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Isikhungo SobuPresidenti: ISitsha Samalungelo Kahulumeni Nenkululeko
Isifungo somongameli sehhovisi simelela elinye lamasiko ahlala njalo e-Melika ebusa. Njalo eminyakeni emine, uMongameli ozayo ubeka isandla eBhayibhelini noma komunye umbhalo onengqondo futhi usho amagama angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu awabophele ukusekela uMthetho-sisekelo. Nakuba izihloko zezindaba zigxila ephepheni lomkhosi, isifungo sisho okukhulu ekuvikeleni amalungelo abantu nasenkululekeni kwesizwe. Sibopha igatsha eliphethe isakhiwo somthetho oqinisekisa inkululeko eyisisekelo yesakhamuzi ngasinye saseMelika, futhi sidala izinga lokuziphatha eliphoqelelweyo eliye laguqula izinqumo ezingokomlando wesizwe kuwo wonke u-United States.
Ukuqonda ubuhlobo phakathi kwesifungo sobumongameli namalungelo omphakathi kudinga ukuhlola kokubili umbhalo wesifungo kanye nokusebenza kwaso okusebenzayo. UMongameli akathembisi nje ukulandela umthetho; bafunga ukuthi bazolondoloza, bavikele, futhi bavikela wonke uMthetho-sisekelo, kuhlanganise neBhill of Rights kanye nezinguquko ezilandelayo eziye zanweba inkululeko nokulingana. Lesi sifungo asisona esizikhethelayo, futhi asisesona esivumelanayo nezombangazwe.
Isisekelo Somthetho - sisekelo Sesihlwathi
ISiphakamiso II, Ingxenye 1 yoMthetho-sisekelo ichaza amagama aqondile esifungo sobumongameli: "Ngiyafunga kakhulu (noma ngiqinisekisa) ukuthi ngiyolisebenzisa ngokwethembeka iHhovisi likaMongameli wase-United States, futhi ngizokwenza ikhono lami elingcono kakhulu, ngilondoloze, ngivikele futhi ngivikele uMthetho-sisekelo wase-United States. Lolulimi lwakhethwa ngokucophelela ngabalawuli beFrameya ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umphathi ophethe uboshwe ngemingcele efanayo engokomthetho esebenza egatsheni ngalinye likahulumeni. Ngokungafani nezifungo ezithathwe ezinye izikhulu zikahulumeni, umongameli uveza ngokucacile ukuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo ngokwawo, eqaphela ukuthi uMongameli unegunya elikhethekile phezu kwe-sosha, umthetho, ukugcinwa komthetho, nokuphatha kwemithetho kahulumeni.
Abaklami boMthetho-sisekelo baqonda ukuthi amandla aphakeme afaka izingozi ezingokwemvelo kumuntu ngamunye. Baklama isifungo njengesiqinisekiso somphakathi nempoqo engokomthetho. Umthetho-sisekelo wesizwe [ unikeza ukuhlaziywa okubanzi kwendlela isifungo esisebenza ngayo embonweni weFramers, ebonisa ukuthi babheka isifungo njengesivikelo sokuvikela isikhulu ngokugodlwa. Ngokufunga ukuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo, uMongameli uyavuma ukuhlonipha ukwahlukana kwemibuso, ukudumisa i-ganonistism, nokuvikela amalungelo abekwe eBill of Rights. Lamalungelo ahlanganisa inkululeko yokukhuluma, inkululeko yezezindaba, yenkolo, inkululeko yokuphatha izikhali, ukuphenyaza okungenangqondo, ukuthuka nokugobeka isiqinisekiso senqubo yomphakathi, yonke inqubo yenkululeko yomphakathi.
