Obama and no Checks & Balances

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-29-2003
Obama and no Checks & Balances
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Tue, 10-28-2008 - 12:53pm

Is anyone else worried that Obama probably will win the presidency, the Democrats very likely will have control over both houses of Congress, and there might be enough votes to break the filibuster? I would be OK if one or two of these factors happened, but not all three. We will have no Checks & Balances. I would feel this way whether the Republicans or the Democrats had power. No party ever should be this dominant and have this much power. Is anyone else worried about the potential loss of our Checks & Balances?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-04-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:12pm

That is why we need someone who is a leader; can talk to both sides; and "reach across the aisle".

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:14pm

This is what concerns me most about a potential Obama presidency.


I have always been the most comfortable when the control of the government is divided, for a very simple reason - it reins in the extremists - of both parties.


When you have either side in untrammeled control of the government, things get broken.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2006
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:22pm
I agree and we have gone so far right with so many policies it only makes sense to bring some balance back.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:33pm

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That sounds good, but I honestly don't think John McCain is that leader.

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:37pm

That sounds good, but I honestly don't think John McCain is that leader.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2006
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:39pm

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-09-2007
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 3:40pm

I'm crossing my fingers that McCain is just "playing to the base" and that he will be that sane, centrist legislator that showed so much promise all those years ago.

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-06-2007
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 4:01pm

Obama sponsored with Kit Bond (R-MO) an amendment to the 2008 Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges, and calling for a review by the Government Accountability Office following reports that the procedure had been used inappropriately to reduce government costs.

He joined Chuck Hagel (R-NE) in introducing legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism.A provision from the Obama-Hagel bill was passed by Congress in December 2007 as an amendment to the State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill.


Chrissy
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Grayson Blaine 12/30/07

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 4:04pm

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The negative quality of the campaign that McCain is leading.

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 10-28-2008 - 4:32pm

None of these are particularly controversial, bucking his own party...


I stand by McCain being the more bipartisan.

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