US President - Page 2

February 1, 2008, 8:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Amelia Sarajlic

I don't know much about America, but I do know that the US government is a complete troublemaker.
America and its citizens scare me, like that new forum member who's patriotic to America...well...I'm just really scared of him now...he creeps me out...
But the US government, oh, they gotta go down to the bottom of the pile!

Oh please, a troublemaker? No. If you're referring to the war in Iraq as the "trouble", there are only a handful of people to blame for that. Both America and its citizens scare you?

*puts on a sheet with eyeholes cut out*

BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

US Government goes to the bottom of the pile? Excuse me, but what about Mexico's government? Or China's? You should STFU about America, its government, and us Americans and learn some world politics.

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Originally Posted by Darkstar

Yes, the Leader of America pretty much rules the world, partly so because he has tie ins with every other country in the world, Britain, France, China, Australia (not as strong with Aussie because we just got a new PM) and also that America has a lot of exports, and he controls them. Alas, that is all I know

Darkstar, you only continue to further my point about hippies being completely ignorant of the real world. The President of the United States is FAR from being the most powerful man in the world, or even in America. I doubt you could fathom how complex our government is, so I'll give you a very brief overview. You should pay attention to this too, Amelia.

The US government has a three branch system, called Checks and Balances. As the name implies, this system makes it impossible (in theory, anyway) for one branch to have more control over the other. The branches of our government are Legislative, Executive and Judicial.

Legislative: makes laws, decides taxes.

Executive: holds the president, vice president, and the various departments.

Judicial: the Supreme Court and smaller courts fall under this branch. I'm sure you can figure out what courts do.

I really hate when people insult the United States and don't know shit about how it actually works. If you people would actually bother to do a bit of research on our government (because I can't be arsed to edumacate you), you'd learn that the president is not ZOMG UBER 1337 SUPERPOWAHFUL MAN! Besides, George Bush is a backwoods retard. Dick Cheney is running most of the stuff, including the war.