Posted on 11/18/2014 11:34:05 AM PST by Rusty0604
Liberal George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley believes that President Barack Obama's forthcoming executive amnesty will be an "unprecedented" and "dangerous" overreach that will threaten America's constitutional system of governance.
"This would be unprecedented and I think it would be an unprecedented threat to the balance of powers within our system," Turley said ...
Turley noted that Obama is intent on going ahead with his executive amnesty that may "again violate separation of powers" even after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Obama did so while making unconstitutional recess appointments. He said that Obama "isn't being particularly coy about" taking on legislative duties to "become a government of one."
He added that he tells "a lot of my friends on the Democratic side is that we will rue the day that you help create this uber presidency" that has "been developing a long time" because the next president can go it alone and act on environmental or anti-discrimination issues in a way that liberals may not like. Turley said this is a situation that the "the framers sought to avoid in our Constitution."
Turley said that what Obama is suggesting he will do on executive amnesty "is tearing at the very fabric of the Constitution."
"I hope that he does not get away with it if what we're talking about is a circumvention of the separation of powers," he said. "Because that is the very thumping heart of our constitutional system."
Since Obama is making a "mockery of the power of the purse," Turley urged Americans, even those who want illegal immigrants to be legalized, to "force this issue and say, 'look, we may agree with you on what you're trying to do. But we don't agree how you're trying to do it.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
No doubt one of N reasons (where N is a large number) why the Obamadork has hidden his grades at all the universities that were stupid enough to admit this idiot.
The GOP should get the Democrats to join them in a resolution condemning this proposed executive action. They should be able to get at least 2/3 of both houses.
Interesting to note Repuplicans just hire Turley, described here as a liberal, to litigate the case against Obama for executive overreach.
Be interesting to watch the left attack him as a “partisan.”
I didn’t know that.
Here’s a link - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/Speaker-John-Boehner-hires-Jonathan-Turley-to-sue-president-executive-overreach/382884/
I’ve watched over the last year or so as Mr. Turley is becoming less of a liberal and more of a constitutional lawyer.
Thanks for that link. So the first two attorneys quit under pressure from their Democrat clients. I guess the University will threaten to fire Turley?
I wonder who this fraud voted for, twice...
"At the foundation of our civil liberties lies
the principle that denies to government officials
an exceptional position before the law and which
subjects them to the same rules of conduct
that are commands to the citizen."
Justice Louis D. Brandeis
I'd guess he has tenure, but when their Messiah is threatened, they may take the chance.
An honest liberal. Very rare.
Perhaps us conservatives will be thankful to Obama.
That’s not what the rumor mill has. Senator Hatch has been talking quietly with some of the Dems who are not happy with this.
Keep in mind that impeachment is insufficient. It is like an indictment. What we want is Obama to be removed from office, which requires two-thirds of the Senate following impeachment by the House.
“He added that he tells “a lot of my friends on the Democratic side is that we will rue the day that you help create this uber presidency””
What goes around, come around comrade.
And Turley is NOT a Tea Partier!
That did not start with amnesty! He has been doing that for six years.
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