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You're splitting hairs about the colloquial usage of the word 'administration' in the American context. I meant 'governing body' in general, including the execu
by decebalus1 4y ago
You're splitting hairs about the colloquial usage of the word 'administration' in the American context. I meant 'governing body' in general, including the executive, the legislative and the judicial. I understand it's usually meant to represent only the executive.
> I would argue anyone looking to any administration for solutions versus the legislators doesn't understand how the US government works.
You latest 2 comments are prime examples of fallacies. You've started with the `Fallacy of relative privation` about what the 'real' problems are, ending with some sort of 'Ad hominem'.
To your point about what the executive can do (although that's not what I meant), the executive has influence. The executive doesn't function in an isolated bubble and can 'drive' a solution to any systemic problem through the branches of the government.
- bastardoperator 4y agoMean what you say. The term "the administration" is indicative of the executive branch. The "Obama Administration", "Trump Administration" or even the "Biden administration". Never has the term "the administration" referred to senators, house members, or the judicial branch. I would argue the President is the administrator when it comes to cabinets and other administrations like the FDA, FAA, and EPA. Yeah, I'm splitting hairs on comments that simply are not true, or need to be walked back and redefined.
- pessimizer 4y agoNo, you're splitting hairs on definitions that are irrelevant to any argument being made by anyone.