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On the recordJune 22, 2010
The laws were written by the Congress, the legislative branch, administered and enforced by the executive branch--which is the White House--and interpreted and held to the standards of the Constitution by the judicial branch. And as the gentleman pointed out, this Congress has never taken the position that we were going to trash the Constellation. In fact, we wrote specific language that said the Constellation shall remain until Congress acts. Now, the President, without a law or a direction by this Congress, has decided to use magic tricks that have never been used before to delay to the point of disaster and to destroy the Constellation. This court has said, Sorry, boys. You can't do that.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia
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The speaker discusses the separation of powers and a court ruling against the President's actions regarding offshore drilling.

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