On our executive calendar, we handle the confirmation of presidential nominees and we handle treaty ratification. But that's it. That's the extent of our executive power. It would be unconstitutional for us to make a law and then also put ourselves in charge of executing that same law. That would put us in the position of the lawmakers in our mother country who don't have separation of powers like we do. They're barbarians. That's why we left them. (1:12:27–1:12:35)
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Asserts that it is unconstitutional for Congress to execute laws they create.
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