Posted by
Brian Peters on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:09:23 PM
For the first time in our 233 years as a Nation, the United States does not have a President. Huh? B.E.V. you've gone nuts you say. Let's look at something here dear reader, the definitions of the word - President:
? noun: the chief executive of a republic
? noun: an executive officer of a firm or corporation
? noun: the head administrative officer of a college or university
? noun: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
? noun: the office of the United States head of state (
"A President is elected every four years")
? noun: the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government (
"The President likes to jog every morning")
From White House.Gov:
The President
The President is both the head of state and head of government of
the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed
forces.
Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible
for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.
Fifteen executive departments — each led by an appointed member of the
President's Cabinet — carry out the day-to-day administration of the
federal government. They are joined in this by other executive agencies
such as the CIA and Environmental Protection Agency, the heads of which
are not part of the Cabinet, but who are under the full authority of
the President. The President also appoints the heads of more than 50
independent federal commissions, such as the Federal Reserve Board or
the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as federal judges,
ambassadors, and other federal offices. The Executive Office of the
President (EOP) consists of the immediate staff to the President, along
with entities such as the Office of Management and Budget and the
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
The President has the power either to sign legislation into law or
to veto bills enacted by Congress, although Congress may override a
veto with a two-thirds vote of both houses. The Executive Branch
conducts diplomacy with other nations, and the President has the power
to negotiate and sign treaties, which also must be ratified by
two-thirds of the Senate. The President can issue executive orders,
which direct executive officers or clarify and further existing laws.
The President also has unlimited power to extend pardons and clemencies
for federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment.
With these powers come several responsibilities, among them a
constitutional requirement to "from time to time give to the Congress
Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their
Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
Although the President may fulfill this requirement in any way he or
she chooses, Presidents have traditionally given a State of the Union
address to a joint session of Congress each January (except in
inaugural years) outlining their agenda for the coming year.
The Constitution lists only three qualifications for the Presidency
— the President must be 35 years of age, be a natural born citizen, and
must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. And though
millions of Americans vote in a presidential election every four years,
the President is not, in fact, directly elected by the people. Instead,
on the first Tuesday in November of every fourth year, the people elect
the members of the Electoral College. Apportioned by population to the
50 states — one for each member of their congressional delegation (with
the District of Columbia receiving 3 votes) — these Electors then cast
the votes for President. There are currently 538 electors in the
Electoral College.
Now this is what the current 'holder of the Office of the President is concerned about doing:
NEW YORK – President Barack Obama is visiting David Letterman on Monday, part of a media blitz to sell his health care plan.
CBS
says it would make the first visit ever by a sitting president to
Letterman's "Late Show." Obama has appeared on Letterman's show five
times before, the last during the campaign in September 2008.
The president is scheduled to visit Sunday morning talk shows
this weekend on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. That's a highly unusual
schedule, even for a president eager to get his message across
throughout the media.
Obama will be the sole guest on Monday's "Late Show."
Now, let me direct something to your attention dear reader, something that our Founding Father's made sure concerning the President of the United States: The President is both the head of state and head of government of the
United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
From Article II of the U.S. Constitution:
Section 2. The President shall be
commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of
the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service
of the United States;
What the current holder of the Office of the President is doing in this capacity: WASHINGTON –
President Barack Obama said Wednesday there will be no quick decision on whether to send more U.S. troops into the widening
war in Afghanistan, saying "my determination is to get this right."
Every day dear reader, we read of IED's, road bombs, suicidal bombers, and other cowardly and dishonorable acts by radical Islamist in fighting a war, that wound and kill our U.S. and Allied service members in Afghanistan. But the current 'holder of the Office..' is more concerned about getting on TV and continuing the Campaign speech process/program of 2008 rather than
being the President.
While our troops are dying, he's indecisive......this will be another note that is jotted into the folder that is being collect by foreign intelligence officers on the dossier of the current 'holder of the Office.'
*Sidebar: HOTO: Holder of the Office in deferrence to saying POTUS.