Posted on 01/29/2014 3:54:20 AM PST by markomalley
Edited on 01/29/2014 5:53:22 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Congressional Republicans are taking President Obama to court over his use of executive power to sidestep Congress.
The executive actions that Obama touted during the State of the Union speech are adding fresh urgency to the legal efforts of Republicans, who say he is using the authority of his office in unprecedented ways.
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I couldn’t agree with you more. I have had a belly full of these cowards.
Oh I'd be scared. What's the next step. Double secret probation?
I think using these numbers is being very disingenuous. What was in these executive orders signed by these presidents? One signed by Bush or Clinton designating Thursday as People With Two Left Feet Day is a lot different than one signed by Obama that tramples the Second Amendment or shuts down the coal industry. I wish FOX news would give the numbers game a rest and talk about what kind of action Barry’s EOs are taking and how it affects us.
For the record.......
what would you have them do?
Going to court on specific subjects is the only legal recourse they have
2am:
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“Hello?”
“John, if you wanna keep that adoption thing under wraps, you’ll make sure Obama gets his way. Got it?”
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HOORAY markomalley! Post #1 echoes my sentiments exactly. Great post/thread BUMP!
You would use the law to oppose socialism? But it is upon the law that socialism itself relies. Socialists desire to practice legal plunder, not illegal plunder. Socialists, like all other monopolists, desire to make the law their own weapon. And when once the law is on the side of socialism, how can it be used against socialism? For when plunder is abetted by the law, it does not fear your courts, your gendarmes, and your prisons. Rather, it may call upon them for help. - Bastiat
Maybe they should sign a “strongly worded” letter. That would really shake things up. /S
only if it is written in red crayon.
Is Issa still napping?
Nailed it. I agree completely.
I would say both are willing participants.
It is BS as the court will rule that it’s the political process and Congress has it’s own remedy, two chief criteria that the judiciary uses when deciding on hearing the case.
Scotus is not the enforcement arm of the Constitution. It is the arbiter of what’s constitutional. Congress has it’s own tools. Impeachment being one. The next is throwing political temper tantrums like government shut downs.
A man of few (but well chosen) words! I like that!
Congress has no recourse through the judiciary regarding excessive rule bending, and Presidential executive orders.
Congress was given all the tools it needs to put the President in check.
Lawsuits require a specific conflict in order to proceed. The threat to use more executive action isn't "ripe" for a decision.
A strongly worded letter won’t work.
It’s time for a STERNLY worded letter!
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It’s time to use the red crayon!
They know Obama controls the courts. That is why they are going this route instead of defunding and impeaching.
this will take years if ever to get through the courts. The GOP knows this.
It’s all part of the uniparty pony show.
There, fixed it.
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