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One thing that sets this nation apart from the third world countries is the people respect the rule of law, but under the dear leader, pretty much is turning in Hugo Chavez-North and his Junta just do whatever they want without any recourse. A couple Law Professors testified today:
Professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law Center
Professor Nicholas Rosenkranz, Georgetown Law Center
full text of his testimony http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/...mony_FINAL.pdf
Professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law Center
People of good faith can clearly disagree on where the line is drawn over the failure to fully enforce federal laws. There is ample room given to a president in setting priorities in the enforcement of laws. A president is not required to enforce all laws equally or dedicate the same resources to every federal program. Even with this ample allowance, however, I believe that President Barack Obama has crossed the constitutional line between discretionary enforcement and defiance of federal law.
The President has a personal obligation to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” The word “faithfully” is, perhaps, a broad grant of discretion, but it is also a real and important constraint. The President cannot suspend laws altogether. He cannot favor unenacted bills over duly enacted laws. And he cannot discriminate on the basis of politics in his execution of the laws. The President has crossed all three of these lines.
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