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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t this the president when, as a candidate for the office of presidency, criticized GWB for executive actions?  
Isn’t this the president who campaigned on a promise to not circumvent Congress and govern by executive privilege?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsRfrcit05M [/quote]

Yes to both. However, if Congress won't work with you in general, especially on something that the majority of Americans of both parties say they want (e.g., background checks) then you use the tools you have to achieve what you can.

I'm sorry, were you trying to create a "Read my lips, no new taxes!" moment?

Some of us take a slightly more realistic view of our politics.

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So, in other words, if a president does not get what he wants, he issues executive actions?
That’s not the way our government is designed. 
Obama has not worked with Congress.  His MO has been - outline what he wants and if he doesn’t get it, he finds a way around the law. Even if it’s unconstitutional.  [/quote]

Civics lesson of the day- there are THREE parts of government - the legislative, the executive and the judiciary. The problem is that Congress wants to act like they are the only ones with power and authority, as though they are the only ones running the show, but per the Constitution, that was never intended to be the case.  They have from day one tried abusing their power to shut down and sabotage the President, even to the point of dangerously shutting government down completely if they can't get their way.  Checks and balances are a two way street.  The President was vested with powers as a means of working past a dysfunctional, obstructive Congress, such as we have now.[/quote]

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