On the recordJune 9, 2016
I am a Member of the United States Congress and a very--I hate to use the term proud, but I am proud to have been a member of the Judiciary Committee for the number of years that I have served in this august place. As I serve, I am well aware of the importance of the Constitution and the very sacred responsibility that we have in protecting it. So I thought that, as a lawyer who has practiced and one who has served as an associate municipal court judge in my hometown of Houston, Texas, it would be important to remind Members of the established three branches of government and the responsibilities that each hold, but focus in particular on the executive--the President of the United States. In Article II, the Constitution, says: ``The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.'' It uses the term that ``he should hold,'' and, in particular, it acknowledges that he or she should take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Article III establishes our judicial power. In particular, with respect to Federal courts: ``all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, under their Authority.'' All of these cases have jurisdiction under our Federal court system. So, the Federal courts and jurists are of keen importance. One would wonder how we establish the need for the rule of law and separation of powers.…
