[The Sons of Liberty]

Long ago when i was in school, we were taught about "checks and balances". In short each branch of government, executive, legislative and judicial held the other branches in check. I see now that learning this was a colossal waste of time, because along the way, this has been discarded.

This is how dictators rise to power.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Long ago when i was in school, we were taught about "checks and balances".

And you believed all that? I was taught that Congress had to actually vote on pieces of legislation. (Remember the cartoon of the Bill wending it's way through both Houses?) Now I learn that they can just Deem it Passed. Bet you believed they had to actually vote too.

Boy, were we snookered!

[lucysmom]

Long ago when i was in school, we were taught about "checks and balances". In short each branch of government, executive, legislative and judicial held the other branches in check. I see now that learning this was a colossal waste of time, because along the way, this has been discarded.

Perhaps checks and balances in government haven't been discarded but that you weren't taught how they work.