The Three Branches

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The Three Branches

        The government was designed to protect us against ourselves.  They did not want mob rule.  But in tern they made a government that was separated in order to not have all the power in one branch.  The strong legislative branch that they wanted does not exist and now remains the judicial and the executive branch now stronger and closer to the people than that of the legislative.  

        The legislative branch would have to be the most fragmented and disconnected from the people.  They are divided into two branches.  This slows everything down.  It was fragmented to control the power and it is a necessity to work together to get anything done within the legislative branch.  It is very slow in making a decision compared to a sole executive or dictator.  Especially when there is a need for swift action this branch is very week.  In times of crisis government by committee never works.  Democracy works best in times of peace when there’s debate, compromise and deliberation.  During this time is when bills are passed and whether it good or bad will determine whether they are re-elected.  They also do a self check, because both the house and the senate have to approve bills.  This is what is timely about the legislative branch because one branch will make revisions and then the other branch will as well.  The way they are disconnected is that they are tainted by interest groups.  The interest groups will get the people in the legislative branch elected.  By doing this the interest group is expecting a little quid pro quo.  They want something for getting them elected.  Whether that would be one bill or another and that bill benefits someone greatly.  This does not link we the people to the government because they do not have the people’s best interest at heart when they are indebted to someone for getting them elected

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        The judicial branch is the most disassociated from the public and yet they protect the people the most.  First they are not elected they are appointed.  The president’s check on the judicial system is that he appoints new justices.  Although he appoints them he isn’t the final say on who is going to be the next justice.  Congress has to approve the justices that the president nominates.  Next the judicial branch is very secretive.  They are secretive in that free though would be constricted if the meetings were recorded.  Justices would not be able to say what they would what ...

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