White House Threatens to Veto Bills that Aim to Keep Executive Power in Check

PJ Tatler ^ | March 12, 2014 12:30 pm | Bridget Johnson

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The White House issued veto threats on Wednesday for a pair of bills reining in executive overreach that debuted and were debated on the House floor.

The Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act of 2014 puts in place a procedure that would expedite the ability of the House or Senate to sue the executive branch for failure to faithfully execute the laws. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), a former prosecutor who introduced the bill, said a three-judge panel at the federal district court level followed by direct appeal to the Supreme Court is necessary so that the president can’t stall litigation until his term is up.

The Office of Management and Budget said in the veto threat that it “strongly opposes” the bill “because it violates the separation of powers by purporting to permit the Congress to challenge in court the exercise by the President of one of his core constitutional functions—taking care that Federal laws are faithfully executed.” …

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

"You are SO right. ANY ‘show’ of our government acting on ‘our’ behalf is just that - a show."

Thanks, once upon a time, not real long ago, this was a great country.

[hal ogen]

Clown Prince nobama presides over a very sick anti-Free-America circus full of scary LIB/DIM asshat clowns. ALL should be in a dank prison cell with no reprieve.

[ourworldawry]

“ALL should be in a dank prison cell with no reprieve.”

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They WILL be once they run into their d.u.m.b.s. God is not going to let them ever come out once they are in there.

JESUS REIGNS!

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

I agree.