The economy has certainly taken front stage in the presidential campaign of ‘08. The blame for economic crises has been thrown from one camp to the other.  Who’s to blame for the stock market plunge? Does anybody know? I have heard some candidates promise that they will pass laws to help the poor, increase benefits for individuals, provide health care for all, and many other appealing scenarios.

Before you cast your vote on November 4th, I want to pass some facts on to you.  Lets start with what the president can and cannot do.   The powers of the Executive Office (aka the president) are specifically spelled out in Article 2, Section 2 of the United States Constitution.  It states that:

“The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy  of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grand reprieves and pardons of offences against the united States, except in cases of impeachment. “

“He shall have power by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.  And he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

“The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.”

This is the full extent of presidential authority under the Constitution.  He is basically Commander in Chief of the armed forces and he is the “face” of our nation to other nations.  He also appoints certain high officers.  You may notice that the power to pass laws is not that of the President.  It is in fact the power of the Congress to pass laws that are constitutional. 

I want to encourage you to vote for a Commander in Chief that will be the best qualified to protect our freedoms that are being fought for.  I also want to encourage you to vote for Congressmen and Senators in your districts that will support the biblical outline for our nation regarding abortion, marriage & family, moral boundaries of science, and protection of our borders and freedoms.