Do Drive Stacks Have Enough Power And Authority To Rank Sites On Their Own?

In episode 160 of Semantic Mastery's weekly Hump Day Hangouts, one participant asked if drive stacks have enough power and authority to rank sites on their own.

The exact question was:

Do the drive stacks have enough power and authority to rank sites on their own? If not what is the best method to send power to the various drive properties?