“A good president does with executive power what Pablo Picasso did with paint. He takes bills into new and slightly discomfiting territory. He puts extra eyes on policies. He moves the mouth of the Supreme Court from where it should be to where it must be.” ShouldDoeEyeMovingPresidentPolicyMouthsBillsCourtPaintSupremeExtrasExecutivesTerritorySupreme CourtExecutive Power Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it has given completely to the Senate and House of Representatives. It has declared that the Executive powers shall be vested in the President, submitting special articles of it to a negative by the Senate, and it has vested the Judiciary power in the courts of justice, with certain exceptions also in favor of the Senate.” GovernmentCertainThreeHouseGivenPresidentJusticeSpecialNegativeConstitutionCourtFavorsBranchesExceptionExecutivesDividedArticlesSenateRepresentativesJudiciaryHouse Of RepresentativesExecutive Power Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state