In their quest to stop President Obama from doing anything, House
Republicans are trying to pass a new bill that would give them the
authority to sue Obama for being president.
According to
The Hill:
House Republicans are again taking aim at the Obama administration for its failure to enforce laws passed by Congress.
Republicans serving on two key committees have introduced
legislation that would allow the House or Senate to authorize a lawsuit
against the Obama administration.
The ENFORCE the Laws Act is the latest GOP response to complaints
that President Obama is willfully ignoring or altering federal law. As
examples, Republicans have cited the several delays to ObamaCare
provisions, and Obama’s 2011 decision to delay deportation proceedings
against illegal immigrants who have not committed a crime.
This is the second time that Republicans have tried this stunt. The
STOP Act went nowhere, so House Republicans want the power to sue
President Obama for doing his job. Their claim is that the head of the
executive branch of our government does not have the authority to make
decisions in implementing the law.
It’s time for a basic civics
lesson for Republicans. The legislative branch passes laws. The
executive branch implements laws. What House Republicans are suggesting
is that President Obama does not have the constitutional authority to
implement any law without their consent. Courts have ruled for decades
that the executive branch has discretionary powers when it comes to
implementing the law. The legal standard is that the law has to be
implemented in a timely fashion. President Obama has not refused to
implement any laws.
Republicans claim that Obama is engaging in constitutional overreach,
but this piece of legislation in the House suggests that it is the
Republicans who are trying to tilt the balance of constitutional powers.
They are trying to take power away from the executive branch, and
render President Obama politically paralyzed.
Obama has promised a year of action. The idea that the president
might use his powers to accomplish anything has sent Republicans fleeing
to the courts, where they are literally trying to sue Barack Obama for
being president.
Republicans Propose New Bill That Would Sue Obama For Being President was written by Jason Easley for PoliticusUSA.
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