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Journal by DeathMonkey
Donald Trump has spent 81 days on the golf course in his first year as President, racing past his predecessors.
Mr Trump, after a weekend at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has spent more time on the green than George W Bush did during eight years in office.
The President has also been on the golf course almost three times as much as Barack Obama did during his first year.
The American public spent at least $43 million in order to support President Donald Trump‘s considerable golf habit in 2017.
The American Public Reportedly Spent $43 Million Last Year So Trump Could Play Golf
Donald Trump plays golf almost three times as much as Barack Obama after one year in office
Trump plays golf 3 times as much as Obama, costing $43 mil.
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Conquering Russia should be done steppe by steppe.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Sulla on Wednesday January 03 2018, @12:30AM (2 children)
I guess instead I should have asked you why you only care about the constitution when a republican is treading on it. The problem is that any executive has the power to trample the constitution. I want to see presidential powers reduced regardless of who is in power, instead of because my person isn't and then reverse it when he is.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 03 2018, @04:48AM (1 child)
Somebody ultimately gets power.
Temporarily, one can have a weak and ineffective situation that is prone to disaster. What comes to mind is the Roman triumvirate, and also the pre-Hitler situation in Germany with both a president and a chancellor. Those didn't end well.
To function well, somebody needs to be able to make shit happen. You can't have parliamentary debate while ICBMs are incoming.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Wednesday January 03 2018, @06:18AM
My intention is not to advocate a legislature without an executive as I think the native checks and balances put forth in the constitution will work just fine. What I would like is a return to a system that actually has balance between the branches. The legislature seems content with polarizing issues that keep the two party system going and money flowing into their pockets, they seem to be fine with giving up power to the executive because it means they take less blame than if they had responsibility. During the pax romana there were a few emperors who tried to push power back to the senate (to some extent) to lessen the things the emperor had to deal with, these few emperors were resisted on all attempts. Examples are Tiberius and Claudius that tried to get them to handle appointments and some provence management but the senate was not interested. Our legislatures want the perks of power but not the responsibilities, and when both parties have the same general funders (military, pharma, banks) and mostly the same policies there are no issues with a stronger executive.
The executive making tough decisions in a time of crisis is not the issue, the executive making broad proclaimations with lasting effects are another.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam