Speech #1020137181

Here. we are dealing with the Federal Constitution. a Constitution which binds together 50 States and the District of Columbia in a common )ond and as a Republic based on a system of separation of powers distributed among three equal branches acting under checks and balances that operate. each against and with the other. The Government of the Nation must decide and implement policy. not for just a single State but. rather. for 50 States and territories. Congress. unlike a State legislature. must provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. wrestle with international policies affecting trade. commerce. immigration. alliances. treaties. and finance. raise and support armies and maintain a navy. establish post offices and national highways. and formulate fiscal and monetary policy that will keep the economy strong and interest rates stable. Only the Federal Government has the power to affect our relationship with what was the Soviet Union or to send men and planes to Saudi Arabia to protect that country against an invasion by Saddam Husseins army. Only the Federal Government has the capacity to defend the Nation against hostile navies.