Our government was built on a system of checks and balances. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government were built in such a way that no group would have the power to control everything. It was a really wonderful idea that has served us well. I was thinking about this idea as the latest [...]
Posted by Sean J. Palmer on July 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Maybe it’s just me, but the Constitution seems pretty clear in Article I, section 8: “Congress shall have Power to … declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water….” (See the Constitution.)
Thus, when I started reading a recent CNN.com article, and yesterday’s counterpart, on a bipartisan [...]