Isizathu Sokuba I - oath Isho Ngokuqondile Umthetho - sisekelo
Abaxhasi bamaFrame bayeka ngamabomu noma yikuphi ukubhekisela kuMongameli okhonza abantu ngokuqondile, esikhundleni sokugxila ekuthembekeni kwencwadi yokusungula ngokwayo. Lokhu kukhetha kubonisa isimiso sokuthi uhulumeni womthetho-sisekelo ufuna ukwethembeka emthethweni kunokuba ugcine izithakazelo ezithandwayo noma izithakazelo ezihlukene. UMongameli othembisa ukuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo othembisa ukuvikela isimiso esigcina amandla kahulumeni elinganiselwe futhi amalungelo alondekile. Izinqolobane zesizwe neRecords Administrations[[ ulondoloza uMthetho-sisekelo nezincwadi ezihlobene nemfuneko yeSifungo, okubonisa ukuthi amaFramers ayesibheka njengenhlolo mayelana nomthetho we-mis.
Lolu limi futhi ludala indinganiso yokulandisa. Uma uMongameli ethatha izenzo eziphula amalungelo omphakathi, abagxeki nezinkantolo bangakhomba ngokuqondile esifungweni njengobufakazi bezithembiso ezephukileyo futhi baphule intethelelo. Isifungo asiceli nje uMongameli ukuba enze okusemandleni akhe. Kudingeka ukuba basebenzise amakhono abo ukuze balondoloze, bavikele, futhi bavikele incwadi eqinisekisa inkululeko yabo bonke. Lena indinganiso ephakeme kunegunya lokulawula.
ISichibiyelo Seshumi Nane Nesithembiso Sesigungu Esandiswe
Nakuba iBill of Rights yokuqala yayisebenza kuhulumeni kahulumeni kuphela, iSichibiyelo seshumi nane, esagunyazwa ngo-1868, sandisa isivikelo somthetho-sisekelo kohulumeni bombuso. Lokhu kwandisa ngokuphawulekayo izinga elisebenzayo lesifungo sobumongameli. Ngemva kweMpi Yomphakathi, abaMongameli bafunga ukuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo manje owawuhlanganisa isiqinisekiso sokuvikelwa okulinganayo ngaphansi komthetho, inqubo efanelekile, nobufazi besizwe. Isifungo saba yimoto yokugunyaza amalungelo omphakathi kuyo yonke imikhakha yohulumeni, hhayi nje kuphela ngaphansi kwegunya likahulumeni.
IsiHluzi seshumi nane sabuguqula kakhulu ubuhlobo phakathi kwegatsha eliphethe nezakhamuzi ngabanye. Ngaphambi kokuba kuthathwe imingcele yalo, uMongameli wayengaphikisa ngokuthi ukuphulwa kwamalungelo ohulumeni bomphakathi kwakungaphezu kobukhombano babo bomthetho-sisekelo. Ngemva kokulungisa, umsebenzi kaMongameli wokuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo wawuhlanganisa isibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi inkululeko eyisisekelo ehlonishwayo. Lokhu kushintsha kwaba nemiphumela emikhulu yesenzo sobumongameli sokuvota, ubulungisa bobugebengu, imfundo, nezindlu. Wonke uMongameli wanamuhla usebenza ngaphansi kwalesimiso somthetho-sisekelo owemvelo owandisiwe, futhi izifungo zabo zibabopha isibopho sokusisekela njalo.
Ukuphoqelelwa KweziNkambiso Zokuvuselela
IziNguqulo ze-Reconstructations, kuhlanganise neSichibiyelo seshumi nanhlanu, neseshumi nanhlanu, zigunyaze uMkhandlu ukuba uqinise amalungiselelo azo ngomthetho. Nokho, umsebenzi womthetho - sisekelo kaMongameli wokwenza imithetho ngokwethembeka usho ukuthi igatsha eliphethe lifeza indima eyinhloko ekunyanzeleni amalungelo omphakathi. Lapho amaPresidenti esayina iziyalezo zokuvikela ukutholakala kokhetho, aqondise uMnyango Wezobulungisa ukuba uhlole amalungelo omphakathi aphulwe, noma asebenzise imithombo kahulumeni ukuze alwe nokucwaswa kwemibono ekhona. I-Liberies Union yomphakathi yase-Americanvinity [ ifaka izimpawu eziningi lapho isenzo soburhulumente esisekelwe ekuthembeni komthetho womthetho sivikele amalungelo abantu ngokuqondile ekumelaneni nokwenziweni.
