Executive Power Controversy

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Cheney’s Law and Obama’s Deal are both examples of executive leadership and decision making cause and effects that have been embraced in our country. Three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive campaign to give the president virtually unlimited wartime power. Cheney and his lawyer David Addington persuaded the department to grant President George W. Bush the power to detain, interrogate, torture, wiretap and spy and without congressional approval or judicial review. Obama promised change, then he took on one of the toughest issues in Washington the healthcare reform and he angered his political base, watched his popularity sink, and nearly failed to pass the bill. David Addington and Dick Cheney shared many similar…show more content…
There's tons of argument about the authenticity of signing statements and what it meant, and that controversy got caught up in the separate debate about the scope of executive power. A signing statement is a written pronouncement issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill of law. They are usually printed along with the bill in the United States Code Congressional and Administrative news. The effect the President’s signing statement had on the torture ban left the executive branch and secretary of State in the dark. It showed that speed was more important than any other value. The signing statement had a huge effect on the balance of power between the executive branch and congress, it was a direct showdown between the President and Congress because the signing statement proved the president won’t always obey Congress. According to PBS, it was said it would be better that the president say in their signing statement, “We're going to only follow this up to the extent that we think you have the power," rather than thinking they're valued. The OLC corrected their actions by standing up for the law and basically defining the law for the government and what it's supposed to…show more content…
This was to give all interested parties a voice in the process to accomplish the reform. The president knew he would have to gain support from the health insurance companies and didn’t want it to be a fight. He decided that including them in the process and allow them to have input would help because many of them had a record of opposing any sort of previous healthcare plans. President Obama knew if he is going to succeed in passing health-care reform bill he will need to go through Karen Ignagni. As president of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP),Karen Ignagni is the voice for the companies that offer health, dental, disability and long-term care coverage to millions of Americans. She also plays a key role in negotiating that changes the way those companies do business. I believe that lobbyist help the legislative process because it is like their backbone to what they are trying to accomplish in the
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