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- From: tmayer@neit.cgd.ucar.edu (Tom Mayer)
- Subject: Re: Weinberger's Pardon
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- In article <1992Dec31.134027.25084@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jlinder@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jeffrey S Linder) writes:
- >But aren't we talking about foreign policy though? Besides the ability
- >to declare war, what foreign policy powers are given to Congress in the
- >Constitution? If there are none, passing laws restricting the FP powers
- >of the executive branch would seem to me to be unconstitional.
- >
- More appropriately how does the constitution limit Congress in foreign
- policy. The president is the Commander-in-cheif, and he's the
- one who negotiates treaties but aside from that what powers does
- he have. The Congress has the sole power to appropriate any money
- to be spent by the federal government. There's no limitation to domestic
- spending only. If Congress says money cannot be spent for some purposes
- then that's the law. The executive is supposed to "faithfully execute"
- the laws, not only obey those that it finds convienient.
-
-
- >As an aside, the facts about IranContra have been known to Congress for
- >years. Why didn't the Congress impeach Reagan then if things were so
- >awful? These frivolous charges by Walsh against Weinberger before the
- >election were thrown out. The press release from the Clinton campaign
- >was dated before the indictment. This smacks of political dirty tricks
- >that are supposed to be the forte of the Republicans (wait... Walsh is a
- >Republican.... hmmmmm?)
- >>>
- >
-
- Congress did not impeach Reagan because it did not have proof that
- Reagan knew about the illegal diversion of funds or the subsequent
- coverup. Even former Senator Rudmann of New Hampshire said that
- if the Congress had found evidence that Reagan knew of the diversion
- then Reagan should have been impeached. But then again Rudmann is one
- of those old fashioned conservatives who believes in the rule of law.
-
- The charges against Weinberger were not thrown out. He was pardoned.
- The Special prosecutor actually informed the White House first that
- more indictments were coming.(He reported it first to the justice
- department). It was the court that required that the indictment
- be handed down before the election. Walsh had wanted to wait till
- after the election was over. As to perjury before Congress
- being a trivial charge, I would have to disagree.
-
- Remeber Walsh, a Republican, was appointed by a Republican
- President. To somehow imply that he's been involved in a conspiracy
- to get Bush is laughable. I think Walsh is again one of those old
- fashioned conservatives who believes in the rule of law. I think
- he's disgusted by the Bush-Reagan crew because of their obvious
- cynicism when it comes to this principle.
-
- But then again with Communism gone and with most people uninterested
- in the Trilateral Commission right wing conspiracy theorists have
- to hang their hats on something.
-
- >JSL.
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- Tom Mayer
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- NCAR, Boulder, Co.
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