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rsdsharp

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4. The President is charged with "tak[ing] Care that the Laws be faithfully executed

Reply to anciano (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 05:09 PM

Jul 2023

Article II, Sec. 3.

In 1957, Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne to protect the Little Rock Nine, and enforce Brown v Board of Education.

Lincoln fought a civil war to protect the Constitution, and preserve the Union.

The problem is if a President emulates Jackson when he said “[Chief Justice] John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”

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Kill the constitution? A rewrite is Florida's latest nutty idea - Commentary [View all] In It to Win It Jul 2023 OP

Doesn't appear that the GQP will have enough states to change the USA's Constitution..... Lovie777 Jul 2023 #1

They would still be bound by the provisions of the US Constitution. rsdsharp Jul 2023 #2

Agreed that they would be bound "in theory", anciano Jul 2023 #3

The President is charged with "tak[ing] Care that the Laws be faithfully executed rsdsharp Jul 2023 #4

and he served in the military AND has a law degree. CurtEastPoint Jul 2023 #5

a bit heavy on the makeup there onethatcares Jul 2023 #8

The Florida constitution contains a "privacy clause" that makes Talibangelicals crazy. Timeflyer Jul 2023 #6

Let's hope the zealots on the Florida Supreme Court keeps it that way In It to Win It Jul 2023 #7