When founding the great nation of the United States of America, the Founders built the doctrine that would lead the nation to greatness. This document was the Constitution. The Constitution created the groundwork for all the laws and regulations that would govern the citizens and the government within the country. One of the most important of these rules was the Separation of Powers. This concept would split the powers of the central government into three smaller sects: the legislative branch, which drafts, the executive branch, which vetoes or signs bills into laws, and the judicial branch, which serve as the central court for both the people and the government. With the separation of powers, the Founders hoped to uphold a limited government,
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With the government being controlled mainly by the Democratic Party, the President is able to push through laws that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. “What happened, as we all know, was the controversial ‘Patient Protection and affordable care act was created and passed, with little consideration for the harmful effects the bill would create.,” (Seth Connell, The Importance of the Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances).While the debate of whether the ACA is truly beneficial or not can be left to those well versed in the field of finance, the fact of the matter is that the act itself is unconstitutional. The power to create healthcare doesn’t lie with the federal government, as that power isn’t given to them by the Constitution, but rather the states are meant to deal with that issue. However, with most of the power in the federal government vested in the Democratic Party, the President was able to force the unconstitutional ACA through. The checks and balances system could have prevented this act, but the other branches didn’t wish to stop it as they would benefit, as they were also Democratic. The same issue arises with the Common Core teaching standards and other such laws the President wishes to push through. These present infractions of the Constitution might seem negligible at first, but if these acts were to continue, it would eventually lead to, in the words of James Madison, “…the
With the government being controlled mainly by the Democratic Party, the President is able to push through laws that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. “What happened, as we all know, was the controversial ‘Patient Protection and affordable care act was created and passed, with little consideration for the harmful effects the bill would create.,” (Seth Connell, The Importance of the Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances).While the debate of whether the ACA is truly beneficial or not can be left to those well versed in the field of finance, the fact of the matter is that the act itself is unconstitutional. The power to create healthcare doesn’t lie with the federal government, as that power isn’t given to them by the Constitution, but rather the states are meant to deal with that issue. However, with most of the power in the federal government vested in the Democratic Party, the President was able to force the unconstitutional ACA through. The checks and balances system could have prevented this act, but the other branches didn’t wish to stop it as they would benefit, as they were also Democratic. The same issue arises with the Common Core teaching standards and other such laws the President wishes to push through. These present infractions of the Constitution might seem negligible at first, but if these acts were to continue, it would eventually lead to, in the words of James Madison, “…the