Like many people on reddit, I like a lot of Ron Paul's platform (like his foreign policy) and other parts scare me (like getting rid of environmental regulations), but what subset of the things he wants to do would he actually be able to do as president?
Posted Dec 13, 2011, 12:41 AM UTC
Anything related to military action or federal law enforcement would be under his direct authority. This would include: bringing the troops home, ending the drug war, ending Due Process abuses via executive order, and repealing the PATRIOT Act/NDAA (when they're up for renewal).
His power over legislative actions would be limited to his veto authority (like every other president) but he can still use the "bully pulpit" of his office to drum up support - frankly I don't see that being a big part of his administration, certainly not on the level of his predecessors.
He wouldn't be able to do shit without the approval of Congress.
well, he would be commander of the armed forces, right? So he would at least be able to end wars. And I think he would be able to at least dictate how certain laws are enforced, even if he couldn't change them.
As Commander in Chief, he could stop military action in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, and a dozen other places in the first 5 minutes.
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