“I don’t see any part of the Constitution or the amendments to it that
say the President has the right, if Congress is less popular than he is,
to ignore their responsibilities to legislate and his responsibility to
execute, to faithfully execute, the laws of the United States,” Rove
said on Fox’s “America’s Newsroom.”
And then there was the whole expansive rant by Cheney about expanding the Executive Branch scope of power.
...can issue executive orders, which have the force of law but do not have to be approved by congress.
Karl, really thinks the American people are this stupid? I can see the political ads now. "Congressman states Executive Orders are unconstitutional in error of understanding the US Constitution. Who do you trust with your legislative seat in Washington?"
Now if Karl wants to discuss the CONSTITUTIONALITY of Bush's decrees that attacked the wall between church and state, we can begin with one of the very first he wrote. In 2001 alone, Bush wrote at least 55 Executive orders.
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to help the Federal Government coordinate a national effort to expand opportunities for faith-based and other community organizations and to strengthen their capacity to better meet social needs in America's communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The US Government is not suppose to support religious initiatives. Religion is suppose to stand on it's own as per the tithing of it's members. Religion stands alone in the USA as a right with the privilege of taxable non-profit. That didn't stop Bush though, did it?
So, for all those Red States where Congressmen seem to be confused about Executive Orders (click here), opposing candidates might want to point to what the Executive Order has actually done for them under previous administrations.
February 3, 2014
With Brad Friedman...
After a recent three-to-three decision (click here) by a partisan-deadlocked Federal Elections Commission (FEC), Karl Rove may have thought he was off the hook for federal campaign finance violations by his Crossroads GPS organization. Two non-profit, good government groups, however, feel differently. Last Friday, they filed a federal lawsuit [PDF] against the FEC in hopes of forcing the agency to reverse its ruling, revisit the complaint against his group's 2010 electioneering, and to enforce federal campaign finance rules as specified by law.
Late last Friday, Attorneys from the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center and the Public Citizen Litigation Group filed a civil complaint against the FEC in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
The suit seeks to reverse what the plaintiffs describe as an "arbitrary" and "capricious" decision by the three Republican FEC Commissioners, in contradiction of the advice of their own staff attorneys, to dismiss the administrative complaint the groups had filed against Rove's organization. That administrative complaint charged that Rove's group violated federal campaign finance law during the 2010 election cycle....
And then there was the whole expansive rant by Cheney about expanding the Executive Branch scope of power.
Executive power: an overview (click here)
In its first three articles, the U.S. Constitution outlines the branches of the U.S. Government, the powers that they contain and the limitations to which they must adhere. Article II outlines the duties of the Executive Branch....can issue executive orders, which have the force of law but do not have to be approved by congress.
Karl, really thinks the American people are this stupid? I can see the political ads now. "Congressman states Executive Orders are unconstitutional in error of understanding the US Constitution. Who do you trust with your legislative seat in Washington?"
Now if Karl wants to discuss the CONSTITUTIONALITY of Bush's decrees that attacked the wall between church and state, we can begin with one of the very first he wrote. In 2001 alone, Bush wrote at least 55 Executive orders.
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 29, 2001
Executive Order
Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (click here)Office of the Press Secretary
January 29, 2001
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to help the Federal Government coordinate a national effort to expand opportunities for faith-based and other community organizations and to strengthen their capacity to better meet social needs in America's communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The US Government is not suppose to support religious initiatives. Religion is suppose to stand on it's own as per the tithing of it's members. Religion stands alone in the USA as a right with the privilege of taxable non-profit. That didn't stop Bush though, did it?
So, for all those Red States where Congressmen seem to be confused about Executive Orders (click here), opposing candidates might want to point to what the Executive Order has actually done for them under previous administrations.
February 3, 2014
With Brad Friedman...
After a recent three-to-three decision (click here) by a partisan-deadlocked Federal Elections Commission (FEC), Karl Rove may have thought he was off the hook for federal campaign finance violations by his Crossroads GPS organization. Two non-profit, good government groups, however, feel differently. Last Friday, they filed a federal lawsuit [PDF] against the FEC in hopes of forcing the agency to reverse its ruling, revisit the complaint against his group's 2010 electioneering, and to enforce federal campaign finance rules as specified by law.
Late last Friday, Attorneys from the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center and the Public Citizen Litigation Group filed a civil complaint against the FEC in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
The suit seeks to reverse what the plaintiffs describe as an "arbitrary" and "capricious" decision by the three Republican FEC Commissioners, in contradiction of the advice of their own staff attorneys, to dismiss the administrative complaint the groups had filed against Rove's organization. That administrative complaint charged that Rove's group violated federal campaign finance law during the 2010 election cycle....
