Subject:  (Lundquist) Re  Federalism (fwd)
Date:     Wed, 22 Jul 1998 013051 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru@hotmail.com
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.....In her comment (below) Marjorie takes note of "our" President's
'tendency' to waffle on principles......"Slick Willie" may be the only
thing he comes by honestly........She might also have noted that 
he will need the "good will" of the Republican Congress in the 
event of impeachment proceedings.....But ... when it comes to 
the Telecommunications Bill (which was passed two years ago, long
before anyone knew about Monica) ... he had no 'reason' to sell out 
to the BIG vested telecommunications interests......
He (and his Vice President) did so because the telecommunications
industry was a major source of CAMPAIGN FUNDING!!!!!!  
Even if he WERE an "honest politician" (an oxymoron??), our political
system -- which relies on enormous sums of $$$$$$ -- makes it virtually 
certain that even "honest politicians" will surrender their principles 
on behalf of CAMPAIGN FUNDING.........We no longer have a democracy.....
We have an oligarchy which serves the $$$$$$$ ... not the 'public'
interest.......It is the $$$$$$ oligarchy that has written
the campaign laws which 'drive' the whole process....guru....... 


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:54:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: marjorie lundquist 
To: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: Re:  Federalism

I haven't visited any Web sites yet, but the last time I studied
"government" I learned that the only thing the President of the United
States can sign into law is a bill passed by both houses of Congress!
The President can certainly sign an Executive Order but it is my
understanding that these apply only to the Executive Branch of the
federal government (which is the branch that the President heads).
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was passed by both houses of
Congress and signed into law by President Clinton in February, 1996. 
If President Clinton is doing anything by Executive Order that affects
the entire country, he must be doing it under the authority of this
Public Law.
The lawsuit that was filed this spring against the FCC by the Ad Hoc
Committee and others challenges the pre-emption clause in the
Telecommunications Act, I think (I confess I am not absolutely
certain).  [I have been trying to get state Attorneys General to
challenge the constitutionality of the pre-emption clause in the
Telecom Act for several years, but there has been no "popular demand"
from the public for this, so it has not happened.]
I don't doubt that President Clinton is doing something nasty to the
American people; at this time, for all practical purposes, he has
become a Republican!  The man has no principles at all!  It is an
object lesson in the dangers of electing to high office a man who,
above all else, wants to be LIKED!  He will sell us all out to gain
good relations with the current Republican Congress! -- Marjorie
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