Ukuhlobana kwesifungo neSichithi sokuVuselela iNguquko nakho kudala izibopho phakathi nezimo eziphuthumayo. Uma izinhlekelele zemvelo, izinkinga zempilo yomphakathi, noma izinxushunxushu zomphakathi zisongela umphakathi osengozini, uMongameli kumelwe aqinisekise ukuthi ukusabela kukahulumeni akucalucalucani ngesisekelo sohlanga, inkolo, noma umsuka wezwe. Isifungo sidinga igatsha eliphethe ukuba licabangele amalungelo omphakathi ngaphambi kokuba lithathe isinyathelo, hhayi njengesemqoka enqubweni yemithetho.
Isigodlo Ezikhathini Zenhlekelele Yesizwe
Izikhathi ezithile zenhlekelele yezwe zihlola kakhulu incazelo yesifungo sobumongameli kunezikhathi zokubusa okuvamile. Phakathi nezimpi, ukuwohloka kwezomnotho, izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, nokuphazamiseka kwemiphakathi, abaMongameli babhekana nokucindezela kokuhlela ukulondeka nempumelelo phezu kwenkululeko yomuntu ngamunye. Isifungo sisebenza njengokunciphisa ukucindezela okunjalo, sikhumbuza kokubili uMongameli nomphakathi ukuthi amalungelo omthetho-sisekelo awayeki phakathi nezimo eziphuthumayo. Igatsha eliphethe kumelwe lithole izindlela zokuvikela ukulondeka kwesizwe ngaphandle kokudela inkululeko echaza isizwe.
Umongameli ka-Abraham Lincoln unikeza isibonelo esiphawuleka kakhulu somsebenzi wesifungo phakathi nenhlekelele. Lapho ethatha isikhundla ngo-1861, amazwe ayisikhombisa ayesesusiwe e-Union, futhi ukusinda komthetho-sisekelo kwakungaqinisekile. ULincoln wacaphuna ngokuphindaphindiwe isifungo sakhe sokuthethelela izenzo ezisunduza imingcele yegunya lesikhulu, kuhlanganise nokususwa kwe-habeas corpus kanye nokungavunyelwa kwe-Emancipration Proclaturation. Imithombo yeMizini emhlophe yaseNdlungwini yezomlando [ ku-Lincoln] indlela abheka ngayo isifungo njengomthetho wombili njengegunyazo negunyazo, efuna ukuba alondoloze i-Union eqhushe.
Amandla Aphethe Nenkululeko Yangaphakathi Phakathi Nesikhathi Sempi
IMpi Yezwe II yanikeza olunye uvivinyo olubucayi. UMongameli Franklin D. Roosevelt wanxusa lesi sifungo ukuba athethelele ukufakwa kwecala kwamaJapane, isenzo iNkantolo Ephakeme eyasisekela kamuva Korendatsu v. United States kodwa ukuthi umlando manje ulahla kakhulu ngokuthi ulwephula amalungelo abantu amathuna. Lesi sibonelo sibonisa ukuthi isifungo sodwa asikwazi ukuvimbela iphutha lomthetho-sisekelo. Omongameli bangakholelwa ngobuqotho ukuthi bavikela uMthetho-sisekelo kuyilapho bephula izimiso zawo ezijulile. I-internament ime njengenthi yesixwayiso, ibonisa ukuthi umlando kumelwe uhloniswe ngenhlonipho yangempela eqotho emalungelo abantu ngabanye, hhayi nje ukusholoza.
Izimpi zamuva kakhulu, kuhlanganise neWar on Terror, ziye zaphakamisa imibuzo efanayo. Abameli bazo zombili baye baphikisa ngokuthi ukulondeka kwesizwe kudinga izinhlelo zokuhlola, izinkantolo zempi, nezimiso zokuvalela iziboshwa eziphazamisa inkululeko yomphakathi. Abagxeki baye baphendula ngokucaphuna isifungo sikamongameli, beveza ukuthi isivikelo soMthetho-sisekelo sisebenza ngisho nakubantu abamangalelwa ngobuphekula. Ngezinye izikhathi izinkantolo ziye zavuma futhi ngezinye izikhathi ziyabalulaza, kodwa isifungo sinikeza ulimi olubekwa ngalo lezimpikiswano eziyisisekelo. Sisalokhu siseyindingatshazwa ukuthi inhlonipho kamongameli ngenkululeko ibekwa ngayiphi indlela.
