Following the State of the Union address, Chairman Ryan argues that President Obama’s approach of “going around the Constitution” and skirting the legislative process entails “a violation of his oath.”
National Review, January 29, 2014Marijuana actually remains illegal in Colorado and throughout the United States, but the Obama administration refuses to enforce the law as written—instead continuing to enforce only the laws it likes.
Ricochet.com, January 8, 2014Renowned left-leaning legal scholar Jonathan Turley warns the House Judiciary Committee that Obama’s imperial presidency poses a severe danger to the constitutional separation of powers.
Real Clear Politics, December 4, 2013
In weakening the filibuster through a partisan vote, Harry Reid and company blithely disregarded the rules of the Senate, taking cues from a president who cavalierly disregards the laws of the land.
National Review, November 28, 2013
Under the Obama administration, political expediency trumps the rule of law.
The Weekly Standard, November 15, 2013What gives President Obama the authority to circumvent Congress and change his centerpiece legislation unilaterally?
National Review, November 14, 2013In response to President Obama’s long and growing list of refusals to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” Republicans should defend the rule of law and trust in the American people.
The Weekly Standard, September 2, 2013President Obama’s brazen and dangerous disregard for the rule of law is the sort of behavior one expects from a third-world dictator, not an American president.
The Washington Post, August 15, 2013There is no excuse for President Obama’s illegal suspension of Obamacare’s employer mandate and his brokering of an illegal Obamacare bailout for the political class.
The Washington Post, August 14, 2013
President Obama’s refusal to enforce his signature legislation as written raises the question of whether a future GOP president could similarly pick and choose what parts of Obamacare to ignore.
The Weekly Standard, August 2, 2013Obama is using his campaign-style rhetoric to shift support to the national-leader model of government he prefers.
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2013President Obama is candid with the New York Times, admitting he’s quite comfortable exercising de facto lawmaking power from the White House and doesn’t care what Congress thinks about it.
Hot Air, July 29, 2013
When the Supreme Court rules unanimously against the White House, the American people should take note.
USA Today, July 23, 2013The call to vote on two Obamacare-related bills forces Democrats to acknowledge whether, when it comes to the process of changing the law, they really view Congress as “unnecessary.”
National Review, July 17, 2013A former federal appellate court judge argues that Obama’s unilateral suspension of laws, as if exercising the royal prerogative, is banned by the Constitution and threatens the republic.
The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2013