Musings of a Patriot

Tag: vetoes

  • Federalist No. 73

    Federalist No. 73 demonstrates two instances where the framers of the Constitution designed not for a virtuous system, but for a system riddled with human fallibility. The static nature of executive compensation helps mitigate the human fallibility of the executive. There are men who could neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of their…

  • A Lame Duck Can Bite Harder

    As illustrated by the current budget standoff, an unpopular lame duck president has powers that often elude presidents earlier in their tenure. Prior to 2006 Bush never vetoed anything. Now he has no re-election to worry about so he has nothing to lose by vetoing every bill Congress sends that is not in line with…