Ukuphatha Kwecala Nokwahlulela
The judicial branch plays an essential role in enforcing the promises made through the presidential oath. When citizens believe that executive actions violate their constitutional rights, they can challenge those actions in federal court. Judges then determine whether the President has faithfully executed their duty to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. This system of checks and balances gives practical meaning to the oath, translating abstract promises into enforceable legal standards.
Icala leNkantolo Ephakeme yezwe liye lachaza ngokuphindaphindiwe izinga lezibopho zeSifungo. Entsha i-Yountain Sheep & Lamp; Tube Co. Sayer (1952), iNkantolo yalahla uMongameli Truman weSigebe phakathi neMpi yase Korea, ibambe ukuthi isifungo asimnikanga uMongameli igunya eliyifaniswayo elingaphezu kwegunya likaMthetho-sisekelo. [FLT.FLT:2] United States v. Nixman[[FLT][12] [12]), iNkakhulu [12], iNkantolo yaphoqa umongameli Nixon uNixon ukuba avumelane ne-Propo ye-watergate, ukunquma okungagunyaza imvume yokulawula. Lezi zinqumo ze-mthetho.
Lapho Isifungo Siba Isivikelo Nenkemba
Ngezinye izikhathi abaholi bacela isifungo sabo sokuvikela izenzo eziphikisanayo, bephikisa ngokuthi umsebenzi wabo womthetho-mthetho ufuna ukuba badlulise imithetho noma bamelane nesibonelo sokwahlulela. Lencazelo ibivame kakhulu endabeni yesimiso sokufuduka, lapho omongameli beye bamisa khona igunya elikhulu lokuphoqelela ukulondeka emngceleni nokunquma ukudluliswa komngcele. Izinkantolo ngokuvamile ziye zakwenqaba ukugomela ukuthi lesifungo sinikeza uMongameli amandla okushaya indiva imithetho, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uMthetho-sisekelo awunikezi ipesenti yesenzo sokuphatha abantu.
Ngokuphambene, isifungo singaba yinkemba futhi kuMongameli odebesela umsebenzi wabo. Uma izikhulu zegatsha eziphethe zenqaba ukuphoqelela imithetho yamalungelo omphakathi noma zihluleka ukuvikela imiphakathi esengozini, abagxeki babhekisela isifungo njengobufakazi bokuphulwa komthetho-mthetho. Umnyango we- Justice’s Civil Rights Division, i-Ouncial Accomplication Commission, nezinye izinhlangano zikahulumeni zikhona ngoba i-Congress kanye nomongameli ziqaphela ukuthi izithembiso zomthetho zidinga ukugcinwa komthetho.
Izinselele Zanamuhla ESivumelwaneni Samalungelo Esizwe SaseOya
Izimpikiswano eziphathelene namalungelo okuvota, amaphoyisa, kanye nezindaba zobuchwepheshe zonke zivumelana nesifungo sobumongameli. ngayinye yalezizindawo inikeza izinselele eziyingqayizivele ezifuna igatsha eliphethe lilinganise izindinganiso eziphikisanayo kuyilapho lihlala lithembekile ezimisweni zomthetho-sisekelo. Lesifungo sinikeza uhlelo lokuhlaziya ukusebenza komongameli futhi sibeke abaholi icala lapho behluleka.
