Obama is rapidly moving the US to a Rule by Decree form of strongman government. Congress becomes largely a front organization to give the appearance of a representative republic, but serves more as a backdrop for the selective application of laws and regulations at the whim of the Big Banana. This is the model followed in Venezuela and the ghost of Hugo Chavez seems to have moved into the Whit House.
“Congress becomes largely a front organization to give the appearance of a representative republic, but serves more as a backdrop for the selective application of laws and regulations at the whim of the Big Banana.”
This is exactly why Harry Reid has obstructed every piece of legislation (including a budget) since the passage of 0bamacare. The idea is to deliberately create a dysfunctional Congressional gridlock so that 0bama can assume de facto dictatorial powers to rule by decree.