The separation of the power of declaring war from that of conducting it, is wisely contrived to exclude the danger of its being declared for the sake of its being conducted.
The separation of the power of raising armies from the power of commanding them, is intended to prevent the raising of armies for the sake of commanding them.
The separation of the power of creating offices from that of filling them, is an essential guard against the temptation to create offices for the sake of gratifying favourites or multiplying dependents.
By James Madison
James Madison was the Fourth President of the United States, from 1809 to 1817 and is called the “Master Builder of the Constitution”. http://www.sumeria.net
The current President of the United States has transformed the horrendous terror of September 11 into a rationale for placing its people and the rest of the world on a near permanent war footing, with all the State Security that this implies.
Keeping our perspective is a challenge to both secular and spiritual values.
The separation of the power of raising armies from the power of commanding them, is intended to prevent the raising of armies for the sake of commanding them.
The separation of the power of creating offices from that of filling them, is an essential guard against the temptation to create offices for the sake of gratifying favourites or multiplying dependents.
By James Madison
James Madison was the Fourth President of the United States, from 1809 to 1817 and is called the “Master Builder of the Constitution”. http://www.sumeria.net
The current President of the United States has transformed the horrendous terror of September 11 into a rationale for placing its people and the rest of the world on a near permanent war footing, with all the State Security that this implies.
Keeping our perspective is a challenge to both secular and spiritual values.