Who holds more power??

[naturegirl]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

 

[konradv]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

Definitely the President. Given his foreign affairs duties, position as CIC and ability to veto measures passed by a majority of Congress, there's no comparison. The Speaker's greatest power is to be obstructionist, which we're seeing today.

 

[hjmick]

Me.

 

[NeoTemplar]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

Everybody knows that SecDef holds all the power these days

 

[Mac1958]

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I'll say Kim Kardashian's mom.

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[Two Thumbs]

The Pres.

He can ignore congress and do damn near anything he wants, but congress can't.

 

[konradv]

I'll say Kim Kardashian's mom.

Interesting! Got all that money for nothing, but the chicks ain't free.

 

[Moonglow]

The Pres.

He can ignore congress and do damn near anything he wants, but congress can't.

Congress has the power to over ride the president also.

 

[Two Thumbs]

The Pres.

He can ignore congress and do damn near anything he wants, but congress can't.

Congress has the power to over ride the president also.

which he can ignore again.

 

[NeoTemplar]

The Pres.

He can ignore congress and do damn near anything he wants, but congress can't.

Congress has the power to over ride the president also.

which he can ignore again.

no he can only Veto it and only three times then it automaticlly goes through.

 

[naturegirl]

So the President shares powers with the House of Representatives. That's kinda what I was thinking.

 

[BasicGreatGuy]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

You will find your answer in the Constitution.

 

[Intense]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

The President being of one mind. The Voices don't count.

 

[Inthemiddle]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

The obvious answer between the two people is the President. The President has an entire branch of government revolving around him. The Speaker, on the other hand, merely manages one half of one branch.

Now, if we were talking about whether the Legislative or Executive branch were more powerful, I would have to say neither. They don't share power, really. They each hold distinct powers.

 

[Intense]

How long does it take Both the House and Senate to Pass a Bill? How long does it take a President to Sign or Veto a Bill? How long does it take a President to Write and Process an Executive Order? To Call for an Invasion? Play the back nine? Fly from D.C. to Anywhere?

 

[Intense]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

The obvious answer between the two people is the President. The President has an entire branch of government revolving around him. The Speaker, on the other hand, merely manages one half of one branch.

Now, if we were talking about whether the Legislative or Executive branch were more powerful, I would have to say neither. They don't share power, really. They each hold distinct powers.

Being the Speaker is more like Nailing Jello to a wall, not being aloud to freeze it first.

 

[syrenn]

The unions have all the power... they control both houses and the president.

 

[Too Tall]

The President or The Speaker of the House?? Is it shared power or is one greater than the other??

Definitely the President. Given his foreign affairs duties, position as CIC and ability to veto measures passed by a majority of Congress, there's no comparison. The Speaker's greatest power is to be obstructionist, which we're seeing today.

The House is passing bills. The only obstructionist is Harry Reid in the Senate. He pocket vetoes the House bills so Obama doesn't have to. Then Obama can lie about the R's in the House. That is the fact, live with it.

 

[naturegirl]

So is it right for the POTUS to bypass Congress and criticize the Supreme Court?? Really, should he have that power??

Will ignoring laws help or hurt him in the long run??

 

[Intense]

So is it right for the POTUS to bypass Congress and criticize the Supreme Court?? Really, should he have that power??

Will ignoring laws help or hurt him in the long run??

He is entitled to his opinion and voice. He should not be above the Law though.