our republic recently celebrated 222 years of liberty and freedom. For the last 209 years, these freedoms have been guaranteed by our Constitution. In spite of this, the Clinton administration is now trying to undermine the Constitution through Executive orders, threatening the powers of Congress, the sovereignty of the States, and the rights of all Americans. Our Founding Fathers demonstrated timeless wisdom in the crafting of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. The Constitution carefully defines the authority granted to each of the three branches of the Federal Government to ensure a separation and balance of Federal powers. Additionally, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution protects the rights of the States to self-determination, requiring that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively or to the people. Both of these constitutional provisions guarantee the individual rights of American citizens throughout the democratic process.
On the recordJuly 31, 1998
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Addressing concerns about the Clinton administration's use of Executive orders and its impact on the Constitution.
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