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1823. May 29
Constitut. Code

Ch.
Of the supreme Legislative authority
§. 1. The function functions

Art. 2. (a)[Omnicompetent] Question 1 Why render give to the legislative
pow body power thus unlimited undivided?

Answer. Reasons

1. To enable it the better to fulfil give effect to the will
of the Supreme Constitutive, and advancement to the interests and security and moreover
of the to the greatest possible number or the members
of the State.

Question 1. Power thus unlimited is it not too
dangerous to be trusted to any individual or body of men in the state?

Answer. No. 1. It would be, if of the power with which
thus confided the existence were in the instance of every individual not made dependent on
the will of the greater number of the members of the
State as above, and in case of an abuse exercise of it, the
functionaries in question rendered eventually punishable
as above.

2. It To attempt This Of any endeavour by any other means to set limits
to it, the effect would to a certainty be pernicious. See father on
part part Ch. §.

Question 3. Whe With power thus unlimited
might not the legislative body exercise the their power
upon the members of the Constitutive body individually
taken in such sort as to prevent them from exercising render the exercise exercise
over the members of the legislative body? of the dislocation power in question 1.

Answer. No. For in the case here supposed, the
all members of the constitutive body in whom whose cooperation the giving
execution and effect to such declaration if the thus supposed the ordinances of the legislative
body would forbear to give it: of some and their endeavours
on that side a greater number would use them on the
opposite side. Upon their compliance or non-compliance
all power necessarily depends. For and On any occasion, towards producing
on their part, non-compliance
all that be done
by a Constitutional Code
is to give them the invitation.
If by such invitation power can not be is not limited, by nothing else can it be limited.

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Date_1	1823-05-29	Marginal Summary Numbering
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