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To: H James Morris who wrote (141061)	3/29/2002 2:59:50 AM
From: craig crawford	Respond to of 164684

president bush speaking of the campaign finance bill he signed: "far from perfect". mr crawford speaking of president bush: "far from perfect" remember when i was talking about our congress and president abdicating one of their chief responsibilties which is to defend and uphold the constitution by not passing legislation that they believe to be unconstitutional? here is an article talking about that very thing. The courts don't own the Constitution worldnetdaily.com But the Republican Party holds itself out as the guardian of the Constitution. So, when 11 of its senators cross over to sign this bill most everyone believes to be constitutionally flawed, it is disturbing. When a Republican president agrees to sign it into law – a Republican president who earlier pledged to veto it – it is even more disturbing, especially when in the process he admits the bill is of dubious constitutionality. Why? Because both Congress and the president have an independent duty to uphold the Constitution. They are required, as a condition of taking office, to take an oath to support it. What right do the Congress and the president have to ignore their oaths to support and defend the Constitution? What right do they have to abdicate their responsibilities to ensure that unconstitutional legislation does not become law? What right do they have to shirk their duties and confer on the Supreme Court the sole duty to uphold the Constitution? Did you know that the text of the Constitution says nothing about the Supreme Court having the exclusive right to pass on constitutional questions