Condoning Lawlessness

Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk to you again
--Simon & Garfunkel

Judge Nap discusses President Obama's federal lawlessness and lack of congressional intervention.

As the supreme law of the land, the Constitution delegates "all legislative powers" to Congress. All. The Constitution also requires the president to swear to "faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States" and "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."

As such, presidental law writing and/or failure to enforce laws passed by Congress is unconstitutional and violates the oath of office.

The Judge lists some of the ways that Obama has broken the law:

Bombing Libya without a declaration of war from Congress.

Creating a new set of rules outside of Congress to permit 11 million illegal immigrants from being deported.

Using drones to kill people without either a) declaration of war from Congress on the country housing the targets or b) affording the targets due process.

Broad spying on the US public without a law authorized by Congress.

Dozens of changes made to the Affordable Care Act without congressional approval.

Moving to permit the Department of Homeland Security to monitor movement on public roads by photographing license plates of all motor vehicles.

Save for isolated actions such as Senator Rand Paul's class action lawsuit that sues the NSA over its spying program, Congress has been condoning the president's lawlessness by doing nothing.

As the judge observes, congresspeople who do not challenge this president's unlawful behavior have failed their oaths of office as well. They are unfit to govern in a free society, and should be removed from office.