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In reply to the discussion: What remains unchanged or has worsened under Obama? [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Do they have a gun to his head or have they taken away both his veto power and his bully pulpit?
Do his Republican appointees have no power to not pursue shitty repub policies they implement?
Is Arnie Duncan and his privatization schemes acting rogue and against his wishes by doubling down on no child left behind?
Also most of those things regarding military and spy policy rests squarely on his head, as do the decisions the DOJ make regarding not prosecuting any fraudulent bankers (too big to be charged IE above the law by decree), wall street criminals and torturers (also above the law by decree) that have admited their crimes while simultaneously pushing hard to make whistle blowers public enemy #1 with state legal medical marijuana dispensaries public enemy #2.
Your statement is complete hogwash and not even close to reality even if it makes you feel good. Even the things passed by congress require his collaboration and consent via signature to become law, but you don't appear to understand that.