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8796. VETO, Executive.—
I like the negative
given [in the Federal Constitution] to
the Executive, with a third of either house;
though I should have liked it better had the
Judiciary been associated for that purpose, or
invested with a similar and separate power. [500]
—
To James Madison. Washington ed. ii, 329.
Ford ed., iv, 475.
(P.
1787)
[500]
This extract from the Ford edition is in Jefferson's
own words. In the Congress edition, they are as follows:
“I like the negative given to the Executive,
conjointly with a third of either house; though I
should have liked it better had the judiciary been
associated for that purpose, or invested separately
with a similar power.”—Editor.
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