Let's go over his qualifications shall we?
1) Was a Senator from Illinois, served on seven different senate committees
2) A Constitutional Professor/Scholar
3) Community Organizer
4) B.A. in international relations
5) J.D. from Harvard
6) Civil Rights lawyer
What, dare I ask are his leadership credentials?
What are his responsibilities as prescribed by the Constitution?
1) Is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and of each states militia when the nation has need of it.
2) Has power to obtain information and opinions from heads of the executive departments.
3) May grant pardons and reprieves for crimes against the United States.
4) Makes treaties with other countries with the approval of the Senate.
5) Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and heads of executive departments all subject to the approval of the Senate; the President also has power to fill any vacancies that may happen while the Senate is in recess.
6) Must report to Congress from time to time about the state of the union and recommend whatever measures he thinks are necessary.
7) May call members of Congress together on extraordinary occasions, as well as adjourn their meetings when they cannot agree on their own about when to do this.
8) Receives foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
9) Is responsible for enforcing the nations laws.
10) Issues commissions to all officers of the United States
Has any of those "qualifications" prepared him for these duties? Not that I'm aware of.
Lets go over what he did wrong:
1) Violated the war powers act by attacking Libya. Had he withdrawn military forces within 60 days, he would have been fine for this rule.
2) No violation here
3) No violation here (can be debated)
4) Negotiated treaties with other nations without approval of the Senate. Meaning the UN Small Arms Treaty.
5) Violated this rule by appointing NLRB officials to positions, WHILE Congress was not in recess.
6) No violation here
7) No violation here
8) No violation here
9) Now this is where it gets interesting: He has on repeated occasions violated this rule by not enforcing immigration laws, granting amnesty to illegal immigrants, amending and delaying Obamacare, conducting drone strikes on American citizens, and etc. Has repeatedly violated the Constitution on at least 20 separate and noticeable occasions:
1. Invaded Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Uganda and Pakistan without prior Congressional approval. (Article 1, Section 8)
2. Killed Americans without Due Process rights. (14th Amendment, Section 1)
3. Issued Soviet-style order to Catholic and other faith-based institutions to violate their beliefs and provide insurance covering abortifacients, contraceptives and sterilizations. (1st Amendment)
4. Appointed agency "czars" without approval from the Senate. (Article 2, Section 2)
5. Made illegal recess appointments. (Article 2, Section 2)
6. Forced Americans into a colossal monstrosity known as Obamacare, insisting it was a tax, and ruled a tax by the Supreme Court. (Article I, Section 8)
7. Refuses to enforce laws faithfully, for lack of will or preference. (Article 2, Section 3)
8. Stonewalled Fast and Furious investigation. (Contempt of Congress)
9. Did not prosecute two New Black Panther members for intimidating voters at a Pennsylvania polling place. (14th and 15th Amendments)
10. Allowed the FCC to enact "net neutrality" protocols, later stuck down by lower court. (1st Amendment)
11. Sued Arizona in 2010 for upholding Federal law. (10th Amendment)
12. Upon swearing to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" he gives a foreign (Felipe Calderon) leader a platform to denounce an American state. Upon swearing that oath, he affirms the the States are part of the United States and no other foreign state by default.
13. Allowed the NLRB to sue Boeing for not setting up it's plant in a Right-to-work state, upon Union objections. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the Federal Government call tell businesses where to operate.
14. Signed Dodd-Frank into law. (5th and 14th Amendment; Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2)
15. 9/11 Responders Relief Fund (Article 1, Section 8)
16. Accepted Chairmanship of the UN Security Council. (Article 1, Section 9)
17. Instituted Cap and Trade (Article 1, Section 8)
18. Cash for Clunkers (Article 1, Sections 2 and 8)
19. TARP funding (Article 1, Section 8)
20. Failed to protect the border. (Article 4, Section 4)
21. Negotiated the UN Small Arms Treaty without Senate Approval (Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2)
...and counting
From my thread:
http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/291788-obama-s-20-violations-of-the-constitution.html
10) No violation here.
