RW>You are right and wrong.  A President can not "usher in
RW>law" but he can do a couple of things.  For one thing
RW>he can trade political favors.  The biggest thing he
RW>can do is issue an executive order which carries almost
RW>the same weight.  Remember when the importation of
RW>certain ugly firearms were banned?  There wasn't a law
RW>passed doing it.  Bush just signed an executive order.
RW>Theoretically a President can sign an executive order
RW>on anything that is not Constitutionally given to the
RW>Congress (which, when you look at the Constitution,
RW>isn't much.)
Understanding these things called executive orders is my next study.  I
haven't figured them out yet.  What weight they carry, and where on
earth they get that weight from.  Sure isn't in the Constitution as near
as I can figure.
I disagree with you though about the Constitutional powers given the
Congress.  To me, when I read it, Congress is given more power then the
other two branches combined.
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