Drunken Pumpkin

Righto, let’s recap Cicero. “Make sure you’re barking up the right tree, or you’ll just get pissed on by squirrels.” Got it? Good. Let’s move on.

In the United States we have three branches of Government; Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.

The Legislative, at the federal level, is made up of two houses, Senate and the House of Representatives. They make the laws by bickering and trying out all of the stuff that they want to make illegal, just to make certain that it’s wrong. These are the folks that decide what the law of the land is, and how the money is spent. Keep that last bit in mind.

The Executive branch makes sure the laws get followed. Cops are part of the executive branch. You can tell why Bush wanted to be a part of this branch of government, it has “execute” in it. Anyway, at the federal level we have the president and his cabinet that are in charge. They make sure the laws get followed and can suggest legislation and have final approval on bills that come from Congress. The President cannot spend federal money. Seriously, if he wants a candy bar, he has to beg money on the street.

The Judicial branch interprets the law. They get that cool Judicial Review thing to see if laws are constitutional and all of that, but really, their job is to keep politicians out of jail and small time drug dealers watching cable.

Okay, there’s your bargain basement reminder of how our government works. It will get more messy as we go on, just like any other time you talk about politics, it’s hard not to get any on you.

Tune in next time when we look at our Democratic hopefuls.