Presidents And Prime Ministers

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[quote name='poetryofimage' date='27 March 2010 - 03:01 AM' timestamp='1269673276' post='2081188']
You need to step back for a moment and compare the historical President to the modern President. Historically, advisors had to be confirmed by the Senate. Now, Bush and Obama have taken to appointing Czars that are accountable to no one. Historically, Presidents were the final veto on bad laws. Now the executive talks of wanting a line item veto which would enable it to rewrite laws. The modern presidency is an enormous power-grab that hardly resembles the institution of the 1700s.
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Interesting. Please elaborate if you are so inclined.