White House warns Obama could go around Congress

Yahoo News ^ | 26 Jan 2014

[mandaladon]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president's advisers are warning that if lawmakers won't work with the White House, the White House will go around them.

President Barack Obama makes his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Top White House aides say Obama will try to work with Congress where it's possible.

But press secretary Jay Carney and senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer say the White House will take action with executive orders if needed.

On ABC's "This Week," Carney says the White House will "bypass Congress where necessary."

Pfeiffer tells "Fox News Sunday" that Obama, quote, "has a pen, and he has a phone, and he's going to use those."

Republican Sen. Rand Paul tells CNN's "State of the Union" that it sounds like a threat.

[firebrand]

This has been said a thousand times before and is obvious anyway. Some of us believe the House should impeach anyway.

[bgill]

Don’t you just love how yahoo spins the headline from “will” to a more pleasant “could” go around Congress. They did that yesterday, too. Well, they and the rest of the msm does that constantly.

IOW, lil’ Adolf still hasn’t recognized the US Constitution.

[bgill]

Everything Obama does is with the GOP’s approval.

Which is why I despise them more than the RATs. At least the RATS don't hide the fact they hate conservatives whereas the GOP was supposed to be on our side.

[OneWingedShark]

The Republican House controls the purse strings. Everything Obama does is with the GOP’s approval.

Keep saying that, because it's true and people need to hear it.

[skinkinthegrass]

"the Tree of Liberty is sick from
glo-bull warming climate change!"nope...you maybe mistaken; it had been "ringed @ the base", so it died
very slowly..it started w/WW's 16th & 17th Admts to US Constitution.

[rfreedom4u]

Impeach the dick tater.

Shouldn’t that say “taker” instead of “tater?”

[chris37]

Then impeach them all.

[OneWingedShark]

The Little Dicktator has been ignoring the Constitution for the past 5 years. He’s by-passed Congress more than all of his predecessors, combined

That's not true: remember what Lincoln did.

[Iscool]

Seems just the threat they are making is justification for impeachment...

[Mad Dawgg]

[publius911]

White House warns Obama could go around Congress

So what's the big deal?
It's his absolute right. It's right there in the "anti-racist" clause of the Constitution, and also in the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
That's why no previous president had the legal power to use it before. Even the Congressional White Caucus agrees.

Q.E.D.
This racism is getting out of hand, and has got to stop!!

[publius911]

Well, D'OH!
If he's not in office, he can't be impeached!
By definition.

On the other hand...
What's the statute of limitations as it applies to the RICO laws?

[Twinkie]

“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”

Bears repeating.

[Caipirabob]

White House warns Obama could go around Congress

The house and the senate are bodies that represent the people for situations just like now where a president has gone rogue and no longer protects the God given rights of the people as described by the Constitution.

A president that cannot work through the people must leave the White House or be removed.

[bert]

The people’s rejoinder....

what goes around can be gone around

[molson209]

If Congress drops the soap they’re screwed

[bunkerhill7]

The People warn Obama that they could go around Congress

[LucyT]

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[Republican Wildcat]

On ABC's "This Week," Carney says the White House will "bypass Congress where necessary." Pfeiffer tells "Fox News Sunday" that Obama, quote, "has a pen, and he has a phone, and he's going to use those."

"The Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire!"

[McGruff]