The President has the sworn duty of defending the Constitution.

Previously, I addressed Gov. Bush's debate comments in which he incorrectly indicated that there was nothing a President could do about the "approval" rulings by bureaucrats in the FDA relating to RU486. That Gov. Bush does not realize what a President can do within his constitutional authority is shocking on the one hand, but on the other it is not. The reason people do not realize that much can be done about what is wrong in politics today, is because we have not been thinking in terms of winning, rather the focus has been on losing as slowly as possible.

Regarding the FDA's unconstitutional approval of the RU486 "poison pill," there is even more that could be done by a President to stop it. Since the FDA is part of the Executive Branch of the government. A President can use his impoundment authority, which has been used since the days of George Washington.

The President is the Chief Executive of the country. He runs the Executive Branch. If Congress appropriates funds for an unconstitutional purpose, the President, who takes an oath to defend the Constitution, can decide to withhold the expenditure of those funds. It's called impoundment. If the Food and Drug Administration, or any department of the federal government is behaving unconstitutionally, a President can withhold its funding and therefore close it down.

It's time we started to think in terms of winning and doing all we can to fight for what's right for our country, rather than only seeking to delay the day of our republic's demise.

The Constitution Party is offering America a rebirth of freedom.

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