http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/nemesis?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "nemesis" on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/the_crisis_of_the_american_republic_part_iii The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties. populist Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:06:08 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_crisis_of_the_american_republic_part_ii The Founders invented a system of constitutionally mandated republican government with a federal authority sharing power with the states and three separate branches in Washington - able to check and balance each other with the single most important power put in the hands of Congress so presidents would never have it - the ability to declare war. populist Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:34:18 GMT