On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:58:01 +0800, dank wrote
(in article <ZXwLj.182$ix6.71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> Jim Walsh wrote...
>> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:19 -0700, baldeagle wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The constitution does not say...that he cannot declare
independence....
>>
>>
>> No, and it doesn't say he can't marry a pig.
>>
>> The reason it does not list all the things he cannot do is because of
the
>> structure, the essence of the ROC Constitution.
>>
>> It is a constitution of limited powers.
>>
>> It lists what the president can do. He cannot do anything that is not
on
>> the list of the things he can do.
>
> The U.S. constitution says the same thing but that has been ignored for
> nearly a century.
?? The US Constitution is carefully followed in case after case and has
been
for more than 200 years.
> Our federal government has usurped powers never
> granted to it and even ignores constitutional mandates like search
> warrants. Why are Taiwan's constitutional protections stronger than
> the USA's?
Ignoring your rant, I will say that the courts in Taiwan have been
admirably
non-political, deciding cases on the facts, law and constitution, even
when
facing tremendous pressure.
--
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
crossposts.)
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