This is just not a power that our constitutional system contemplated him having.
Paul Laxalt
The Public Record
22nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from Nevada (1974–1987)
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February 24, 2015
The Department of Homeland Security cannot enact a program whereby it not only ignores the dictates of Congress, but actively acts to thwart them.
— Paul Laxalt
Feb 24, 2015
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Our Constitution is eroding, and the executive branch continues to take more and more power.
Feb 24, 2015
Nevada joined this lawsuit because upholding our constitutional process is more significant than any policy directive that any political party may be pushing at a particular time.
Feb 24, 2015
This lawsuit transcends policy differences and seeks to prevent legislation from being usurped by executive fiat.





