I have often heard the President of the USA referred to as the leader of the free world but that isn't correct; he isn't even the leader of the United States of America. No, I'm not mistaken: you are.
Our country is governed by three branches: congress, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, which is responsible for making our laws, the Supreme Court, which is responsible for interpreting the laws to ensure they are constitutional. and the President, who is responsible for enforcing those laws.
The truth is, we have somehow come to expect that the members of congress who belong to the same party as the President will do their best to enact legislation that will reflect the Presidents will, those making him the leader. As a matter of principle, congress was elected to do two things; represent the will of the people through the house of representatives and the interests of the individual states through the senate. No where is it written otherwise, It is painfully obvious that our system of government does not function as intended,
I wonder what would happen if every member of congress and the President of the United States had never served in that job before? Elect no encumbents. What a novel concept (ha!)
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