As the leader of a Hindu-nationalist party that governs through a fractious 23-party coalition, he faces political and electoral constraints from which General Musharraf is much freer.

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To prevent their abuse, Hamilton explained why the Framers believed direct taxes required explicit constitutional constraints, in addition to the general restraining nature of a constitutional arrangement of limiting government solely to delegated powers.

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Given these constraints, let me talk to you in general about things that would make me feel more or less worried about the episode you describe.

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And as you point out, there has been business that the Senate had to get done in September because of the fiscal year constraints, and that included not just FEMA funding but the CR in general, surface transportation extension, FAA extension.

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