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Show 149 in-<hief of on Army and a Navy, but because we have Q Supreme Court that has been permitted to make itself able to discommode ond upset the even tenor of Congresses and Administrations, not because we have a Congress whkh con override G President's veto or ean tax everyone for the benefit of the few or a few for the benefit of QII but our Constitution survives iust becQuse of the plo;n spirit of fair .. play which keeps each branch of Q cOQrdinated government in bounds. Our Constitution can be brought to on end in Q secre o.f WQYS. The P resident can force Congress. He can ,ignore the opJ.nion of the Supreme CQurt. He can even tcake us into Q wor before we can stop him. But these things he does not do. Is it his. OQth thot holds him Dock? Some moy think so, but it is not. It is the simp)e foct oHair ploy. Congress refuse to QPpropriote. The Senate con refuse Either actIon WQuld destroy our con to sus!eJn JUTs. Constitution. On the few occasiON that Thomas has of his porty, ift fact and fie tiM, he hes supported to the Administration therefor them policy. than on come out the President and the leader strongly against him the American doctrine 01 the separations of funotions. WCI$ not the to examlne His opposition more who would tumt spectacular His publicized; pethops he has been careful his opposition for 1\t01" of oUenoting his of opPO$ed on own see him supporters. as Q nature of an opposition not to expto-it However, hb record is completely the tess drcrmatie ond has uncritical supporter point of democ (otic procedure ec;:onomie lOG'cd policy. It illustrates hi$ understanding of democ'F'CJtic govemment and his faith .in it when followed closely by men in responsible positions. that is Q democrcy 3 Ibid., Vol. 89, - 1943). philosophy pp. of means. His It oppO$ition verified the provIdes solace to contention those who consider 3039-3040, (78th Congress, 1st Seas., April 7, |
