Monday, July 25, 2011

Obama and La Raza: Bypass Congress

UPDATE, June 15, 2012: OBAMA BYPASSES CONGRESS ON IMMIGRATION
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Obama, the imperial president, told the National Council of La Raza that he finds it tempting to bypass Congress and change laws on his own.

His audience encourages King Obama, chanting "yes we can, yes we can!"

Alas, Obama acknowledges that's not how government works.

Video.




Transcript, from the White House.

THE PRESIDENT: Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. (Applause.) And believe me, right now dealing with Congress --

AUDIENCE: Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!

THE PRESIDENT: Believe me -- believe me, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting. (Laughter.) I promise you. Not just on immigration reform. (Laughter.) But that's not how -- that's not how our system works.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Change it!

THE PRESIDENT: That’s not how our democracy functions. That's not how our Constitution is written.

Thank God.

Of course, Obama does everything he can to skirt the Constitution and its checks and balances.

Obama is a petulant president.

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UPDATE:

Peter Wehner and I think alike.

Obama is petulant. It's not a word I often use, but it perfectly fits Obama.


Read "Our Petulant and Inept President," by Peter Wehner.

3 comments:

Jonathan said...

Actually, it was George Bush and Dick Cheney who flouted the laws of the US and bypassed the constitution, other laws, American principles, and basic human decency by explicitly justifying torture and etraordinary rendition.

It's bizarre for people on the right to point to the left and say that they are trying to bypass laws when every day you claim that all they want to do is make more laws. You really should try to make your arguments more consistent.

Mary said...

Libya.

Czars.

Executive orders.

Ron said...

why is it always Bush with the left... he did not run last election - he can not run again... Obama has outspent Bush's full 8 years in 2 years and plans on even more... Obama is still in the wars you on the left Hate - doing exactly the same things and started another 1 unilaterally -- As for inconsistant - the left's arguements always contradict themselves in time - as they are proven wrong... they just flip flop the arguement... 1970 - we would be in an ice age by now... now we will burn up the planet - 1970 we need to get rid of paper bags - for plastic... now we need to get rid of plastic... we needed to eliminate the draft - went volunteer - now we need to reinstate the draft... I can go on and on... the left lies to advance its agenda - the left hurts people to advance its agenda -- this threatening President is a disgrace - And He is no Ronald Reagan nor deserves that level of respect... period