Observations On The Late Presidential Veto

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ISBN 13 : 9781330670101
Total Pages : 84 pages
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Download or read book Observations on the Late Presidential Veto written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Observations on the Late Presidential Veto: Together With a Plan for a Change of the Constitution Relative to This Power The amendment, which it is the principal object of this pamphlet to propose, of the provision of the Constitution, which relates to the Veto power of the President, was first suggested by that proposed by Mr. Clay in the Senate at the present session of Congress. The objects of that provision are at present little understood generally, or rather have been nearly forgotten, - and its effects, if it be literally construed, according to the mode of interpretation which now prevails, little appreciated. The defects of a written Constitution can only be corrected or supplied, in the same manner that a Constitution which is the result of precedent, of custom, and of a consent gradually and occasionally given, is formed; by the effect upon the community of particular examples, bringing home to every man's business and affairs the bearing and the relationship of the diverse interests and institutions, which are the elements of the social system, and suggesting the proper mode of combining and harmonizing them. To create or to alter its fundamental laws, to overcome that instinctive hesitation at change, which is always great in proportion to the importance of that change, requires a general agitation and movement of the whole society, which can only be the result of a grievance universally and strongly felt throughout the community. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.