Boehner May Sue White House Because Obama Acts Like A President
Funny, when other presidents exercised their executive actions they weren’t sued for it, but that ‘s exactly what House Speaker John Boehner is considering against Barack Obama.
The lawsuit could set up a significant test of constitutional checks and balances, with the legislative branch suing the executive branch for ignoring its mandates, and the judiciary branch deciding the outcome.
Boehner told the House Republican Conference during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning that he has been consulting with legal scholars and plans to unveil his next steps this week or next, according to sources in the room…
It remains unclear which executive action or actions the House would challenge, but Obama has given Congress ample targets. In the last several years, he has issued executive actions halting deportations of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the country as children, extending the family and medical leave benefits to gay couples and raising the minimum wage for federal contractors. He has also worked around legislative deadlines for enacting provisions of the Affordable Care Act and issued other executive actions relating to the environment and the gender and race pay gap.
Obama has said he takes executive action because of a divided Congress’ inability to pass laws targeting important issues of the day. Congressional Republicans contend such actions are unconstitutional and thwart Congress’ power.
The number of executive orders issued so far by President Obama pales in comparison to many former presidents of both parties, but never has there been this kind of outcry about what a president can, and in some cases must, do.
William June 24th, 2014 at 9:08 pm
The emancipation proclamation was an executive order. Oh well another day, another republican whine-fest.
granpa.usthai June 25th, 2014 at 3:04 am
-it was really thought about by Cheney, before Obama lovers stole the idea.
Cheney in front of draft board, 1960’s:
I know it’s my fifth request for deferment, but this is so important to mankind, I may be able to find a cure for cancer.
-but you’re majoring in corporate greed sleaze.
exactly. They both eat away at the average life. If I can eat away first, cancer won’t even have a chance to mutate the first cell!!!
Obewon June 24th, 2014 at 9:10 pm
SCOTUS already preemptively debunked Boehner’s fundraising scam.
Counterclaim Count 1: Boehner’s throwing red meat to gin up donors who miss the ole Bachmann’s & Perry corndog contest.
Shades June 24th, 2014 at 9:11 pm
Sounds like red meat to satisfy the base. I don’t expect anything to come of it.
fancypants June 24th, 2014 at 9:41 pm
you to support the habit and the government pay isn’t enough…
granpa.usthai June 25th, 2014 at 2:52 am
oh goodie, will the people be able to file a class action against Congress?