If Bush wins, and if the GOP retains control of Congress, it will be the
first time in many of our lifetimes that the Repubs controlled the
Presidency AND the Congress. As scary as Reagan was, he was stymied in
some of his initiatives because the Dems held the House in those days. Who
will hold back Bush?
Just for some historical perspective, the last time the Repubs controlled
the legislative and executive branches was THE MCCARTHY ERA.
At 09:27 PM 11/3/00 -0800, you wrote:
>world. People's rights are not taken arbitrarilt taken away on a whim of
>who gets to be president. The president does not have total dictatorial
>power over everyone in the country - his ideal function is to "preside",
>hence the root of his title. The Congress and the Legislative Branch (the
>law) really make most of the actual decisions in this country. Even if you
>get people on the Supreme Court who are "conservative" that doesn't mean
>everything is set in stone forever.
Deb Messling
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