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Ron Paul Rages "Will No One Challenge Obama’s Executive Orders?"
zero hedge ^ | 2/10/14 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 02/10/2014 5:23:42 PM PST by Nachum

Submitted by Ron Paul of the Ron Paul Institute,

President Obama’s state of the union pledge to “act with or without Congress” marks a milestone in presidential usurpation of Congressional authority. Most modern presidents have used executive orders to change and even create laws without Congressional approval. However President Obama is unusually brazen, in that most Presidents do not brag about their plans to rule by executive order in state of the union speeches.

Sadly, his pledge to use his pen to implement laws and polices without the consent of Congress not only received thunderous applause from representatives of the president’s party, some representatives have even pledged to help Obama get around Congress by providing him with ideas for executive orders. The Constitution’s authors would be horrified to see legislators actively aiding and abetting a president taking power away from the legislature.

Executive orders are perfectly legitimate and even necessary if, in the words of leading Constitutional Scholar Judge Andrew Napolitano, they “…. guide the executive branch on how to enforce a law or…complement and supplement what Congress has already done.” The problem is that most modern presidents have abused this power to issue orders that, as Judge Napolitano puts it, “restates federal law, or contradicts federal law, or does the opposite of what the federal law is supposed to do.”

Political opponents of the president rightly condemned Obama for disregarding the Constitution. However, it was not that long ago that many of the same politicians were labeling as “unpatriotic” or worse anyone who dared question President Bush’s assertions the he had the “inherent” authority to launch wars, spy on Americans, and even indefinitely detain American citizens.

Partisan considerations also make some members of the opposition party hesitate to reign in the president. These members are reluctant to set a

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1 posted on 02/10/2014 5:23:42 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Nutless wonders beholden to their money and power. That is why no one will do anythign about it. The right will scream, or some of them will, but that’s about it. THey stir the pot to get re-elcted and then forget about it.


2 posted on 02/10/2014 5:26:09 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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To: Nachum
Fahgeddaboudit. Nobody challenged Hitler in 1934 either, when they still could have.
3 posted on 02/10/2014 5:28:33 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Nachum

I’ll take “Sure Don’t Look Like It” for $200,000,000,000,000, Alex.


4 posted on 02/10/2014 5:30:19 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
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To: Nachum

The Progressive Republicans and Progressive Democrats are not going to stop Obama. He’s on a roll and we’re almost an irrevocably socialist nation now.


5 posted on 02/10/2014 5:30:34 PM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: vpintheak; Nachum; hinckley buzzard

Our grandparents and parents would’ve already revolted.


6 posted on 02/10/2014 5:30:52 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: Nachum

Nah, anyone expecting opposition from the GOP might as well pound sand. Ain’t going to happen.

No guts and no glory.


7 posted on 02/10/2014 5:32:15 PM PST by dforest
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To: Nachum

He always screws up his legitimate points with bs like Bush started his own wars. The moron was in Congress and voted FOR the war in Afghanistan.


8 posted on 02/10/2014 5:32:23 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Nachum

Ron Paul is right!The republicans have been going along to get along while odumbo does anything he pleases while even the courts can’t even control this nut!


9 posted on 02/10/2014 5:34:29 PM PST by plainshame
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To: hinckley buzzard

Yep.


10 posted on 02/10/2014 5:35:40 PM PST by Howie66 (Molon Labe, Traitors!)
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To: Nachum

Which is why we need a Con Con.


11 posted on 02/10/2014 5:36:44 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Nachum

Ah, he finally found an issue to speak up about. Belatedly. Too bad about his reputation.


12 posted on 02/10/2014 5:37:33 PM PST by Olog-hai
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13 posted on 02/10/2014 5:39:26 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Jealousy is when you count someone else's blessings instead of your own.)
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To: Olog-hai

Ron has a great reputation unless you are communist.


14 posted on 02/10/2014 5:39:32 PM PST by plainshame
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To: plainshame

Sure, his reputation is great w.r.t. Israel and Jews.


15 posted on 02/10/2014 5:40:44 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No, they wouldn’t.

They’d be baby boomers and union shops stewards getting their pie.

Our remote ancestors, now they were shooting by now. but that blood has been bred out of America, except for neanderthal throwbacks like you and me...


16 posted on 02/10/2014 5:41:38 PM PST by Old Sarge (TINVOWOOT: There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This)
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To: Nachum

Sure it didn’t come off of Stormfront?


17 posted on 02/10/2014 5:42:58 PM PST by Old Sarge (TINVOWOOT: There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This)
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To: Nachum

I blame the half of America that has sat on their hands instead of marching on Washington.


18 posted on 02/10/2014 5:44:45 PM PST by Eddie01 (Liberals lie about everything all the time.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Our grandparents and parents would’ve already revolted.

Before or after the social security checks didn't show? I see lots of parents and grandparents who can't be bothered to care so long as the "gets paid."

19 posted on 02/10/2014 5:45:56 PM PST by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: Nachum

Hey, his kid’s a Senator.

Instead of suing the Kenyan prick, he could always submit a bill on the Senate floor to nullify the Imperial Decrees.


20 posted on 02/10/2014 5:46:03 PM PST by Regulator
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