The system of checks and balances with the three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judicial, seems very well planned. There are many ways that Congress, which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives, establishes rules in this country. Changes to the Constitution start out as bills and can possibly become amendments. There are a variety of ways that the Senate and House can pass/veto bills, and ways that the President and executive branch can also. The executive branch is in charge of enforcing laws that are created by the legislation and mandated by the judicial branch. The Supreme Court has the ability to interpret the Constitution to their discretion and enforce their interpretations through the Elastic Clause. There are so many ways that the President can overrule the legislation but the legislation can overrule the President with a certain majority.
The only reason that so many "checks and balances" are needed is because of the innate human trait of greed. If all people were good in nature and it was the genuine desire for people to help others, then we would not have to worry so much about fraud, embezzlement, and people being treated fairly. There would not have to be so many levels of courts and so many laws and craziness among people, if people were not so selfish. It seems like everyone these days has so much to say and to complain about, but so little to offer. Today on CNN, there is a major article about Representative Anthony Weiner being enraged at the Republican House members who banned together to defeat a bill that provided health care to 9/11 responders. This is a huge deal because people are so different in their beliefs and views. But that is what politics and our government is all about. Our nation supports the fact that there are so many different beliefs but at the same time it is difficult to balance them all and to be tolerant of them all.
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