Quote Originally Posted by epxroot
How do you figure he does not have a legal one. The people of this country have the final say to what happens. We are supposed to be in control of our government not the other way around. Come on people know where we come from, and what are founding fathers established.
Epxroot, while I agree with you that Bush should listen to the will of his people, I still stand by my point. As I described above, America is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy like in ancient Greece. You're supposition that Bush must bow to the will of the people seems to be based on principle, not on interpretation of legal precedent. In the system under which America currently resides, leaders are accountable to the people by being voted in or out. The only way the people could legally force the army out of Iraq would be to hold a vote, and that unfortunately is done by the discretion of the government. Even if a pull-out vote was held, it would more than likely be done through congressional means; and in fact it was a few months back.
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . Troop Reduction Is Possible, Bush Says AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq, Sept. 3 â?? President Bush made a surprise eight-hour visit to Iraq on Monday, emphasizing security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal, thus embracing and pre-empting this monthâ??s crucial Congressional hearings on his Iraq strategy. His visit, with his commanders and senior Iraqi officials, had a clear political goal: to try to head off opponentsâ?? pressure for a withdrawal by hailing what he called recent successes in Iraq Rating: 5