Ukukhanyisa Amalungelo Nesibopho Sesigebengu
Ukufinyelela kuleyo nombolo kuyisisekelo se-demokrati ye-demokrasi, futhi isifungo somongameli sihlanganisa isibopho sokuvikela amalungelo okuvota ngaphansi kweSichibiyelo seshumi elinesihlanu, iSichibiyelo seshumi elinesitho, iSivumelwano samaKholishi, uMthetho wamaLungelo ka-1995, kanye nomthetho olandelayo. Omongameli baye basebenzisa igunya labo ukumisa izingqapheli zikahulumeni ukuba zihlole ukhetho, zibekela imithetho yokuvota yentando yentando yeningi, futhi zikhuthaza ukubhaliswa. Isifungo sifuna ukuba basebenze njengabagcini be-franchize, ikakhulukazi lapho ohulumeni bebeka imingcele ethinta ngokungenakuqhathaniswa imiphakathi, amavoti, amavoti, noma abantu ngabanye abakhubazekile.
ICivil Rights Divil Division of the Department of Justice ifeza umsebenzi womthetho-mmeli ekuqikelweni kwamalungelo okuvota. Ngaphansi kokuqondisa okuhlukene, izinto eziza kuqala zeqembu ziye zashintsha ngokuphawulekayo, zibonisa ukuchaza okungafani kwezimfuneko zesifungo. Abanye abaMongameli baye bagcizelela ukugcinwa komthetho we-Voting Rights Act, kuyilapho abanye beye bafaka amalungelo ezwe futhi bangenela ngokulinganiselwe kukahulumeni. Lokhu kuphawula izinga incazelo yesithembiso somongameli exhomekeka emalungelo omphakathi, hhayi nje embhalweni womthetho womthetho ngokwawo.
Ukushintsha Kwemithetho Nobulungisa Besigebengu
Izenzakalo eziphezulu zobudlova bamaphoyisa ziye zaphoqelela oMongameli ukuba babhekane nobudlelwane phakathi kokuphepha komphakathi namalungelo omphakathi. Isifungo sifuna igatsha eliphethe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlangano ezimisa umthetho kahulumeni zihlonipha izindinganiso zomthetho-sisekelo nokuthi imithombo kahulumeni ayisetshenziselwa ukuqhubekisela phambili ukucwasana noma amandla adlulele phambili. Omongameli baye bakhipha iziyalo zokumisa amabutho asebenzayo ekuba maphoyisa, izinhlelo zekhamera ezithwebulayo, futhi bavimbela ukudluliselwa kwemishini yezempi eminyangweni yamaphoyisa yendawo.
Indaba ebanzi yokuboshwa kwabantu abaningi futhi iwela embusweni wesifungo. Uma abameli bethembisa ukuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo, bazibopha ukuvikela amalungelo abantu abamangalelwa ngobugebengu, kuhlanganise nelungelo lokululekwa, ilungelo lokuqulwa ngokulunga, nelungelo lokukhululwa ekujezisweni okunonya nokungavamile. Umthetho wobugebengu uguqula izinyathelo zesigaba sikahulumeni, kuhlanganise nokuncishiswa kwesigwebo, ukunikezwa imvume, nezinhlelo zokubuyisela, kusekelwe emthethweni owenziwa yisifungo.
Izindaba Zomuntu Siqu Nezobuchwepheshe Obuxubile
Ubuchwepheshe obusha budala usongo oluqanjiwe lwenkululeko yomphakathi iFramers engenakuyilindela. Isifungo somongameli sidinga abaqondisi banamuhla ukuba bavikele imfihlo nenkululeko enkathini yamanani, ngisho nalapho uhulumeni ethembisa ukuqapha izinzuzo zokuphepha. Izimpikiswano ngokukhomba, ukuqoqa ukwaziswa, ubandlululo, kanye nomthetho wezenhlalo, konke kuhlanganisa isithembiso sesithembiso sokuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo. Omongameli kumelwe banqume ukuthi umsebenzi wabo udinga yini ukusekela isivikelo esiqinile semfihlo noma ugxile ekuvikelweni kwesizwe nezokugcinwa komthetho.
