US Law trumps his pen!
Publisher's note: I'm serious about the headline, and I'm fed up! Is there no end to this man’s abuses of power, or his out and out lies?! Has he not broken enough laws yet, or trashed the US Constitution sufficiently?! How is it that he is not made to answer for anything; not Fast and Furious, not Benghazi, not what happened to our Seals...NOTHING?!
Since taking office, he has increased our National Debt, (currently over $100T when the unfunded entitlements and mandates are factored in) by about $7T, and nothing is being done to slow the out of control spending; and that doesn't seem to bother anyone?!
Our government is spying on us more than ever; attacking law abiding Americans that dare challenge him with the IRS; aiding, funding, and arming our enemies, while simultaneously trying to disarm We The People is over-looked?!
Attempting to force most Americans to buy a product that no one asked for, wants, or can afford, under penalty of a fine, while granting hand-picked exemptions to his political allies, himself, and the whole of Congress?! And no one who can do anything, is doing anything; not the Congress, not SCOTUS, and not the military.
But he has a pen?! Well, Mr. President, we have laws, and they cannot be ignored by your pen!
Fox News: With his newly announced overhaul of National Security Agency surveillance activities, President Obama has once again hit a nerve with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.
The president, as he often does when facing a nettlesome problem, used his executive powers to implement changes. In his address on Friday, Obama said he's approved a "new presidential directive for our signals intelligence activities both at home and abroad."
The directive, Obama said, would strengthen oversight of intelligence and ensure trade and investment relationships are taken into account when spying. The president also went on to order a transition away from the bulk data collection program in its current form -- and restrict the ability of analysts to access that database during the transition.
Some House Democrats said executive actions alone were not enough.
"It is now time for Congress to take the next step by enacting legislation to appropriately limit these programs," Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said in a statement, adding that Congress must "trust but codify" when it comes to the president's promises.
"Executive Branch overreach in the name of national security did not start -- and will not end -- with this administration," New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler said in a written statement. "The balance of powers enumerated in the Constitution must be respected for generations to come, regardless of who occupies the White House."