Checks and Balances: Does the Executive Branch have too much power?
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by Emperor Rick
In IRL USA we have checks and balances between the Executive and Legislative branch in the US. This means that neither the President nor Congress has the authority to rule the nation with an iron fist without the others consent. In the eUS however, it seems Congress is only limited to passing tax laws and treaties which the President can completely ignore, since the only one making policies is Scrabman rather both... especially in the matters with military.
Yes the President is the Commander in Chief of the military. He has the authority to send the troops to any part of the world. However only Congress can declare war, and Congress can pass legislation to repeal the president's order at any time.
Less then a month ago eSweden, and ePoland invaded eGermany and effectively destroyed what was left of the Atlantis treaty. President Scrabman issued a declaration of neutrality and proposed legislation to make a peace treaty with eSweden. This treaty however was denied by Congress thus showing our non-neutral stance and resolve to Germany. In order to circumnavigate this though, Scrabman re-established war games with eIreland to take place parallel to every attack on eGermany by eSweden. He also ordered the military not to participate, and to be on the look out for anyone pro-German within in it. Even if their pro-German stance was expressed by their opinion they were chastised for their right to free speech. Despite the fact the nation is overwhelmingly pro German (which congress reflects).
When asked about this inside the military an Anonymous officer sai😛
"... There is a good reason why we don't answer to Congress, Congress in all their infinite collective retardation can not make a decision worth crap..." - Anonymous
In IRL terms "The Executive Branch is allowed to wage war at the direction of Congress (Congress makes the rules for the military)" according to the IRL constitution.
This worries me about the Command structure of the military and the President.
With the status quo the president can do absolutely anything he wants with his own personal military.
UPDATE
[link]http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/oh-no-he-didn-t--815579/1/20
The US military was ordered from the top NOT to participate in the war or face expulsion from the military. Guess who DID participate... Scrabman, our President.
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Although only Congress can start a war from scratch, the President can start a war via alliances, as he did with Russia. He can start a battle, and a battle can activate an alliance. In that way scrabman was able to open a war with Russia without a vote in Congress (attack the Azores, activate Portugal-Russia alliance-retreat from the Azores).
.. Congress can impeach.
Impeachment should be used at the most crucial moment, not whenever Congress disagrees with the president. Thus Impeachment is not the preferred choice of checks and balances.
Yes and IRL if you go into battle you are generally at risk of death, and IRL you are generally likely to kill other people during a battle, and IRL you will die without water which is not available here, and IRL a declaration of war may only be made by congress but the President has full capability to deploy troops to any setting, and IRL enemy candidates for congress could be booted and not given any authority, and IRL there are airplanes and motorcycles and trains and those little things at the ends of shoelaces that always endup getting beaten up so bad that they won't thread through the little holes in your shoes anymore...
But other than that, great article. Voted.
lol Ananias
We do still have some power over the executive, the most notable of which being the budget. Voted and already subbed 😉
Good article
you want to hear something crazy?
this is how far the executive branch has gone!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/oh-no-he-didn-t--815579/1/20" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/oh-n[..]1/20
great freaking article.
We need more balances of power it would appear.
WOW nice find fivescott!!!!!
"President Scrabman issued a declaration of neutrality and proposed legislation to make a peace treaty with eSweden." Isn't that sort of a contradiction? You can't declare neutrality by signing peace treaties vith one side, THE AGGRESSOR SIDE! Isn't the eUS basically telling eSveden, you can invade vhoever you vant, ve're applaud you? There is only one vord for this--APPEASEMENT!
When Sweden invaded Germany we automatically went to war with Sweden because of our alliance. (keep in mind we were allied to both) The separate peace treaty with Sweden would have removed us completely from the conflict in that war. However Congress veto'd it yatta yatta...
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