[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Saiz" by New Mexico Supreme Court * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Saiz
- Author : New Mexico Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 23, 1957
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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The fact is, however, that the power of partial veto is written into our fundamental law. It is the work of the framers of our constitution. It is there, is a living reality, and as a court we can not rub it out. Our sole function is to ascertain its purpose and give it meaning, as nearly in conformity with the true intent of the framers of the constitution and the people adopting it, as we can. And in arriving at a declaration of that intent, we are not to be swayed from our conviction of what it is by imagined abuses that may be conjured up in the minds of some. The Governor has the power to pardon. Yet, it is no valid challenge to existence of the power to have it suggested he might empty the penitentiary overnight. He could, but no sane mind would.