Posted on 11/16/2011 4:06:18 PM PST by george76
Operation Fast and Furious has left a hideous scar on our nation to date. It should result in the prosecution of Attorney General Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, and a slew of ATF supervisors who oversaw the ridiculous operation from the word go. As a result of their foolishness and criminality, taxpayer money was used in the purchase of weapons intentionally passed to criminals, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry is dead, hundreds upon hundreds of Mexican citizens have been killed, and over one thousand firearms are still unaccounted for...
Yet as bad as Fast and Furious was, and will continue to be when as more facts unfold, I am persuaded that Obama’s clear usurpation of the Constitution via his misuse of Executive Orders is worse.
Fast and Furious was a completely lawless situation ... Obama’s attempts to legislate from the White House are being done right in the open and pose a clear violation to the separation of powers established by our Founding Fathers nearly 225 years ago. This strikes at the very core of our nation’s foundation by disrupting the pattern and order of government set forth in the Constitution, as well as the customs and conventions we’ve trusted heretofore.
The Constitution clearly gives the power of legislating to Congress – period.
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This man has absolutely no respect for our Constitution or for the office of the president. He would be king, if we would but be his subjects.
(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...
I hate when I change my mind mid-thought, and then rely on the spell-checker for grammar (it never works).
Thanks, lj. I saw that thread before that post was made. Amazing! The lawlessness of this administration is just breathtaking. What gets me is that these bureaucratic slugs just seem to go right along with it. Heavy karma. I wouldn’t want to be any of them.
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