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Separation of Powers / Checks and Balances
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| Governor vetoes 9 of final 28 bills Gov. Janet Napolitano put an exclamation point on a contentious legislative session by vetoing nine more bills Wednesday, including a measure requiring informed consent for women considering donating their eggs. |
The Constitution and Terri Schiavo by Robert Siegel from NPR audio |
| Audio that explains Gitmo Ruling (mp3) | A Governing Philosophy Rebuffed Ruling Emphasizes Constitutional Boundaries |
| Court Case Challenges Power of President Military Tribunals' Legitimacy at Issue |
HAMDAN v. RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al. |
| Bush's wartime powers worry high court | Justice, House clash described Budgetary threats, talk of resignations followed FBI raid, official says |
| Newly Emboldened Congress Has Dogged Bush This Year | Lawmakers Urge More Executive Branch Oversight |
| Bill would let AZ Senate veto judge choices | Striking a Balance Between the Executive and Legislative Branches - speech by President Gerald Ford about the War Powers Resolution. http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/770411. htm |
What War Powers Does the President Have? |
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Fixing the War Powers Act - describes the president's powers and limitations and looks at subsequent modifications. http://www.heritage.org/library/categories/crimelaw /lect529.html |
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| Measure stirs up religion, separation
of powers The House passed legislation Thursday that would prevent the Supreme Court from ruling on whether the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance. |
Top Florida court rejects
Schiavo life-support law The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the law violated Florida's constitutional separation of powers among the legislative, executive and judicial branches. |
| Congress asserts law powers equal to White House | Top legislators consider impeaching Irvin |
| Nixon and the legacy of watergate | GOP suit says governor used line vetoes illegally |
| Watergate Anniversary On the 30th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that it is common for presidents to use their powers for the purpose of self-preservation. But he says President Nixon used his authority for the purpose of punishing his enemies. (3:30) |
Calif. high court to stay out of recall |