ICYMI via The Heritage Foundation: The President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute the Law by Chairman Congressman Bob Goodlatte Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution requires the President to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The President must enforce all constitutionally valid Acts of Congress, regardless of the Administration’s view of their wisdom or policy. Without enforcement of the law, there cannot be accountability under law, which is essential to a functioning democracy. When the President fails to perform this duty, the Congress has appropriations and other powers over the President, but none of those powers can be exercised unless both houses of Congress work together. The most powerful means of solving this problem is the electoral process. Congress may also hold the President accountable by asking the courts to call the fouls when the lines of constitutional authority have been breached. READ MORE: heritage.org/research/lecture/2014/the-presidents-duty-to-faithfully-execute-the-law?thf
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:29:44 +0000