How will a devout Catholic handle the job as President of the US?

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  1. The automobile will be finally phased out. Mass transit will be built. And Disney will start a Huge theme park for those of you who will miss drive an automobile. A lot of the roads and highways will be converted to rail systems.
  2. The death penalty will ended.
  3. Higher education will be free. There will be superior career counselling to guide students to what they want to become in life. And if a person wants to change their career, they can go back to school to learn another trade.
 
None of these would happen.
Unlike most government officials who adhere to a religion strictly, Catholics in public office constantly go against what they profess. It’s pathetic.
 
A devout Catholic would handle the job of POTUS as well (or as poorly) as anyone else of any other or no religion, whether devout or not.
 
Don’t forget the poster said the president would not have to worry about Congress’ approval so any of the above suggestions are possible.
 
hvizsgyak said:
The automobile will be finally phased out. Mass transit will be built. And Disney will start a Huge theme park for those of you who will miss drive an automobile. A lot of the roads and highways will be converted to rail systems.
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The cost of building out rail systems to link them to every subdivision and hamlet in the country would be beyond astronomical.

Railroads are fine, but they only are feasible when you have large numbers of travelers and permanent destinations they want to go to.
 
I kind of agree with you on that; I think there would be some differences in implementing laws or plans that deal with particular subjects pertaining to the poor, the environment, getting people to work, even abortion. Lets take abortion as an example. Some devout Christians would want abortion ended immediately but leave it at that and the woman who gets pregnant afterward is on their own to figure out how to cope with having an unexpected pregnancy. I would think a devout Catholic would take it a step further and realize there are going to be some unexpected pregnancies and would have help centers for those mothers (financial help, material help, mental help…)
Another example is the environment, many Christians believe that God gave us this planet to run the way we see fit and a lot of those ways of run the planet have done harm to the environment (cars, drilling for oil, overdeveloping the land). I would think a devout Catholic would see God gave us this planet to take care of and to live in harmony with the other creatures.

I believe these differences would also appear in the different Hindu sects, Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims, Orthodox Judaism, Reformed Judaism, Buddhists. Yes, I believe there is one Truth but we haven’t convinced the world of that yet therefore each religion’s devout president would be very different in how they handled the job.
 
You hit the nail on the head with the expense of things and I believe that is where a devout Catholic president would make a difference. As I said above in my list of things the president should do is change our mindset from a profit based thinking to a service based thinking. More and more cars are being added to the roads, more and more roads are being added to the land. We need to think and plan ahead. Airplanes and trains get you to the major cities, metro/subways get you around the cities and suburbs. Plan and build the rails and infrastructure. Come up with an internal system in our country to pay the workers the wages to build the system. Gold backed money should no longer be the standard. Print the currency, keep the paid, get every thing form inside America or any other country who wants to be part of this new financial system. We don’t need anymore of this blinder’s belief “if it ain’t broken don’t fix it”. Its broken for a lot of people. Let’s do the right thing and help fix it so all can benefit.
 
I think a lot of the posters in this thread need a crash course on the powers of the federal government and specifically the executive branch, and what powers are reserved to the state governments and what a “traditional state area” is. The President is not an absolute monarch. There are significant limitations on what he can do, even if Congress and the Supreme Court generally support him.
 
TheLittleLady said:
An openly practicing Catholic POTUS could work to make our nation a place where no woman would ever feel afraid or pressured toward abortion. To make our nation a place with such respect and love that an abortion is unthinkable.
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And start by making it illegal, just like any other form of murder. I am sure that such a President would do his\her level best to make sure that the society is such that no one would think of murder or rape, but they certainly would not seek to remove any legal restrictions against those either. The first step is illegality.
 
And start by making it illegal, just like any other form of murder. I am sure that such a President would do his\her level best to make sure that the society is such that no one would think of murder or rape, but they certainly would not seek to remove any legal restrictions against those either. The first step is illegality.
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Yes but wouldn’t you also agree we need to upgrade and improve our social infrastructure in order to help accommodate the families and children in need within our society? Right now it appears many continue to be left behind. For example, our child and family services systems such as CPS and Foster Care/Adoption appear to in need of reform; there could and ought to be more stories with a happy ending (I remember in particularly reading a comment one story from a foster teen who was bitter that there were no pro-life homes opening doors for her). Additionally, there is also the question of providing better support for families with special needs children like those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Throughout our country, our schools are full of at-risk and disadvantaged students who are in need of supports (like that of mentoring, after-school and summer programs not mention basic needs) but many of these same schools do not have the capacity to meet the needs of their students (instead these students go to schools with large, overcrowded classes where they end up becoming a number in the education system, teachers in these schools may not stay long due to the challenges, facilities are in disrepair and many students appear doomed to a rather somber if not desolate futures). How would you respond to these issues?
 
RCIAGraduate said:
Yes but wouldn’t you also agree we need to upgrade and improve our social infrastructure in order to help accommodate the families and children in need within our society? Right now it appears many continue to be left behind. For example, our child and family services systems such as CPS and Foster Care/Adoption appear to in need of reform; … How would you respond to these issues?
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The agencies and tasks that you are referring to are local and state agencies, not under the President or the Federal Government. Further, some place in the United States are doing much better than others, and not every state or town has the needs. New York City is much different than Suffolk County NY, much less Torrington Wyoming or Coudersport PA.
 
Yes but many communities lack the tax base in order to help address their community needs. Some of this is due to structural and cultural causes like the historical legacy of redlining and NIMBYism which ends up isolating the poor and low-income thus “corralling” them. Additionally, federalism is a tough answer and bitter pill for a community in need. One could construe an argument that empowerment and positive change comes up from the ground up or the grassroots level but the fact remains many neighborhoods appear to lack the capital rejuvenate themselves. I could see the benefits of separating government powers and decentralization (i.e Switzerland seems to do it relatively well from my view) but it’s not the easiest answer. If we made the right investments with effective implementation, perhaps desolation can be lessened and hope can be brought for those in need. I know it sounds rather idealistic but what do you (and looking forward to Brendan’s answer as well among others).
 
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The federal government is giving any money that it gives to the states out of federal taxes, which are not a bottomless money well as it is coming out of people’s pockets. There is a limited amount of money to dole out and in a country the size of USA, it is simply not possible for the federal government to rejuvenate every poor neighborhood out there.
The federal government also gives ample, perhaps more than ample, handouts for all kinds of state stuff. It’s not exactly withholding money.
 
Zynxensar said:
If a devout Catholic became President of the United States, how will he go about being President while following God’s Law?

There may be some actions such as:
  • Abolition of abortion
  • Contraceptives are illegal
But won’t such actions spark a major outrage from the public? How should he go about it? Should he let it remain for the time being but slowly work towards its eventual illegalization (is this even a word? lol)?

It would seem to be difficult to be a devout Catholic and the President at the same time

EDIT: Okay, let’s assume the President has absolute power and needs no approval from the Supreme Court and Congress.
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You last sentence is ridiculous. That would be a dictatorship and not worth discussing.

It is NOT the President that makes the laws. It is Congress.
 
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