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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
This really frustrates me.
What is the GOP supposed to do? Just rubber stamp what Obama proposes?
There are separation of powers for a reason.
Do you guys remember Tom Daschle and Harry Reid obstructing Bush's agenda?
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Harry Reid definitely obstructed Bush. But reasonably, imo, and they never blocked a vote on a Supreme Court nominee (like Harriet Myers) or filibustered their own bills to stymie progress.
Which executive orders by Obama bother you the most?
edit; I agree 100% with your concern regarding the erosion of separation of powers. It seemed that the White House would bring their proposals to the Senate, which would then die in the house.
But it's a chicken-egg thing. If the house Repubs weren't an embarrassment then it might not be nessacary.
This 'executive reliance' was also most egregious under Bush, when the Iraq war vote was actually a vote to give the President free licence.