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Obama's policy strategy: Ignore laws
Politico ^ | June 16, 2012 | STEVE FRIESS

Posted on 06/16/2012 7:34:58 AM PDT by Innovative

President Obama returned Friday to a trusted tactic — satisfying his political allies by not doing something.

Conservatives were angry when Janet Napolitano announced the administration would stop deporting certain undocumented immigrants but they should have seen it coming. On issue after issue - gay rights, drug enforcement, Internet gambling, school achievement standards - the administration has chosen to achieve its goals by a method best described as passive-aggressive.

Rather than pushing new laws through a divided Congress to enact his agenda, Obama is relying on federal agencies to ignore, or at least not defend, laws that some of his important supporters - like Hispanic voters and the gay community - don't like.

"If the president says we're not going to enforce the law, there's really nothing anyone can do about it," University of Pennsylvania constitutional law professor Kermit Roosevelt said. "It's clearly a political calculation."

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; elections; government; immigration; obama
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To: Patton@Bastogne
I tremble at the idea that a "self-proclaimed-god" like Myth Romney ...
would EVER have "executive authority" ...
over the CIA, FBI, NSA, NRO ...

You must have an agenda or tremble easily.

Nothing is more real and sinister than the Kenyan's demonstrated behavior.

That is fact, not opinion.

Did DU lose another (not so clever) idiot?

21 posted on 06/16/2012 12:01:38 PM PDT by publius911 (Formerly Publius 6961, formerly jennsdad)
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To: publius911

The kenyan’s behavior is certifiably communist, to be sure ... and he despises america ... that being said ... so did joseph smith ... who also hated america ... never forget that smith is romney’s god and hero


22 posted on 06/16/2012 12:18:25 PM PDT by Patton@Bastogne (Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin will DEFEAT the Obama-Romney Socialist Gay-Marriage Axis of Evil)
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To: Innovative

Sure, let’s all ignore laws; I will not pay income tax anymore.


23 posted on 06/16/2012 1:41:02 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: Dick Bachert
"Bottom line? If you are STILL unconvinced that this guy is a clear and present danger to YOUR way of life, you probably live in a refrigerator crate behind a vacant warehouse. And if that is NOT your current living condition, re-elect this guy and it shortly will be."

Well said! Too bad that many, especially many here who are supposed to be "the cream of the crop" of conservatives, still don't grasp this.

24 posted on 06/16/2012 1:41:43 PM PDT by Innovative (None are so blind that will not see.)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

But we KNOW what Obama is doing, don’t we?

Also — your tagline is inaccurate — Newt endorsed and has been campaigning for Romney and Palin also declared she will work to elect “ABO” (Anyone but Obama)and that’s Romney.


25 posted on 06/16/2012 1:44:30 PM PDT by Innovative (None are so blind that will not see.)
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To: Innovative

How many white people will be granted citizenship under this change?


26 posted on 06/16/2012 1:45:46 PM PDT by DMG2FUN
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To: Uncle Miltie

Must be nice that you can afford to let others do the dirty work while you stay pure.


27 posted on 06/16/2012 5:46:40 PM PDT by DB
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To: Innovative

“The primaries are over, ABO IS Romney.”

The term “anybody” could include Virgil Goode... unless you’re changing the dictionary definition.


28 posted on 06/18/2012 12:51:13 PM PDT by libdestroyer
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To: Innovative

“Well said! Too bad that many, especially many here who are supposed to be “the cream of the crop” of conservatives, still don’t grasp this.”

Yeah, yeah... too bad.

Now can you please stop spamming FR with ABO posts bashing principled conservatives that have different views? I thought Jim called a truce? You’re not going to win this argument, I promise that much.


29 posted on 06/18/2012 12:56:51 PM PDT by libdestroyer
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