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14. I don't agree with that but I do agree that the President has too much power

Sat Dec 17, 2011, 11:09 AM

Dec 2011

When a President can decide to take us to war without Congress authorizing... that's too much power.

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Michelle Bachmann: I hold a biblical view of law. Congress should be most powerful. [View all] WillParkinson Dec 2011 OP

Reads like a 10th grade civics essay. tabasco Dec 2011 #1

You must be grading on a curve... WillParkinson Dec 2011 #3

If I wrote something like that in my HS Government class hobbit709 Dec 2011 #6

Wrong again Michelle randr Dec 2011 #2

Shows how much you know... WillParkinson Dec 2011 #5

"biblical view of law" hobbit709 Dec 2011 #4

she went to law school to learn the bible? ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #7

I hate to admit or say this, but in a sense I agree with her. justiceischeap Dec 2011 #8

I don't agree with that but I do agree that the President has too much power justiceischeap Dec 2011 #14

You are talking about long settled law. WingDinger Dec 2011 #15

Look, what she says definitely has one foot planted in reality Bucky Dec 2011 #17

There's a book in the bible called "Judges" d_r Dec 2011 #9

This woman is truly Le Taz Hot Dec 2011 #10

Proof that she's not fit to hold any elected office. n/t deucemagnet Dec 2011 #11

That, Michelle,... onyourleft Dec 2011 #12

She meant to say her thinking(?) has not evolved in 2000 years OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #16

So saith our strict Constitutionalist tea bagger from Minnesota Botany Dec 2011 #18