From: jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II)
Newsgroups: tx.politics
Subject: Re: Clinton has won...watch your pocket!
Date: 21 Nov 92 15:26:59 GMT
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Distribution: tx
Organization: Los Tejanos SCUBA Club and Beer Joint, Austin, Tejas

In article <1992Nov19.024543.24560@europa.lonestar.org> tom@europa.lonestar.org (Tom Kimball) writes:
>Frustrated that his initial flame bait failed, John Haugh recasts the bait
>and gives it another try.  Here's a case where he makes a claim in which it is
>not possible for him to know whether that claim is the truth.  From this we 
>can assume he does that on other occasions.

You have yet to demonstrate that you understand the Constitution or the
separation of powers at all.  I realize that you consider this to be
"flame bait", but if we were having a discussion about virtual memory
management and you didn't appear to understand the concept of a page
fault or a virtual to physical address translation, I would point out
that you are lacking in these areas of understanding.

It is only because you apparently STILL don't understand the topic of
discussion that you wish to make this deficiency into a non-issue.  Fred
does this all the time while claiming to have the combined Wisdom of
Solomon and the Library of Congress in his brain.  In point of fact, you
do not understand the separation of powers because you continue to view
the Presidency as a sort of "chairman of the board" role with the
Congress as a "board of directors" or other underling body.

The President is the head of the Executive Branch of government.  As
such he has the powers which the Constitution grants him.  The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court is the closest thing that passes for the
head of that branch, and the Speaker of the House and President of the
Senate likewise pass for the heads of the Legislative Branch.  Each
of these branches have well-defined roles.  Being the final arbiter of
all things having to do with the United States is NOT one of the roles
which belongs to the President.  To the contrary, the President most
certainly DOES NOT have that power, nor does any other single person,
not Tom Foley, not Dan Quayle and not William Rehnquist.

The Speaker of the House does not have the authority to write Executive
Orders, nor does the President have the authority to make up laws.
If the topic of discussion is a bad law, the place which deserves the
attention is where the law originated, just as the place to look when
a bad ruling is handed down is the Supreme Court or the place to look
for a failed foreign policy is the President.

Blaming Bush for something that started in the House of Representatives
makes as much sense as blaming William Rehnquist that gays are not
currently admitted in the military.  Certainly it is unconstitutional.
Certainly William Rehnquist should convince his fellow justices of
this.  Certainly it is all his fault.  No, Congress wrote the UCMJ, and
Congress can damned well fix it.  The Constitution is very clear on
this point, even if you and Bill Clinton aren't.  [ Though there is
significant evidence that Bill Clinton has now found this out ... ]
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