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14. A congressman has more power than a President? Wanna try that one again.

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:25 PM

Jul 2013

Do you play chess? I'll trade you a guy on a horse for your woman piece. A guy on a horse is surely more powerful than some old dame on foot, right?

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Congress said it never intended to allow NSA to build database of calls. [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Congress created this problem TheLion Jul 2013 #1

Power We Didn't Grant OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #2

So the White House just did it anyway BlueStreak Jul 2013 #4

There's a representative government. OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #6

Touche. You are correct, sir (or madam) BlueStreak Jul 2013 #8

"What happened to our Obama?" OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #7

OK. Then he stopped trying to conceal it after winning a second term BlueStreak Jul 2013 #9

Really? Your claim is that Congress is full of powerless morons. jeff47 Jul 2013 #11

Congress has more power than the president. jeff47 Jul 2013 #15

I guess that is why they are called co-equal branches BlueStreak Jul 2013 #16

They aren't called co-equal branches. jeff47 Jul 2013 #18

Somebody should break that news to Thomas Jefferson BlueStreak Jul 2013 #20

Yeah, a quote is far more important than reality. jeff47 Jul 2013 #21

Jefferson could have called them anything he liked. jeff47 Jul 2013 #23

Well if they weren't so busy repealing Obamacare a thousand times tularetom Jul 2013 #5

K&R woo me with science Jul 2013 #10

Don't ask don't tell Bradical79 Jul 2013 #13

kr HiPointDem Jul 2013 #17

Good time to try some bi-partisanship? kentuck Jul 2013 #19