Should Obama take the Presidency, the congress (both House and Senate) are predicted to go overwhelmingly Democratic. The check and balance that is built in between the executive and legislative branch will be effectively erased in that case. Unopposed legislation can easily make its way through congress and signed by the president. Historically, this is a bad situation. Sweeping legislation gets passed without the, what sometimes seems all too length, process of review from both sides. It normally would be up to the executive branch to provide the check, but if the president is on the same side...that check is gone.
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Washington Times Calls Barack Obama "Liar" on Abortion, Backs John McCain
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Washington Times didn't mess around in a Sunday editorial talking about Barack Obama and his position on abortion. The newspaper called the presidential candidate a "liar" for misleading voters about his votes against an anti-infanticide bill when he served in the Illinois legislature. The issue concerns the various version of the born alive bill that Obama voted against as a state lawmaker. The measure came up after Chicago-area nurse Jill Stanek exposed the practice of "life-birth abortions" where babies born alive after a failed abortion or purposefully birthed prematurely were left to die at her hospital. The bill mandated appropriate medical care for the newborns, but Obama voted against it. He claimed the bill would run afoul of Roe v. Wade -- yet legislative documents show he voted against the bill even after voting for an amendment to make the legislation Roe neutral. In an editorial entitled, "Obama is a 'liar' on abortion," the Washington Times discusses the events in depth. "If you want to know Barack Obama's real views on abortion, you should meet registered nurse Jill Stanek," the Times says. After recounting the events leading up to the legislation, the Times noted that Obama would only go as far as telling Stanek that "comfort care" -- giving the infant a warm blanket and permitting the baby to be held by someone -- as she dies. "This is the most Mr. Obama could find in his heart to provide - a warm blanket for a child grasping for life," the Times wrote.
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Barack Wins
Well, there were many Threads about President Obama formed prior to this because with the winning of Pennsylvania and Ohio and the North Eastern States it was likely that he would win.
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CNN projects that Sen. Barack Obama has won election as the next president of the United States. |
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