Originally published in The Daily Caller, May 22, 2013 – What the Supreme Court’s decision in Arlington v. FCC means for America – On Monday, the Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of Arlington v. FCC. The issue, according to Justice Scalia’s opinion for a majority that included Justices Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and [...]
Calvin Woodward reports in the Washington Guardian on the quickening pace of Obama Administration regulations. It’s fast forward in a high speed lane that bypasses Congress. Read story here.
Originally published in The Daily Caller, February 7, 2013 – Drone policy isn’t the only area where Obama has stretched his authority — Occasionally, even in today’s hyper-partisan political climate, conservatives and liberals find something to agree about. That President Obama might be abusing his authority in ordering drone strikes on American citizens, without congressional [...]
Originally published in The Daily Caller, January 26, 2013 – DC Circuit gets it right on NLRB appointments – The Obama administration’s whatever-it-takes theory of constitutional governance hit a bump in the road Friday at the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. A unanimous three-judge panel of that court ruled (in Noel Canning v. [...]
The National Law Journal reports on a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision invalidating President Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and calling into question the validity of his appointment of Richard Cordray to the consumer protection agency. Read NLJ story here.
Originally published in The Daily Caller, January 15, 2012 – Obama’s gun-violence executive orders and the Constitution – As soon as tomorrow, President Obama will announce his administration’s initial steps for dealing with gun violence. It is expected that he will propose measures for congressional action. But recognizing that most legislative proposals will attract powerful resistance, [...]
Originally published in The Daily Caller, December 31, 2012 – Lisa Jackson and the limits of executive power — Lisa Jackson’s departure as administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is being lamented by environmentalists and cautiously celebrated by many in business and industry. Environmentalists have only high praise for Jackson’s aggressive efforts to adopt [...]
This story in The Blog of the Legal Times reports that 41 Republican senators have filed an amicus brief in a challenge to President Obama’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. As the story notes, House Republicans have also filed an amicus brief.
Writing in yesterday’s New York Times, Fred Bernstein challenges the constituent service role of our elected representatives in Congress. It’s as if we have elected these people to run complaint departments, rather than solve the enormous challenges our nation faces.
This report from The Washington Times makes you wonder what House Democrats were and are thinking by having Nancy Pelosi as their leader. What ever happened to the idea that he legislative branch would be jealous of its own powers and pergatives? House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., thinks that President Obama should unilaterally eliminate [...]
Charles Krauthammer, writing in yesterday’s Oregonian, argues that President Obama’s declaration that young, undocumented aliens will not be deported is another example of a lawless President in action. Prediction — Krauthammer will be accused of having no concern for the equities of the President’s effort to assist innocent young people brought to the U.S. illegally [...]
Originally published in The Daily Caller — June 4, 2012 – Supreme Court right to strike down HUD rule – In late May, in the case of Freeman v. Quicken Loans, the United States Supreme Court held that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had exceeded its authority under the Real Estate Settlement [...]
Two days ago, Judge Jerry Smith of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Department of Justice to explain whether the government agreed or disagreed that the federal courts have authority to invalidate laws they find to be beyond Congress’ constitutional authority. The order was specifically framed in the context of President Obama’s recent [...]
Writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, Laura Meckler documents the ways in which the Obama Administration has expanded executive powers.
This report in The National Law Journal details how the power of the prosecutor was abused in the Ted Stevens case. It should stand as a reminder of the fundamental importance of our constitutional guarantee of due process.
Newser reports [here] that General Motors is paying$182 million in bonuses to white collar workers and $332 million to factory workers. Many of those are the same people to whom the Obama Administration transferred stock values owned by investors. But not to worry. President Obama says[reported here] that unions are not “special interests.” It makes [...]
Originally published in The Daily Caller 2/28/12 – During last week’s Republican presidential debate in Arizona, Mitt Romney said: “I will repeal Obamacare.” In a February 4 tweet, Newt Gingrich said: “On day one I will repeal Obamacare.” In a campaign ad released on December 9, Rick Perry said: “I’m an outsider who will repeal [...]
Not the President, obviously. cnsnews.com reports [here] Obama’s latest thumbing of his nose to the Constitution. “When Congress refuses to act,” said the President, “Joe and I are going to act.”
