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The original documents are located in Box D18, folder "Republican National Student
Leadership Conference, Washington, May 8, 1965" of the Ford Congressional Papers:
Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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a.m.
15-20 Menuts
Republican National Student Leadership conference
Washington May 8
real up
hour.
Two major goals to be sought in area of government:
1. Sensitive balance in legislative, executive and judicial branches.
2. Strong two-party system
*** Disturbing signs of slow erosion in power of legislative branch,
build-up of awesome strength in executive arm. change from the intended
direction in Federal Judiciary
When balance of power tilted by overwhelming majority in one political party,
system, traditional system of checks and balances is endangered.
more
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
GOP student leadership
2
EXPAND ON balance of power in 3 branches:
* Balance as established by Constitution is a simple, ingenious
system of insuring freedom.
Dangers of having legislative and executive branches dominated
by the same party.
Temptation of Congress majority to rubber-stamp Presidential
proposals.
Congress fails to "work its will"
Great power should requiregreat self-restraint
GERALD LIBRARY
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Digitized from Box D18 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
GOP student leadership
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EXPAND ON need for strong two-patty system
* builds system of checks and balances
*
Avoids loss of freedom of one-party government
Avpids chaos & confusion of a multi-party government
Provides electorate with legislative alternatives & a
remarkably high level of honesty and frankness
Protects against drift toward authoritarianism
-more-
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
GOP student leadership
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Role of young people:
*
Become involved in political world as voters, taxpayers, partisans,
candidates for office, office-holders
*
Not sit on sidelines uttering Carping criticism
*
Choose
a political party after studying philosophies of each
-more-
GERALD LIBRARY
GOP student leadership
Republican philosophy:
*
Individual has a God-given dignity and government exists to serve
each person.
Individual has the right and responsibility to govern himself...
basic function of government is to maintain an environment in
which all individuals can freely develop.
Government should act to help establish conditions of equal
opportunity for all people.
Insists
that private ownership and free enterprise best serve
economic progress
Party is open to all and it must earn the requirement respect of
the American people
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