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Originally Posted by MattLarson
Sure - that will work great!
McCain: You all need to stop earmarks.
Congress: That's how we keep getting re-elected. Get bent. We'll keep earmarking, and we'll keep doing it under cover like we do now.
Just off the top of your head, does the President sent the agenda in Congress? Formulate the rules in the House and Senate?
If not, don't you think this is perhaps an issue for those who do?
The Congress has had decades to bring about legislative reform.
And you see what they've done on the issue, right?
And again, who controls the process? The legislature or the executive branch?
Matt
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All good points. One thing to remember though, is that even though the President has no official legislative power, his is still the visible leader of the United States Government. If the President were to really press the issue, and use the media effectively, they could very probably make significant progress when it comes to removing frivolous spending in the form of earmarks.