The president's power grab

Obama is not a dictator, but there is a danger in his aggregation of executive power.

Jonathan Turley Op-Ed The Los Angeles Times 3/9/2014

Recently, a bizarre scene unfolded on the floor of the House of Representatives that would have shocked the framers of the Constitution. In his State of the Union address, President Obama […]

Sen. Rand Paul at CPAC 2014

The ACU YouTube 3/7/2014

The Honorable Rand Paul, United States Senator for Kentucky, speaks at CPAC 2014 on March 7, 2014.

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Related: Rand Paul focuses on Constitution, civil liberties in CPAC speech

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) offered a stark contrast from other speakers this afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). […]

Gowdy: Administration 'rewriting the law' through prosecutorial discretion

Tgowdysc YouTube 2/27/2014

Rep. Gowdy discusses the dangers of the President’s continued expansion of executive power.

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Related: ‘The Imperial Presidency’

Members of Congress and constitutional law experts testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, warning that the legislative branch is in danger of ceding its power in the face of an “imperial […]

Internal White House Document: Obama Dead Serious About Going The Dictator Route…

Zip Weasel Zippers 1/26/2014

Because why should Obama play by the same rules as every other president?

…An internal White House assessment concludes that President Obama must distance himself from a recalcitrant Congress after being badly damaged last year by legislative failures, a government shutdown and his own missteps.

Obama has said that his fraught […]

Report: Obama to Use Executive Powers to Ease Iran Sanctions

Joel B. Pollak Breitbart.com Big Peace 21 Jan 2014

In a a move that would surprise exactly no one, President Barack Obama is reported to be considering using his executive powers to relieve some sanctions on Iran, regardless of whether Congress passes new bipartisan sanctions currently under consideration that would take effect if the recent […]

Sen. Paul, Greta Van Susteren discuss Executive overreach, NSA, SnapChat

SenatorRandPaul YouTube 1/17/2014

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Related: Obama NSA Speech/Open Thread

…I want tight controls on what the US government can do to Americans. Foreigners? That’s WHY we have an intelligence community…

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Given the unique power of the state, it is not enough for leaders to say: trust us, we won’t […]

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