Presidential Material
The foundational law of the United State is the U.S. Constitution. All new law legislated in the U.S. or the 50 states or territories must conform to the letter of the U.S. Constitution. That Constitution calls for three branches of government in the United States.
The First Branch is a Congress, composed of two houses, the Senate House and the House of Representatives. There are 100 Senators, two from each state and 435 Representatives, several from each state, based on the population in the state. The Constitutional function of the Congress is to "legislate" (make) laws, as needed, but firmly based on the U.S. Constitution and never in conflict with it. The "Lower", House Of Representatives, responds to the needs of the people faster since Representatives only have a two-year term. Laws dealing with revenue must start in the House Of Representatives. The "Upper" House, the Senate, is slower, with six-year terms and considers the long-term effects of all new laws.
The Second Branch is the Judicial, composed of nine Supreme Court Justices, at the top, and a network of lower courts throughout the nation. Theirs is a lifetime appointment. Their Constitutional function is to judge whether new laws conform to the foundational law of the land, the U.S. Constitution and to act as the final authority, on appeal, in determining disagreements which have passed through the lower courts. The Supreme Court is not to make new laws or enforce the laws but to judge if they conform to the Constitution.
The Third Branch is the Executive, the Presidency. The Presidency does not Legislate, or make, or judge our laws but, as the Executive executes our laws. All Law enforcement agencies, prisons, and the military are under his authority in executing the law. The President does NOT make the law or Judge the law but is to enforce it as it is written. That is the extent of his authority.
When the President or Supreme Court decides to "make" laws, it is a perversion of the Constitution and will result in some form of dictatorship.
All authority which is not specifically delegated to one of the three federal branches, by the Constitution, belongs exclusively to the States.
Congressman Trey Gowdy, of South Carolina, is Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and is a former Prosecuting Attorney. He is the most outspoken member of the House Of Representatives, for Constitutional Law. Here is a video of Rep. Gowdy doing his job in cleaning up the House.
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