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Show 157 lent of council of state. Some dey I hope to see thot Then democroey and representative government will be funetlonina in our land in the way in which they should function.13 CJ status Gttained. He sp_e with great fcree when ently surrendering some of those in the Senate were appar their supremacy to the Executive. The evil of the veto m$$$Qge and it is on evil emphosized by the speaker, the Senotor from Michi gan (Mr. Vandenberg). He i.$ going to cost on 'iexpedientt votf. hecouse the Pr•• _nt of the Unit'eG Stetes tells him that if he, the Presldent, do. not have control of agri culture prices, he will lose control of something else. That is Q type of oppea", we should not hear at this time. Our actions showl,d be belsed upon flAtfeet upon right, not - - was upon expediency. We .ought to feQ'ize the tendenc;ies which prevail. The pr.ent President of the United States twice vetoed smoll bill. The $eCond time it WQS passed by both the Houses of Congress by unanimous v·o·te. The power to over ride c veto resides In merely Ct two-thirds vote of the a COtler"· Much di,eussion is tak'ins ,Ioce with r$Spec t to govern by Jaw as ogaiNt government by decree. J do not Gecept the thesis of the Senators em the other side with res pect to the vete, but I do soy, since we are talking about the new world., $ince we o're talking about the extension of democrocy, since we know thot from. our own experience will come proaHc:CJUy every idea thot wiU be of worth for the new world; that it is time for us to be thoughtful con ... eeming our own constitutional provisions, cmel attempt to understand them. I should I ike to see one constitutional ment provi$IQn reopened, discuued, and revaluated, namely the when he should C2nd when he should not veto. The will of the people of the United States il expressed in Congress. The ICfSt word resides in Congress. Democracy wil I die, representative government power of the Presid$nt to veto 13 - Speech for R8$Olution, declaratory of war and peace aims of the United Stotes. Congressional Record, Vol. 89, p, 8999, (7ath Congress, 1 st Sess., November 21, 1943). |
