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gordosan said...
One last thought on this topic. I'm really bothered by this administrations disdain for the constitution. I'm afraid that we could see a major constitutional crisis before his term is done. Not predicting it will happen; but I'm definitely worried. The Imperial Presidency has been growing for a couple of decades; but Obama has it on steroids.
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President Obama's second term could really be something. In the latest disdain for the Constitution's checks and balances, the National Labor Relations Board has declared that it doesn't like the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday ruling that three board members were illegally appointed so it plans to ignore it.
"The Board respectfully disagrees with today's decision and believes that the President's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld," Chairman Mark Pearce said in a statement. "It should be noted that this order applies to only one specific case, Noel Canning, and that similar questions have been raised in more than a dozen cases pending in other courts of appeals.
"In the meantime, the Board has important work to do. The parties who come to us seek and expect careful consideration and resolution of their cases, and for that reason, we will continue to perform our statutory duties and issue decisions."
So, let's see. First, President Obama bypasses the Senate's advice and consent power by making "recess" appointments while the Senate was in pro-forma session specifically to prevent recess appointments. Then when a federal court rules the recess appointments illegal, the NLRB declares that it will keep doing business as if nothing happened.
Without Mr. Obama's illegal appointments, the board would have been without a quorum and unable to decide a single case. That lawless behavior means more than 200 of the NLRB's rulings in the past year are in limbo. It's bad enough to force those 200 litigants to appeal rulings that are sure to be overturned. But the board wants to keep issuing new rulings though it now knows that a unanimous appeals court has declared them illegal, pending a Supreme Court review that may never happen.
Mr. Obama can legally reconstitute the NLRB by getting his appointees confirmed by the Senate. Meantime, Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns is right to call on the illegal members to resign. If they won't, Congress should stop funding the NLRB as soon as the continuing spending resolution expires in March.
PanchoLefty
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lhorns said...
And, to those worried about the disrespect toward Obama, I can somewhat agree with you, but.......
1) is Obama respectful of those that disagree with him? I would argue "no." He and his cronies constantly demonize or belittle his opponents and dispose of their ideas without addressing them. And how often does a person risk disagreeing with him without a supporter of Obama - often even people in an official capacity - saying or insinuating that any opposition to his ideas must be racism?
2) Is Obama respectful of the Constitution? I would argue no. He interprets the Constitution selectively and treats it like a buffet line. He picks and chooses what parts he will choose to use to his advantage, support or disregard. Others have done similarly - Jackson most notably, as well as both Roosevelts and LBJ - but (my opinion) it seems to me that Obama is worse about it on the most basic of Constitutional issues. Some of his actions seem focused on directly impacting individual rights. And they seem to circumvent Congress (checks-and-balances/separation of powers) more than the others.
He is the president. He was elected. I get it. I can respect the office. I don't believe he is evil or has evil intentions. I might like the guy just fine if he came to a backyard barbecue at my house. But I honestly and fully believe he is wrong and the arrogance of many of his actions are dangerous to the short and long term success of the country.
His actions are, in my opinion, remarkable short-sighted for someone of his intelligence.
PanchoLefty
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