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1832.
Greece. J.B.s Observations on particular Articles

In the Grecian Constitution, Articles, in which features of
supposed inaptitude have been observed.

First come Articles 9 and 10, concerning the so declared two
component parts of the government: namely the body termed the
Legislative Senate, and the body termed the Executive Council.
In the appellations respectively given to those two bodies there seems to be
an inconsistency: and, of the two bodies the one appears the on considering them in themselves, one of them
namely that the one stiled the Executive Council seems to be
the useless: and, forasmuch as in political
which is useless there more can be any the regard to political power, there can not be any portion which if
useless is not also mischievous, hence it will be seen to follow, that, in the present instance
of the body here in question if it be useless it is worse, indeed much worse
than useless.

Thus as to the inconsistency of the denominations. To the
body, intended as it should seem to be composed of immediately by the people is allotted attached the appellation
of Legislative Senate. But no sooner are the functions of
the body termed Executive Council brought to view, than it appears
that to the Senate stiled Legislature body no more than
one out of two equal shares of shares in the power of legislation in the
highest grade, is given, the other share being given to the
body termed stiled the Executive Council. The consequence is – that
to the whole of that power, which, by the appellation of Executive
given to it one should be disposed to regard as designed to be subordinate –
(the business of the Executive power as such being to give execution and effect
to the will entertained and declared by the legislative) is added a share
is given in that same superior power: a share to that
by which above the appellation is which is indication
of the possession of it. So that here is a set body of functionaries
which is at the same time placed in subordination to
and in coordination with that another body to which by its
appellation it is indicated as being purely subordinate. But
Moreover thus it is that this so far from being in effect subordinate this
declared subordinate
is in effect greatly
superior in power to
that its so declared
superordinate, which
effective superiority will
appear be seen to have place
most incontestably when the power given to the so-stiled Executive Council are brought to view in detail, as they will be presently.

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Date_1	1823	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	330	Info in main headings field	greece jbs observations on particular articles
Image	001	Titles	in the grecian constitution, articles, in which features of supposed inaptitude have been observed
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman 1821
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1821
Notes public		ID Number	34918
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