Powerful Questions Needs Powerful Answers, Is the US Presidency Actually a Powerful Dictatorship?
The US has projected itself as the global leader of democracy through its powerful mass media, huge economy and lavish military expenditures. A closer look reveals that the country requires extensive reform before it can claim to be a true democracy. Democratic reform should begin with the presidency. T he presidency of the United States has a surprisingly undemocratic selection process. In my previous article on American democracy, I pointed out that the president is not elected by popular vote but by the electoral college and how, over time, the presidential election process has become corrupt. America's founding fathers feared the presidency's evolution into an imperial office. In fact, that fear was the driving force behind the separation of powers into three distinct branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. We traditionally call this the " checks and balances " system. Each component of government can challenge the actions