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Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA) and Darrel Issa (R, CA) put together legislation to counter the Imperial Presidency, which Pres. Nixon sought, and Pres. Obama has attained. Not according to me, but according to liberal law professor Jonathan Turley.
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Originally Posted by free beacon
“Throughout his tenure we have witnessed a pattern,” she [McMorris Rodgers] said. “When the president disagrees with laws, he ignores them. And now that Obamacare isn’t working, President Obama is rewriting his own law on a whim.”
The proposal would allow Congress to take a matter to the courts, and provide an expedited process, when a president decides to color outside the lines. I suppose this is largely window-dressing, since it will almost certainly die in the Senate, and would be vetoed by Pres. Obama. But I do think that something like this is going to be needed. Do Democrats really want an Imperial Presidency going forward? Be careful what you wish for!
The president's taste for unilateral action to circumvent Congress should concern every citizen, regardless of party or ideology. The great 18th-century political philosopher Montesquieu observed: "There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body of magistrates." America's Founding Fathers took this warning to heart, and we should too.
It's only an "imperial" presidency when there's a Democrat in the White House.
I wonder if some day, the GOP-led House is going to spend just a teeny, tiny bit of time and actually do something of value. I know, I know, I'm a dreamer...
It's only an "imperial" presidency when there's a Democrat in the White House.
I wonder if some day, the GOP-led House is going to spend just a teeny, tiny bit of time and actually do something of value. I know, I know, I'm a dreamer...
In other words, you don't support the move and will fine with living under an imperial presidency, especially in the future when the president is a Repub.
In other words, you don't support the move and will fine with living under an imperial presidency, especially in the future when the president is a Repub.
In other words, it's just more of the usual conservatives wasting time (like 50 votes to repeal Obamacare) instead of actually addressing the real problems facing the country. This is becoming the usual pattern we see from the right when a Democrat is in the White House. I suppose I should be grateful these cretins aren't actually attempting to do any real work.
In other words, it's just more of the usual conservatives wasting time (like 50 votes to repeal Obamacare) instead of actually addressing the real problems facing the country. This is becoming the usual pattern we see from the right when a Democrat is in the White House. I suppose I should be grateful these cretins aren't actually attempting to do any real work.
All of that vetoed by the WH, if it even makes it though the senate.
So you confirm you would be pleased with an imperial presidency or dictatorship... as long as it's a guy/gal from your side.
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