OBAMA'S ABUSE OF THE US CONSTITUTION

[Harry Riley]

Obama’s Abuse of the Constitution

by Colonel Bob Pappas, USMC, Retired
 

Any student of the Constitution, no matter how fleeting is stuck by the fact that it is a limiting document, which was the way the Founder’s intended it to be. That is, it limits the scope and power of government; and if a hammer was needed to drive home the point it was made by the Tenth Article of Amendment which states:

 

 “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

 

 “Big government” is most often meant to refer to efforts by leftists and RINOs to expand beyond the intended limits imposed by the Constitution and Amendments on the scope and power of the Federal Government. In the contemporary era the Federal Government has become so pervasive that it even has a website where fathers are given advice on how to “parent” at http://www.fatherhood.gov/ albeit fatherhood was not what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they affixed their signatures to the document which includes “…to promote the general welfare.” “Promoting the General Welfare” has been the lynchpin of virtually every leftist social program on the books.

 

It is well known Obama was an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State of Illinois. He voluntarily retired from law practice according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois Supreme Court. The website shows no disciplinary actions. http://www.iardc.org/ldetail.asp?id=533503328. His legal resume includes teaching Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. This suggests that Obama is well aware of the Constitution and in fact swore to uphold and defend it to the best of his ability.

 

The Constitution Article I, Section 1 states: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”

 

It has been long a practice of the Congress to include waiver provisions in legislation to facilitate exceptions. Those exceptions are generally construed to accommodate specific qualified individual cases. Given that there are within U.S.C., Title 8, “Aliens and Nationality” numerous provisions for waivers, it is notable that Obama did not issue an Executive Order that effectively implements the provisions of the “Dream Act” (failed legislation that would allow minor children at the time of entry of illegal immigrants to apply for work and residency) but instead made a speech to implement provisions of the Dream Act as a matter of Executive policy.

 

Obama said, “Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people. Over the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work authorization.

 

Now, let’s be clear. This is not amnesty. This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It’s not a permanent fix. This is a temporary, stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.”

 

He did this despite having on multiple earlier occasions asserted that he did not have the authority to do precisely what he did in his speech.   And so by sleight of hand, that is by having the Department of Homeland Security unilaterally implement the policy he avoids issuing an Executive Order which would likely be unconstitutional on its face, and achieves what he earlier asserted he had no authority to do. It is undeniable that Obama is looking for Latino votes by the ploy, and that may be a good politics but it has sinister implications given its corrosive effect on Constitutional Government.

 

This is not the first time that a President has abused his power, of which this case is a clear example. There is an excellent paper titled, “Policy Analysis” #358, Executive Orders and National Emergencies How Presidents Have Come to “Run the Country” by Usurping Legislative Power, by William J. Olson and Alan Woll dated 28 October 1999 which provides an extensive analysis and discussion of Clinton’s and earlier Presidents’ abuse of Executive authority whose lead Obama is following in the present case.

 

In light of the fact that the Democrat controlled Senate is nothing more than a lapdog for Obama, no effort by the Republican controlled House to override the Policy will have any effect other than to bring it into the public arena. And, if anyone expects Attorney General Holder to lift a finger, forget it.

 

The ultimate question is, “how long do Americans wait before getting actively involved in restoring Constitutional Government?” It is evident that the Obama Administration has no regard for the Constitution, has openly said so and now overtly acts on that disrespect; and Obama would say, “so what?” It’s probably too late to impeach him although it might be possible, but it’s not too late to vote him into oblivion!

 

Would wanting a return to Constitutional Government qualify one as a right wing extremist? If so, in a phrase, “I’m all in.” Are you, your Senators and U.S. Representative “all in?”

 

Semper Fidelis
Bob Pappas
 
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[Jean Turner]

OK......NOW  we're started.   The "high crimes, etc.," part.  I read where he had to "surrender his Bar because of "Perjury".....The question about having any alias....he wrote NO, and they already KNEW he was Barry Soetolo!!  PERJURY!!

OK...so NOW we have to find out what office in D.C.to start with.  I'll start right now on the D.C. website.   Jean

[Ed Watts]

He can't be charged with that one; it occurred before he was in office.

[Jean Turner]

They have filed IRS in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012,  with "O" using, if I understand correctly, the SSA # of a man born in 1896 in France.  He died while visiting his son in Hawaii during a time period that "O"'s Hawaii Granny did volunteer work at the Honolulu IRS office.  The SSA # is a Conn. issue number. "O" has never been a resident of Conn.  The use of that SSA # is FRAUD.

All I was able to find out last night is that the D.C. web site is garbeled crap.  I'll make some phone calls this afternoon when all the coffee breaks are over

[2qubpiy7cyc82]

I am anxiously awaiting more from you Jean....although I think many have tried and failed with this...we'll pray for your success!!!!

[Marvin Green]

Jean I suspect that the founding fathers never in their wildest dreams could have never imagined a society as corrupt as ours has become.  To them a person's word was their bond.  That a president would engage in the criminal activity we have seen from the current resident of the White House was something they could not fathom.  As I have said previously on this forum, imagine George Washington attempting to carry on an intelligent conversation with foul mouthed Joe Biden.  I have read quite a bit of Washington's papers and there is not one word in anything that I've read which would not be appropriate for the most tender ears.  They were a class of men and women who epitomized integrity, virtue, moral character, and all the rest of the values that went into making them ladies and gentlemen in the truest sense of the word.

To the best of my knowledge no law enforcement officer has ever even attempted to arrest and prefer charges against a sitting president.  It would take an incredibly determined and courageous officer of the law as well as a district attorney to attempt that.  You would also need a judge with an equal amount of spine to issue an extradition order.  The question also arises of what would the secret service do if someone showed up at the White House with an arrest warrant.

[2qubpiy7cyc82]

The Secret Service would step aside and let the American Legal system work the way it was designed to work.  The president is not above the law in this country.  He/she is a citizen and is subject to the same laws as the rest of us.  We don't have kings or dictators here.....at least not in theory.   Course in today's screwed up political system, the Constitution is all but null and void....while the ball less wonders in Congress sit in complicit guilt by their inaction towards this lying fraud, forger and traitor.  In my dreams, he and his wife are hauled out in chains, along with all the minions who do his traitorous bidding.  And the true patriots will rise up to reclaim the rights we are entitled to by virtue of our citizenship in this amazing country.  For too long we have lived with the nausea of corruption and thievery by politicians.  It's time for the second American Revolution....and I don't mean the communist one which is already seething under the surface of our daily lives. It is time to take back our country.

[Joe G Sanchez]

Golden Eagle,You have been blessed with words of wisdom and conviction,and to you sir i tell you as a patriot and former defender of this country, that there are many more of us who believe in the American way.The American way as you know encompasses multitudes of descriptions that would be used to identify the struggles of how America came to be the great country  and it looks as though we are going to add a new page to this history of how a usurper wormed his way into the highest position of the land and how the people united to rid them self,s of the disease. We shall in the months to come have an entire new congress, if the present congress continues to the ignore us and the people will revolt to gain what is being taken away.

[Joe G Sanchez]

Ok count me in  [e-mail] flying out of town tomorrow will not have lap top but will have smart phone if you want to get a hold of me,at that time i will give you my phone number to keep communication lines open,i,m all in for getting somebodies attention and i do have several conservative friends who i know will participate......Joe

[Jean Turner]

My response is back a page.   Jean