Legislative Check Quotes

I think you have to be concerned about any presidential executive order because it has the power of law until it's knocked down by an act of Congress or a court.

Congress becomes the public voice of opposition.

The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed.

The powers conferred by the Constitution upon the Executive enable him to shape the foreign policy of this nation almost independent of the Legislature. A scheming and unscrupulous President can involve the country in serious complications, commit it to an unwise policy, or at least render its foreign diplomacy ridiculous before Congress may have an opportunity to check him.

The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room.

The veto power is only meaningful if one uses it from time to time

They called me Veto Corleone. Because I vetoed 2,500 separate line-items in the budget.

We electors have an important constitutional power placed in our hands; we have a check upon two branches of the legislature.

The powers relating to impeachment are an essential check in the hands of the body of the legislature against and upon the encroachments of the executive.

The right to decide what laws are constitutional, and what not, would make the judiciary a despotic branch.

I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.

The minority in the Senate has the power to prevent the majority from acting.

The unfortunate part is there's not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.

The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones.