Iron Triangles & the Military Industrial Complex

07-17-2014 • Craig Collins, Ph.D., Slideshare.net

IRON TRIANGLES Strangling Democracy by Craig Collins, Ph.D.

The Government Bureaucracy ——The ConstitutionThe Constitution—— President Congress Courts GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIESGOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES Regulations & Subsidies MAKE LAWS • Approve Apts • Pass Budget • Oversight & Investigation • Ratify Treaties (Senate) ENFORCE LAWS • Appoint Heads • Propose Laws/Budget • Veto/Sign Laws • Sign Treaties INTERPRET LAWS Judicial Review —Congressional Intent —Constitutionality —Procedural Violations PRIVATE INDUSTRIES ( Banking, Agri-Business, Energy/Oil, etc.) PRIVATE INDUSTRIES ( Banking, Agri-Business, Energy/Oil, etc.) PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES (Medicare, Social Sec., Disaster Relief) PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES (Medicare, Social Sec., Disaster Relief) Collect Taxes Programs

Iron Triangles Warp GovernmentIron Triangles Warp Government Government Agency Or Department Government Agency Or Department Congress (Key Committees)Congress (Key Committees) President Courts Private Industry Private Industry

Congress (key Congressional committees) Congress (key Congressional committees) Private Industry Government AgencyGovernment Agency IRON TRIANGLES:IRON TRIANGLES: Powerful, 3-way, mutually reinforcing policy-makingPowerful, 3-way, mutually reinforcing policy-making relationships