Professor Explains Why Founding Fathers 'Deliberately Made Congress Weak,' Series Pt. 1
b'The Founding Fathers feared the power of the legislative branch from its inception in the late 1700s.\\xa0They did not want to trade one tyrant for a group of tyrants, one professor tells "The Daily Signal Podcast," so they \\u201cdeliberately made Congress weak by dividing it up into these two bodies,\\u201d the House and the Senate.\\xa0\\n\\nAccording to Joseph Postell, Hillsdale College associate professor of politics and Heritage Foundation visiting fellow, the Founders wanted the House and Senate to \\u201cfight amongst each other\\u201d because this would create a check on power. And fight they did.\\xa0(The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)\\n\\n\\u201cThe early politicians were really committed to their principles and were willing to fight over them,\\u201d Postell said, adding that "Duels were very common.\\u201d\\n\\nPostell joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" for Part One of a three-part series on how Congress really works. He discusses the history of Congress and what the Founding Fathers would say about what the legislative branch has become today.\\xa0\\n\\nEnjoy the show!\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'