I- Electronic Foundation nezinye izinhlangano zenkululeko yomphakathi ziye zaphikisa ngokuthi isifungo sifuna umholi womongameli ekusithekeni nasemathubeni. Baphikisa ngokuthi isivikelo seSichibiyelo sesine sokuhlola okungacabangeli nokuquleka sisebenza ngamandla amakhulu ekuxhumaneni ngezimiso zezokuxhumana, nokuthi iSichibiyeli sokuqala sivikela inkulumo yocingo ngisho nalapho iphikisana noma icasula. Isimo segatsha eliphethe lezindaba kulezindaba sithonya indawo engokomthetho yawo wonke amaMelika, lenze isifungo senye yemibuzo ebaluleke kakhulu yezentengiselwano yomphakathi yekhulu leminyaka elingamashumi amabili nambili.
Isifungo Njengesibopho Esiphilayo
Isifungo sikamongameli asisona isifungo esidala senkulungwane yeshumi nesishiyagalombili. Siyisifungo esiphilayo esizivelela njengoMthetho-sisekelo ngokwawo esishintsha ngokuguqula, ngokuchaza ukwahlulela, nangokushintsha kwezimiso zomphakathi. Amazwi esifungo ahlala engashintshi, kodwa incazelo yaso iyajula njengoba isizwe sibhekana nezinselele ezintsha zenkululeko nokulingana. UMongameli ngamunye uvuselela isithembiso sokuvikela uMthetho-sisekelo, futhi izizukulwane zonke zezakhamuzi ziwabopha ukuba abambelele kuleso sithembiso.
Ukuqonda isifungo njengemoto yamalungelo omphakathi nenkululeko kunika amaMelika avamile amandla okufuna ukuba abaholi bawo baphendule. Uma igatsha eliphethe liphula izimiso zomthetho-sisekelo, izakhamuzi zingakhomba esifungweni njengobufakazi bokholo oluphukile. Lapho uMongameli eqhubekisela phambili impoqo yenkululeko, abasekeli bangaqaphela ukuthi bafeza umsebenzi wabo oyisisekelo womthetho-sisekelo. Isifungo sivala igebe phakathi kwezimiso zomthetho-sisekelo ezingekho sisekelo nesenzo sobumongameli, okwenza iSigqi Samalungelo Omalungelo Omthetho neSiphendulo sezwe sibe ngokoqobo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke kwesizwe.
Isiphetho
Isifungo somongameli sehhovisi sisebenza kokubili njengemfuneko engokomthetho nekhompasi yokuziphatha egatsheni eliphethe. Amazwi alo angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu agunyaza isikhulu esinamandla kakhulu kuhulumeni kahulumeni kahulumeni, kuhlanganise namalungelo omphakathi nenkululeko uMthetho-sisekelo oyiqinisekisayo. Kusukela ezinzisweni zeSimemezelo zenkululeko zokuvota zanamuhla, kusukela ezimweni eziphuthumayo zesikhathi sempi kuya ezimpikiswaneni zezindaba zomuntu siqu, isifungo sinikeza indinganiso okungalinganiswa kuyo ukuziphatha komongameli. Asiqinisekisi ukuthi omongameli bayowa njalo ukuthi bayowahlonipha amalungelo omphakathi, kodwa sakha ithemba eliqinile lokuthi bazozama.
Ukubaluleka kwesifungo kuxhomeke kubantu abasibonayo kanye nabaholi abasithathayo. Uma abameli bebheka isifungo njengesithembiso sangempela kunokuba siwumthetho olandelwayo, baqinisa uhlelo lomthetho-sisekelo futhi bavikela inkululeko echaza umbuso wentando yeningi waseMelika. Uma bekhaphela lesosithembiso, abawephuli isibopho esingokomthetho kuphela kodwa isibopho esingcwele. Isifungo sihlanganisa uMongameli ngamunye kubo bonke abanduleli nomhlali, bakha ukethenjana wokwethembeka komthetho okuhlanganisa isizwe sonke ngesinye isikhathi. Indima yaso ekusekeleni amalungelo esizwe nenkululeko ihlala ibalulekile osukwini lwanamuhla njengasekuqaleni kwesizwe, futhi siyaqhubeka sibumba ubuhlobo phakathi kwamandla esimiso sombuso nenkululeko yomuntu ngamunye, sihlanganisa ukkethe ukufika.