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<blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 2545874" data-attributes="member: 18914"><p>This is a completely proper step to take, though it may not prove to be fruitful. The President has repeatedly and arbitrarily chosen to grant exemptions not provided for by law. He has also taken questionable actions by simply ignoring laws that have been passed. Someone earlier said the President was elected to take action or do things, well not quite. He is elected to, in part, "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" - simply ignoring laws or refusing to act in accordance with a duly enacted law amount to an illegal, extra-constitutional veto.</p><p>In similar circumstances in the past the Supreme Court has already decided that Presidents cannot impound appropriated dollars and refuse to expend them for a duly designated purpose, etc (I think Nixon got zapped with that).</p><p></p><p>I am not a fan of Speaker Boehner's performance overall but this one act is not just political theater it has valid substance behind it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mugsy, post: 2545874, member: 18914"] This is a completely proper step to take, though it may not prove to be fruitful. The President has repeatedly and arbitrarily chosen to grant exemptions not provided for by law. He has also taken questionable actions by simply ignoring laws that have been passed. Someone earlier said the President was elected to take action or do things, well not quite. He is elected to, in part, "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" - simply ignoring laws or refusing to act in accordance with a duly enacted law amount to an illegal, extra-constitutional veto. In similar circumstances in the past the Supreme Court has already decided that Presidents cannot impound appropriated dollars and refuse to expend them for a duly designated purpose, etc (I think Nixon got zapped with that). I am not a fan of Speaker Boehner's performance overall but this one act is not just political theater it has valid substance behind it. [/QUOTE]
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