How can Obama spend money on this by decree? Congress spends the money, the president gives his approval or rejection on the bills.
Just as I said above - ignore the Constitution and do it anyway. Do you think the Democrat controlled Congress will complain? Besides, last I heard the Congress itself has ignored its Constitutional duty to pass a budget for next year. They could do it retroactively if the cared to.
Slick Willie and the Democrats passed an unconstitutional retroactive tax increase early in his administration and nothing was done. Slick and Algore each solicited and accepted foreign campaign funds in 1996 and that was illegal. In fact, it was the real reason Slick should have been impeached but they got side tracked, happily for the Democrats, on the Lewinsky deal because that was the first thing Starr found that was impeachable and the law said he had to file the first thing found. The Democrats steadfastly refused to even look at the evidence of campaign finance abuse, which was voluminous, and they kept the attention focused on Lewinsky instead.
When Democrats have power they aggressively abuse it while at the same time accusing the Republicans of abuse. Remember the Culture of Corruption charge. That is a typical Leftist ploy to divert attention away from themselves.!