AlwaysWrite
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There continues to be much discussion regarding Barack Hussein Obama's moves to unilaterally change U.S. immigration laws, but unfortunately, it has focused on the merits of what he did rather than the way in which he did it.
Supporters' arguments that Obama's executive orders were cleared by the lawyers doesn't even pass the laugh test. If mere prosecutorial discretion was the basis for his edicts, surely Obama -- supposedly a constitutional lawyer -- would have known that on his own, and he could have moved forward in his first few years in office. However, not only did he not do so, he explained REPEATEDLY that he did not have legal authority to do so.
What changed? NOTHING! He didn't have the authority then, and he doesn't have it now. If prosecutorial discretion is the basis for violating the separation of powers provided in the Constitution, then the logical conclusion to would be that the president can decide which laws he will enforce and which he will not enforce -- in effect nullifying the will of Congress. And that is not how our Constitution works.
What Obama has done -- if allowed to go unchallenged -- fundamentally changes our Constitution without the cumbersome process provided therein. And all Americans should realize, and hope, that we aren't living in a dictatorship.
Supporters' arguments that Obama's executive orders were cleared by the lawyers doesn't even pass the laugh test. If mere prosecutorial discretion was the basis for his edicts, surely Obama -- supposedly a constitutional lawyer -- would have known that on his own, and he could have moved forward in his first few years in office. However, not only did he not do so, he explained REPEATEDLY that he did not have legal authority to do so.
What changed? NOTHING! He didn't have the authority then, and he doesn't have it now. If prosecutorial discretion is the basis for violating the separation of powers provided in the Constitution, then the logical conclusion to would be that the president can decide which laws he will enforce and which he will not enforce -- in effect nullifying the will of Congress. And that is not how our Constitution works.
What Obama has done -- if allowed to go unchallenged -- fundamentally changes our Constitution without the cumbersome process provided therein. And all Americans should realize, and hope, that we aren't living in a dictatorship.
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