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It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. Andrew Jackson

Power, Practice, Government, President

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. Daniel Webster

Power, Liberty, Rescue, Been, Executive

Loyalty of the law-making power to the executive power was one of the dangers the political fathers foretold. Garet Garrett

Loyalty, Power, Political, Executive

Consider this: The United States held its first presidential election in 1789. It marked the first peaceful transfer of executive power between parties in the fourth presidential election in 1801, and it took another 200 years' worth of presidential elections before the courts had to settle an election. Sam Brownback

Election, Power, Peaceful, Worth, Years

Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy. Noam Chomsky

War, Power, Democracy, Fighting, World

If Trump wants to corruptly direct the conduct of an investigation in order to out an FBI source who was helping our government investigate Russian interference in our electoral processes, well, Article II of the Constitution begins with these terrifying words: 'The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.' Benjamin Wittes

Power, Words, Government, Constitution

The very purpose of the Second Amendment is to stop the government from disallowing people the means to defend themselves against tyranny. Any proposal to abuse executive power and infringe upon gun rights must be repelled with the stiffest legislative force possible. Steve Stockman

Power, People, Gun, Government, Purpose

I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere. Noam Chomsky

I Am, Power, Executive, Anywhere, Am

Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose love of government is his most vulnerable spot with the electorate. John Podhoretz

Love, Power, Government, President, Most

Executive power in any nation arguably has more in common with executive power in another country than with the citizens it should serve. Nick Harkaway

Power, Nation, Country, More, Than

The problem is that the American public is suspicious of executive power shrouded in secrecy. In the absence of an official picture of what our government is doing, and by what authority, many in the public fill the void by envisioning the worst. Jeh Johnson

Power, Picture, Problem, Government, Our

The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that the Church organization is complete in each worshipping assembly, which is independent of every other. Charles Hodge

Power, Brotherhood, Church, Organization

Donald Trump, despite his campaign promises, this is not a guy who is going to be willing to send executive power that belongs to the legislative branch back to the legislative branch. I mean, Donald Trump is going to try to amass and consolidate power, given that he's an authoritarian. Evan McMullin

Power, Promises, Back, Try, Donald Trump

I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet. Jim Gilmore

Power, Feet, Stand, Never, Own, Second

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