by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
Everything that can be run more effectively by state and local government we shall turn over to state and local government, along with the funding sources to pay for it. We are going to put an end to the money merry-go-round, where our money becomes Washington’s...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
There is more danger of oppression from a federal government than from a state government. This is because people can simply leave oppressive states. In this way, the state governments act as a check on each other. But if the federal government is oppressive, it is...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
The state government should have constitutional powers to check local government, including the power to sack local mayors and revoke charters in the case of corruption or deficit spending. The power to check does not mean the power to override. Thus this principle...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
In 1984 the Key West Police Department in Florida was declared a criminal enterprise under the federal RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) legislation following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. A jury later convicted ten members of...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
The executive has the primary supervisory responsibility for the bureaucracy. Traditionally, the executive and bureaucracy have been considered a single branch; however, that analysis is no longer valid. Excessive government, excessive discretion, and improper...
by Matthew Bransgrove | Jul 26, 2015 | Checks & Balances
The Saturday Night Massacre During the Watergate scandal, a special prosecutor, Archibald Cox, was appointed by President Nixon’s Attorney General. The special prosecutor insisted that the President comply with a subpoena to produce tape recordings of conversations in...
