At St.Charles High School in St.Louis, delivering his 52nd speech on health care since taking office early last year, the president again took aim at Republican calls to scrap the current legislative effort, and those he said favor giving the insurance industry even more power than it has now.

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It "has no legislative power and its main function is to 'advise' the pope, " he said.

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Finally, although the president gets the spotlight for his budget request, it has virtually no legislative power.

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The constitution establishes that the legislative power has the power to fire cabinet ministers but can do it only after three years of government.

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