Can't believe these LTTEs!

[RT_Fanatic]

Letters to the editor

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pelosi has muddled our foreign policy message

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D.-Calif., expressed her firm advocacy for the constitutional separation of powers after her swearing in this past January.

In regard to the separation of powers, the Constitution pretty much exclusively charters all matters of state to the executive branch, ensuring that the nation speaks with a unified voice on major foreign policy matters. This means the president conducts foreign policy, makes treaties and appoints ambassadors.

Conversely the Senate (not the House) advises and consents on key State Department appointments plus ratifies all U.S. treaties. Congress additionally declares war and legislates budgets for military and foreign policy activities.

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[XanaDUer]

1. Oh, they are getting very desperate.

nt.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Madame Speaker has muddled the message

Foreign leaders are now scratching their heads now that they know not all American "leaders" are lying, lunatic warmongering scum.

[momster]

3. Nice Anti-Ann Letter though

Last one on the page.

[fencesitter]

4. State sponsering terrorism

Their biggest argument is that Syria sponsers terrorism, perhaps that is why we should engage them to convince them to do otherwise? Then there's that Saudi Arabia thing, Aren't bin laden and most of the hijackeres from Saudi Arabia? We have no problems with them?

[Aviation Pro]

5. Where in the Constitution does it say this?

"In regard to the separation of powers, the Constitution pretty much exclusively charters all matters of state to the executive branch, ensuring that the nation speaks with a unified voice on major foreign policy matters. This means the president conducts foreign policy, makes treaties and appoints ambassadors."

However, I did read in Article II, Section 2 the following:

"Sect. 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.

He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers, and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other offices of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law. But the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.

The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of their next session."

Members of Jim Robinson's FreeRepublic really do have poor reading comprehension. Perhaps they should go back to grade school and stick to something more their speed like Charlotte's Web.