By Mollie Reilly
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is proposing legislation to nullify President Obama's executive actions on gun policy, claiming that the president's actions are a breach of constitutional separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
During a Wednesday appearance on Fox News' "Hannity," the Republican senator outlined his plan to challenge Obama's anti-gun violence package.
"Our founding fathers were very concerned about us having separation of powers. They didn't want to let the president become a king." Paul said. "In this bill, we will nullify anything the president does that smacks of legislation."
Paul continued: "I'm afraid that President Obama may have this king complex sort of developing ... I think there's a history of this arrogance."
Talking Points Memo offered more details on Paul's plan:
We only have descriptions of the executive actions, yet many could be construed to describe an attempt by the executive to make laws in violation of the Article 1, Sec. 8 of the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment, reads the one-page summary of the Paul plan shared with TPM by his staff.
Pauls bill will set out to nullify Obamas executive actions, deny any federal funding for their implementation, and allow members of Congress and state officials to challenge the actions in court.
Paul acknowledged that he may have trouble garnering support for his proposal in the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority.
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