The Executive Branch

The executive branch of government includes the president, the vice president, and all federal agencies. The president is the “top dog” of the executive branch, and has lately (over the years) become the ultimate leader of the entire executive branch. This includes the agencies and the vice president.

The vice president is simply for the president’s advice and if the president cannot perform such duties. So if the President dies the vice president takes over their office.

The president’s Agencies are branches of government that are appointed to help enforce laws in the federal government. These are things such as the department of education or environmental protection agency. The president has power over these agencies and can enforce them however they see fit.

The president is also in charge of military. The president has the power to move troops but not to declare war. The president has control over all military groups. These are groups such as the National Guard, the Navy, the Army, the Marines, the Air Force, and any other military groups.

The executive branch has always wanted more power within the federal government. Lately this has started to happen. The agencies are under complete power of the president. This makes it possible for the president to enforce new regulations for education or new environmental funding.

With new laws passed during this presidential term I believe that the executive branch has leaped above the other branches. Changing rules so they in fact do have some powers. Preemptive strike, this allows the president without the permission of congress to move the troops to another country if they are going to attack us first. This is basically declaring war. And declaring war was something that the commander in chief shouldn't have the power to do.

What I want the government to be...

I believe that the government should not protect the people from themselves. I believe that things such as suicide, drugs, and other outlawed items of interest. I believe by making these things legal and taxing them not only would people, who do not harm other human beings, be let back into society and not prosecuted. But other things such as providing regulations for drugs that are constantly abused or tampered. These items could be taxable, providing the government with more money to be spent on things to prevent abuse of these items. I am not saying that I have a specific wish for these things. I have never done any drug other then the "over the counter" cold medicine or antibiotics. And I do not say that people should do drugs or commit suicide. But who are we to tell you what to do with you body. We allow people to get tattoos or get plastic surgery. If a person wishes to responsibly drink alcohol then that person is allowed to. Why shouldn't we allow people to do what they wish to themselves?

Got Democracy?

Does the government really belong to the people?

I know that the people chose who becomes mayor or a congressman, but we don't really chose who we would really want to be president. We must chose out of the options that are given. You don't chose an individual, you chose a person out of two parties.

When I turn 18 I can vote for president but during the primaries if I am not registered to a party I can't chose who gets to the final two.

I love that we have this democracy instead of another form of government. occasionally I feel that I am restricted to this option of democracy. I'm not a democrat or a republican. I am a person of multiple interests and I believe that the people who run my government should be diverse as well.