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Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley accused President Obama of dictatorial behavior in a floor statement Thursday, saying that his recess appointments were not the first acts he has taken to circumvent the constitutional system of checks and balances.
President Obamas decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident, Grassley said, according to prepared remarks. It is merely the latest escalation in a pattern of contempt for the elected representatives of the American people and the constitutional separation of powers.
Obama appointed Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while the Senate was in recess, after the Senate indicated that they would not confirm his nomination.
Grassley accused the president of usurping legislative powers by overriding and working around Congress when possible. This, Grassley argues, is in violation of the Constitution.
Having had their rights violated by a king, our Founding Fathers intentionally put the power to make laws in the branch of government that is most directly accountable to the citizens, the Iowa senator said.
Grassley pointed to Obamas appointment of czars in issue areas, whom he said tread on the role of Congress, Obamas unilateral pursuit of climate change and his use of the Race to the Top program, which Grassley said allowed him to impose the federal governments rules on the states.
Read more: Chuck Grassley | Obama Dictator | Usurping Legislative Powers | The Daily Caller
President Obamas decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident, Grassley said, according to prepared remarks. It is merely the latest escalation in a pattern of contempt for the elected representatives of the American people and the constitutional separation of powers.
Obama appointed Richard Cordray as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while the Senate was in recess, after the Senate indicated that they would not confirm his nomination.
Grassley accused the president of usurping legislative powers by overriding and working around Congress when possible. This, Grassley argues, is in violation of the Constitution.
Having had their rights violated by a king, our Founding Fathers intentionally put the power to make laws in the branch of government that is most directly accountable to the citizens, the Iowa senator said.
Grassley pointed to Obamas appointment of czars in issue areas, whom he said tread on the role of Congress, Obamas unilateral pursuit of climate change and his use of the Race to the Top program, which Grassley said allowed him to impose the federal governments rules on the states.
Read more: Chuck Grassley | Obama Dictator | Usurping Legislative Powers | The Daily Caller