[lit-ideas] Re: Giving Thanksgiving/Adorno and TAP
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:01:00 -0800
Omar wrote
Well, I guess that it is in the eye of the beholder to some extent,
but I believe that few if any democratic states grant the chief
executive the ability to veto legislation, appoint the supreme judges
and the major ministers (Secretary of State, Defense etc) and issue
decrees that have the force of law as long as they are not openly
unconstitutional.
I suggest you look up the word 'authoritarian' in any English
dictionary. It is not in the eye of the beholder that in the US the
president is not elected by a majority of the people,' etc. It's
interesting that you believe that the president of the US has some
absolute power; that he or she cannot be removed from office by legal
means, etc., and that you had no clear understanding of how the US is
governed before you pronounced it 'authoritarian.'
I'm really out of this conversation now.
Robert Paul
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