just for the sake of argument (and because i really don't know), could someone please list for me the things a president can actually do *on his own*, without having to run it through other (branches?) of government?
i ask, because i'm really tired of reading about how "obama's fucking things up", when, as far as i know, obama can't do much of anything independently. i'd like to have a list of the things he is *actually* wholly responsible for, (that he can do without the consent/approval of the rest of the govt.) so that when i see people bitch about the things "he's doing", i can show them the list and say, "sorry, you're wrong".