Re: FCPUNX:'The Failure to Do Your Job' amendment (was Re: White House

At 02:15 PM 7/16/97 -0500, John Deters wrote:
> A Constitutional amendment that would call for the impeachment of the
> President for failing to veto any three bills that are overturned by the
> Supreme Court on Constitutional grounds.

This however, presupposes that the supreme court is likely to veto
unconstitutional bills, and refrain from vetoing constitutional
bills.  

This does not appear to be the case.
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> > A Constitutional amendment that would call for the impeachment of the
> > President for failing to veto any three bills that are overturned by the
> > Supreme Court on Constitutional grounds.
> 
> This however, presupposes that the supreme court is likely to veto
> unconstitutional bills, and refrain from vetoing constitutional
> bills.  

This also assumes that the supremes, knowing the president may be 
impeached on the 3rd overturned bill, would not be less likely to 
overturn it because of the political turmoil created. Also it assumes the 
supremes cannot be brought, by and large a president doesn`t care about 
individual bills, if his ass was on the line it would be a case for more 
desperate action on his part.

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