Silly? You just don't want to acknowledge it.
On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 8:46 AM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is silly. > The author FIRST notes AIS8C11 .... then dreams up some baseless "singular > strikes" nonsense -- which he FAILS to provide Constitutional citation > (since it does not exist). > > The President's Power/Authority is denoted (primarily) in Article II. > > The President shall be Commander in Chief ... *when called into the > actual Service* ... > ... he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons > ... He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, > to make Treaties ... > ... he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the > Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, > Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the US > ... The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies *that may > happen during* the Recess of the Senate > ... He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the > State of the Union > ... he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of > them, and ... he may adjourn them > ... he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; > ... he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, > ... [he] shall Commission all the Officers of the United States. > He is also the last line of defense against bad legislation that he signs > or vetoes. > > Nothing there about "singular strikes" or anything remotely related. > In fact, all the other things the President does has been usurped over the > years. > > NOW .... if by some miracle a Ruskies expedition force, for instance, > snuck there way up the Potomac, the CONGRESS has already "[made] Rules for > the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;" that address > any such invasion. > > Regard$, > --MJ > > "Of all the enemies of true liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be > dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. > "War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and > armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the > many under the domination of the few. > "In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its > influence in dealing out offices, honors and emoluments is multiplied; and > all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the > force, of the people. > "The same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the > inequality of fortunes, and the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a > state of war, and in the degeneracy of manner and of morals, engendered in > both. > "No nation can preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. > "War is in fact the true nurse of executive aggrandizement. In war, a > physical force is to be created; and it is the executive will, which is to > direct it. > "In war, the public treasuries are to be unlocked; and it is the executive > hand which is to dispense them. > "In war, the honors and emoluments of office are to be multiplied; and it > is the executive patronage under which they are to be enjoyed; and it is > the executive brow they are to encircle. > "The strongest passions and most dangerous weaknesses of the human breast; > ambition, avarice, vanity, the honorable or venal love of fame, are all in > conspiracy against the desire and duty of peace." > --James Madison, from "Political Observations," April 20, 1795 in Letters > and Other Writings of James Madison , Volume IV, page 491. > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
