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  Rick,

  A democracy is just about the messiest, most inefficient form of government this side of Chaos and Anarchy. Would any of us really trade this messiness for the efficiency of a military dictatorship?

  GovExec.com reader Posted November 23, 2004 10:52 AM
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  The spiffy three piece suit is government efficiency but the dirty underwear is the erosion of checks and balances.

  Rick Posted November 17, 2004 10:53 AM
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  This administration is not wasting a minute to accrete its power over the legislative branch of government-- and once the administration puts its friendly, more conservative judges on the bench it will be a trifecta win.

  The only authority that can defend the separation of powers and congressional power is Congress itself. If Congressional Reps wish to divest themselves and strengthen the Executive at its expense, and of course at our expense as well, so be it. The Roman Senate also divested itself of its power to the Julian family and their successors for hundreds of years-- this may very well be the life cycle of a Republic-- to eventually become a military dictatorship and/or monarchy. :-)

  There is a reason that the Constitition is crafted to keep the Executive in check because without those checks-- Executives will always try and accrete power at the expense of the system put into place to check them.

  Pax Romana- Pax Americana- If we don't know our history we will be doomed to repeat it. I fully expect over the next few years to see an Executive put into place legislation which will more power to itself than has ever been wielded by a President before.

  President Caligula- has a nice ring to it. :-))))

  GovExec.com reader Posted November 15, 2004 9:10 AM