Defend the Constitution!
LewRockwell.Com
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
07/12/07
In modern Washington nothing is more misunderstood, and less appreciated, than the genius of republicanism. Presidents issue signing statements that effectively ‘approve in part and reject in part,’ laws of the land — even though there is no constitutional provision for such a process. In addition, Congress cedes its powers at the crucial moment when a decision on whether or not a war is to be fought will be made, only to then criticize the effort it could have used its powers to stop. In his Notes on Virginia, Thomas Jefferson spoke clearly and directly about the idea of elected representatives delegating their responsibility to other branches of government, saying in no uncertain terms that since such representatives had received their authority by delegation from the people — expressly for the use as representative — the legislature had to choose to either use the authority granted or return it to the people. In other words, there is to be no delegation of authority from the representatives to the executive branch of government...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul396.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
07/12/07
In modern Washington nothing is more misunderstood, and less appreciated, than the genius of republicanism. Presidents issue signing statements that effectively ‘approve in part and reject in part,’ laws of the land — even though there is no constitutional provision for such a process. In addition, Congress cedes its powers at the crucial moment when a decision on whether or not a war is to be fought will be made, only to then criticize the effort it could have used its powers to stop. In his Notes on Virginia, Thomas Jefferson spoke clearly and directly about the idea of elected representatives delegating their responsibility to other branches of government, saying in no uncertain terms that since such representatives had received their authority by delegation from the people — expressly for the use as representative — the legislature had to choose to either use the authority granted or return it to the people. In other words, there is to be no delegation of authority from the representatives to the executive branch of government...
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul396.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/paul
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=signing+statements
rudkla - 12. Jul, 14:33
