Obama’s Imperial Presidency

On immigration, the White House is trampling constitutional principles.
August 11, 2010
Bill McCollum

In the words of our second president: We are a government of laws, not of men. This key principle, which places our Constitution above our leaders, set young America apart from the governments of monarchical Europe. Regrettably, President Obama is endangering this venerable tradition by deliberately and systematically seeking to expand executive power well beyond its proper boundaries. In the process, he is trampling both the constitutional authority of Congress and the sovereign rights of the states.

This bold power grab is directed at immigration, which is predominantly a domestic-policy matter, where unilateral presidential authority is inherently weak. Obama’s efforts appear to be driven by crass political considerations, making them all the more unprecedented and unfortunate. the rest image

This president seems committed to running a government of men that rules without regard for the law. A government of laws is what the Constitution requires, and what the American people demand.

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