1821 Novr 29

Codification Proposal

'.8. Foreigner best

If by the exercise of this initiative function power called the initiative power

were exercised, and person exercising it were a foreigner, not only on this

supposition would power be exercised by this /such/ foreigner, but a power

greater than any which the supreme ruler or rulers of the state could exercise:

the share thus exercised by him would be greater than the whole remainder left

to them /respectively to him/: conceive any mass /body/ of discourse capable of

being proposed in the character of a body of law: by the possessors of the

consummative power it could not be prevented from becoming law till after

discussion whereas by the possessor supposing here such possessor of this

initiative power it could without any discussion be prevented from becoming law:

it could be prevented from being discussed: by mere inaction, and without any

exertion on his part he could prevent any thin that he pleased to prevent from

becoming law.