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Default Re: Agree/Disagree #0002; Senate Approval Required For Presidential Travel Abroad

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Originally Posted by Mikeyy View Post
Sounds like a communist societies thing doesn't it? Why have a President at all if you swallow this logic?
Because the President has plenty to do at home? Because we don't allow military members or many other Federal employees unfettered travel? Because he is a single entity and therefore vulnerable? Because Presidents tend to abuse this sort of travel? Because the Senate will have to vote on Treaties anyway, so if they don't approve the negotiation, the Country is saved from a waste of time and resources?
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