DBWI: The U.S. has 5 branches of government?

Jasen777

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WI the U.S. Federal Government didn't have four branches? Could the founding fathers have made an extra branch somehow?
 
Well, this takes the discussion in the opposite direction of modern politics. The constitutional ruling that Vice President Cheney is in fact a fourth branch of the government hasn't really been accepted well, if at all, by many people.

Who are we talking about as the fifth branch? Some kind of Economic or Media body?
 
The 1787 Constitution could have explicitly established the concept of judicial review by establishing a branch of government focused soley on examining and ruling on the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress and executive orders issued by the President, and the rules/regulations issued by the Vice President.
 
In this context, it is fascinating to read some of the private writings of Jefferson and Madison, which suggest that some thought was given to a version of the 1st amendment which would have disallowed the establishment of the Federal Church. Obviously, if this had happened, the Federal Episcopal Church of the United States would not have been established as the Federal Church and would not be identified as the 4th Branch of the Federal Government (Morals and Public Welfare), along with the President's Office (Executive), Vice President's Office (Rules and Regulations), and the Federal Diet (Legislation).

Regarding Lord Grattan's post, one can only imagine the chaos which would have occured if the courts were elevated to such a level.
 
OOC: Question: I know this is a DBWI, but just a question: what's the fourth branch in the US government in TTL? The only five-branch government that I can think of is Taiwan, where in addition to the executive, legislative, and judicial yuans (branches) there is a Control Yuan (which acts like a watchdog on the government) and an Examination Yuan (which oversees the civil service).
 
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OOC: Question: I know this is a DBWI, but just a question: what's the fourth branch in the US government in TTL? The only five-branch government that I can think of is Taiwan, where in addition to the executive, legislative, and judicial yuans (branches) there is a Control Yuan (which acts like a watchdog on the government) and an Examination Yuan (which oversees the civil service).

In this context, it is fascinating to read some of the private writings of Jefferson and Madison, which suggest that some thought was given to a version of the 1st amendment which would have disallowed the establishment of the Federal Church. Obviously, if this had happened, the Federal Episcopal Church of the United States would not have been established as the Federal Church and would not be identified as the 4th Branch of the Federal Government (Morals and Public Welfare), along with the President's Office (Executive), Vice President's Office (Rules and Regulations), and the Federal Diet (Legislation).

Regarding Lord Grattan's post, one can only imagine the chaos which would have occured if the courts were elevated to such a level.

OOC: I believe zoomar answers your question, Dan1988.
 
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