The creation of the President that we know of today forever changed the way the citizens of the world perceived government as a whole. Before the founding fathers revolutionized the idea of the head of state as someone who could be elected by the people, for the people, the stereotypical monarch was the norm. Upon the creation of the President we know today, democracy around the world changed forever.
The first article from the Atlantic goes in depth about how, specifically, George W. Bush abused the powers given to him by Article ll of the Constitution, with illegal torturing of foreigners as just one example. While the second article from Politico, written by Ted Cruz, also goes in depth about the abuse of powers by the President that followed George Bush, Barack Obama. Cruz goes in depth about Obama attempting to give amnesty to illegals, and his illegal passages of Executive Orders throughout his presidency. …show more content…
The article from the Atlantic very specifically goes in depth about the ways the powers of the President have expanded past their intended use, with the help of Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton used the first words of the Article, “the executive powers should be vested in the President of the United States of America,” to push through the restraints on the President's power and attempt to create an, “elected monarch,” that would serve for life. His views were way outside the mainstream at the time and this was obviously never put into action. Hamilton also used the overall vagueness of the Article to prescribe powers to the President that were never clearly stated, and to turn the Presidency into something that it was never intended to
The first article from the Atlantic goes in depth about how, specifically, George W. Bush abused the powers given to him by Article ll of the Constitution, with illegal torturing of foreigners as just one example. While the second article from Politico, written by Ted Cruz, also goes in depth about the abuse of powers by the President that followed George Bush, Barack Obama. Cruz goes in depth about Obama attempting to give amnesty to illegals, and his illegal passages of Executive Orders throughout his presidency. …show more content…
The article from the Atlantic very specifically goes in depth about the ways the powers of the President have expanded past their intended use, with the help of Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton used the first words of the Article, “the executive powers should be vested in the President of the United States of America,” to push through the restraints on the President's power and attempt to create an, “elected monarch,” that would serve for life. His views were way outside the mainstream at the time and this was obviously never put into action. Hamilton also used the overall vagueness of the Article to prescribe powers to the President that were never clearly stated, and to turn the Presidency into something that it was never intended to