Speech #510190059

Now. there we have a judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States. in a case in point. as to the absolute necessity of keeping separate the powers of the different great departments of thisGovernment. Now. sir. you confer upon the chief supervisors of elections now in office or hereafter to be in office in this bill the power that the Constitution of the United States says that only the President has in respect of the enforcement of the laws of the United States. a part of the executive power of the United States. You confer it upon chief supervisors of elections. and you say that they are charged in their respective judicial districts with the enforcement of the national election laws and with the prevention of frauds and irregularities in naturalization. The President has nothing to do With it. The supervisor is not made amenable or responsible to the President.