Constitution Connection: Article 11- The Executive Branch-"The Separation of Powers devised by the framers of the Constitution was designed to do one primary thing: to prevent the majority from ruling with an iron fist. Based on their experience, the framers shied away from giving any branch of the new government too much power. The separation of powers provides a system of shared power known as check and balances."
Connection Explanation:
On September 18, 2010 Abby Phillip reported, "President Barack Obama used his weekly national radio address Saturday to condemn the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill for blocking Democrats' efforts to “fix” a Supreme Court ruling which allows corporations and special-interest groups to spend an unlimited amount of money in political campaigns." He believes that elections are influenced by the special interests groups that are able to provide a large of amount of money. He feels this is not a democratic way of doing things in America.
I feel that the President is doing is what he is supposed to be doing which is trying to balance the power of the other branches by bringing into focus what they are doing wrong. You can definitely see the different branches trying to take control of a situation You have the Democrats that are trying to pass the Disclose Act, legislation that restricts corporate contributions. The Republican leaders in Congress have have not agreed. They’ve blocked this bill from even coming up for a vote in the Senate. The President, who is a Democrat is also supporting the bill.
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