POS 383 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In class today, Wednesday 11/9, I distributed one handout, selected federal and state statutes (and state regulations) about presidential elections. We began our discussion of the executive branch with the election case of Bush v. Gore. We then looked at the federal safe harbor statute involved in that case, as well as Maine law and regulations regarding the standards for determining what's to be done if the voter doesn't follow all the rules for marking the ballot. We examined the text of the constitution regarding presidential powers, and went over the Neagle case regarding the existence of implied presidential powers. We discussed Congressional limitations on presidential power (Youngstown Steel) and the obligation to enforce the law (Train v. NYC). Finally we covered Clinton v. NYC and the line-item veto. The assignment for Wednesday 9/16 is to read in the text, and prepare to discuss pp. 212-256.
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