I may not be familiar with Texas law in the aspects of political separation of powers, but based upon the federal definition of powers, it seems a veto is clearly the right of the executive. The executive is to enforce the laws and has the power to veto legislation that is not to his liking that doesnt stand with enough votes for a veto bypass. The legislation is to create laws. Then the judicial is to enact the laws and ensure that they are not in violation of the constitution. Checks are done by each branch. The executive branch can veto legislation on the congress. The executive branch can also aid in the progess of amending the constitution to overshoot the judicial. The legislature can hold up executive appointments for an overreaching executive branch. They can also withhold funding from the executive branch with the power of the purse. They can also override the judicial branch with constitutional amendments. Then finally, the judicial branch can use the constitution to keep the power of the government limited to avoid legislative or executive overreach.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:14:53 +0000
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