagrace
Yes, it does matter. A republican president with a republican leaning congress can reverse important legislation and push through a conservative agenda that harm citizens since the president would obviously not be using his power of veto against his allies in congress.
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Again...allies in Congress. Likely, in two years, if we are dissatisfied, the votes will go to the Democratic runners and we will likely have a very different Congress then.
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Originally Posted by lolagrace
We have a 3 branch system of government to keep each branch in check, but when all three branches are dominated by the same party, there is an inherent imbalance in the system.
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I agree with the above imbalance statement, but please, still email your views to Congress and the President.
FYI: Writing a letter can take months to reach it's intended party in Washington, D.C. (Remember the anthrax in the envelope scare?). So email or Fax, do not use snail mail.
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