PRESIDENT POWER EXCEEDS KING'S; AUTHORITY GROWING
President Power Exceeds King's; Authority Growing BALTIMORE—The increase of presidential P2&^lwa? discussed Bv Con-gressm:Jf%Johnscn of Texas at the annual banquet of the Baltimore County Bar...
...The King of England exercises scant governmental authority...
...Justice George Sutherland of the United States Supreme Court did not exaggerate conditions when he stated, several years ago, in his book, "Constitutional Power and World Affairs": "The office of President has grown in potency and influence to an extent never dreamed of by those who framed and adopted the Constitution...
...discussed Bv Con-gressm:Jf%Johnscn of Texas at the annual banquet of the Baltimore County Bar Association...
...Here the revers-is true...
...Even in normal times Cor.gress has been subjected to such a degree of executive domination as to thn aten the stability of the principle of departmental independence involved in the distribution of the several powers among the three branches or government...
...The King of England is a pigmy in power as compared with our President...
...Johnson spoke In no partisan of personal sense, ns he traced the development of power that year by year is being exercised by the -hlef Executive...
...said Mr...
...There is a I popular, ever-increasing disposition to i regard the President «s a superior of-I fieri- rather than a coeqaai member of I a tripartite organisation," Congressman Johnson said executive power is aided and encouraged by privilege that would, weaken the influence of Congress...
...The speaker said Mr...
...Their real government executive is the Pi'iaie Minister, while the King is merely the symbol of he government...
...Another factor is the power of appointment that the President possesses...
...Johnson...
...He has the right of veto, but ares not exercise it...
...The British Parliament is the center of authority There the power of the Executive has gradually waned, while "lat of Parliament has increased...
...Sometimes I think in America we are dangerously near the aceeptan.- of the ancient doctrine .hf.t the king can do no wrong, as applied to our &e»i...
...our President is both...
...The office af Pre idem has been exalted and augmented in power, while Congress has been fading Into the background...
Vol. 1 • February 1930 • No. 10
