I'll be attending Yearly Kos this year, and there are all sorts of things I would like to ask our candidates, but after being given the opportunity to propose a question to them for the debate, this is what I ultimately came up with... Join me after the bump.
The Yearly Kos has asked those that will attend the convention to actually come up with questions that we want to ask of the candidates. I'm posting this here because I really want a response I can give to the community, because I believe this is one of the most critical issues that faces us if and when we get a Democrat as President. If my question could be better honed, please let me know.
Hello Candidates!
Here's my general question: What are you all going to do, if elected, to reign in the executive powers that Bush has pushed into the Executive Branch? This is a serious issue with exceedingly serious implications for future Presidents. No candidate, that I know of, has addressed this issue. It is very worrisome to me that no one has addressed the authoritarian actions of this current President,and I certainly hope that the rule of law and checks and balances will be what any future President will honor.
Here are my specific questions: What will the candidates do to limit their OWN power? How will they restore the Checks and Balances that are inherent in the vision of our Founding Fathers? What will they do about Executive Orders that basically make the President a dictator under this current administration? Will they do something about the Signing Statements, and will they rescind these statements so that the rule of law will once again be the rule in this country? How do we legally and lawfully rescind Executive Orders that subvert the rule of law, and what will the candidate do to reinstate the law?
So what are the candidates going to do about it, and how can we trust the candidates when they are in power unless they address it - immediately?
We need a clear answer from these candidates, and I've heard over and over again that "If you give these people this toolbox, they won't give it up". We need to know that a candidate will give up this particular toolbox, so that we don't trade one dictator over for another. We need to ask them directly how they will restore the Checks and Balances that makes this country a DEMOCRACY. Please help me advocate this question by recommends...