Happy Constitution Day!

[elfs]

As President Bush dutifully reminds us, today is Constitution Day, a day in which we are supposed to read our Constitution of the United States and remember what it's all about.

With that in mind, I quote liberally from other websites and, in a non-partisan manner, remind you of what's at stake 48 days from now and present you with Article II of the Constitution of the United States:

• Shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States;
• He may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and
• He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
• He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and
• He shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
• The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
• He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;
• He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper;
• He shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers;
• He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and
• Shall commission all the officers of the United States.

Comments

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Nope, nothing in there about OBEYING the Constitution.

[blaisepascal]

Article II, Section 1, final paragraph:

Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

I'd say obeying the Constitution is implicit in "faithfully executing" the office, and "preserve, protect, and defend"ing the Constitution.

[lemur123.livejournal.com]

Someone should tell Shrub that ...

[acelightning.livejournal.com]