POL SCI 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Executive Privilege, Dill, Bakken Pipeline
3 Nov 2016
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Pres can bluff: he wo(cid:374)"t pass this (cid:271)ill u(cid:374)less . If caught that he would still do, can hurt his reputation. 90% of presidential initiatives get committee consideration. State of the union address in the constitution; once a year. Before: for pres has to tell congress how the fed bureaucracy is doing. Nowadays: televised what the pres would want to see happen. A(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a"s most powerful: congress but does not do anything, so no one does anything. Dakota pipeline issue: fed land vs. sovereign territory for tribes: oil company wants to dill a pipe in the land, pollute water, peaceful protest violently taken care of by authorities. Is it abiding by its own treaties: federal laws enacted and enforced differently. ^ affected by the powers of presidency and bureaucracy. Bully pulpit informal means of engaging in policy formation. Powers: veto, convene congress into session try to make congress to make laws for emergencies, executive orders, executive privilege.
