Wei, How about Pound's strenuous opposition to the War Powers Act, by which powers given under the US constitution to the congress are ceded to the President? Lots about this subject to be found in the broadcasts. Here also you will find an intersection with the theme of "confucian precision." Pound's belief is that the bending of the language of the consitution is a threat to the republic. Paradoxically, confucian ideals are brought to bear upon issues of constitutional democracy. Tim Romano > What I am calling on supporters of Pound to do > is provide any evidence which they think shows that Pound was at all > sympathetic to democracy, or republican government, as an institution. And > if there are one or two bits of such evidence, how do we reconcile them with > his persistent championship of Mussolini and of the principles of > Confucianism? > > Regards, > > Wei