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Originally Posted by PhiGam
I disagree. This power would be held in check by the public and the media. It may not be checks and balances in the constitutional sense but I think it would be effective.
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I'm sorry, but that's naive. The lobbyists and the party heavy weights with the most access to the president and his staff (or even just a future president with a personal agenda he wants to enact) could potentially abuse the living crap out of this power. Deals would be cut so quietly and so far behind so many thick, soundproof doors the public and the media would have no idea what's going on (until it's too late potentially and then what's the recourse?).