On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Ransford Pyle <pyle[_at_]mail.ucf.edu> wrote:
>
> By the separation of powers I mean particularizing legislation to the
> point that the legislature invades judicial prerogatives. Sure, the
> Constitution gives Congress authority over copyrights. Does that mean
> Congress can pass laws governing copyright or does it mean Congress can
> make special grants to individual authors?
The Immigration and Nationality Act gives INS authority to confer immigrant status on qualifying aliens. Nevertheless, Congress has retained the power to grant immigrant status on selected aliens through private legislation, and several public figures suggested this course in the Elian Gonzalez affair. Congress actually does pass private immigration legislation of this sort every year.
Michael J. O'Connor
<mjoconor[_at_]erols.com>
Received on Sun Jun 18 2000 - 20:19:22 GMT
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