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Friday, October 14, 2005
Law - A Crash Course in Constitutional Law
This is kind of fun. Michael C. Dorf, the Michael I. Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia University in New York City, has written a column for FindLaw's Writ, titled "A Crash Course in Constitutional Law for Harriet Miers--and Everybody Else." A sample:
What are sometimes called "separation of powers" problems nonetheless arise because the actual constitutional architecture is more complicated. For example, the President plays a role in making law, by either signing or vetoing bills. Likewise, the Senate has a hand in executive administration, as it must approve Cabinet-level and other high-ranking officials (what the Constitution calls "principal officers"). Thus, when the branches of government attempt newfangled arrangements, one cannot argue that they are necessarily unconstitutional because they scramble the three powers; the Constitution does that, too.Access it here.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 14, 2005 05:18 PM
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