For a while now I’ve come across people who identify themselves as independent voters. Either they’ve always been independent or were once affiliated to Democrats or Republicans. I’ve heard a good number of them call-in on C-Span’s Washington Journal(call-in show to discuss pol. topics). They usually state Obama “promised this and that or he hasn’t done enough”.
This particular argument confuses me because it sounds like they believe the US is a monarchy, that the President has the sole authority on laws and decisions. Did they forget about the Senate and House? The President can have the intentions of doing something but if he doesn’t have the votes it isn’t going to happen, right?
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Why Do Some Independent Voters Believe The Usa Is A Monarchy?
Posted on September 5, 2012.
The President is the single most visible person in the US government. The Congress has the most power of any branch of government. However, it is hard to pin Congress’ collective failings onto a single person. In contrast, the executive branch is lead by a single person, the President. The President has limited power, but he has unlimited blame. Unfortunately, Presidents have made a habit of taking credit for things that they cannot control, which means that they also take the blame for things that they cannot control. In short, President’s take credit and blame for the US government as though it is a monarchy, even though it isn’t.
I wonder why you pin this characteristic to only independent voters. Does this tendency not also apply to most Republicans and Democrats as well?