Prepare for some major league spin from the White House to explain why Barack Obama just admitted that he violated the Constitution. While promoting his amnesty plan in Chicago on Tuesday the President said his executive action in fact changed the immigration law of this country.
At some point during what was supposed to be a fluff speech, some illegal aliens began yelling at Obama about God knows what. The President, not wanting to offend his most valuable demographic, let the disrupters scream for several minutes. He allowed them to stay and eventually got them to calm down. Reassuring them that he puts the interests of foreign nationals above American citizens, he said this:
Now, you’re absolutely right that there have been significant numbers of deportations. That’s true. But what you are not paying attention to is the fact that I just took an action to change the law.
Wow, he changed the law? That’s a pretty amazing feat considering he lacks the authority to change any law. Maybe he just misspoke. He was off-script and Obama doesn’t improvise very well. Nope. This is exactly what he meant because he doubled-down on it. Moments later he made reference to “the way the change in the law works…”
To remind the President how the separation of powers as defined by the Constitution work: The legislative branch (Congress) makes the law, the judicial branch (Supreme Court) determines the legality of the law, and the executive branch (President) enforces the law.
Nowhere in the Constitution is the President granted the power to make laws, change laws, or repeal laws. Yet, Obama just admitted twice that he changed the immigration law. In addition to being ignorant of the separation of powers, he also seems unaware of the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Sure, he’s illegally changed the law before, which is why Congress is suing him, but he’s never really admitted to changing the law. He always uses euphemisms like “tweaking” and “deferring.” Congress already had a pretty good case for the changes Obama made to the ACA train wreck and now the President has given them all the ammunition they need to undo his executive amnesty action.
Part of Obama’s cover story is that he’s a Constitutional scholar, but his complete disregard for the highest law of the land leaves that claim in doubt. Surely a man with a degree in Constitutional law would understand the powers granted to the executive branch don’t allow him to change the law on his own.
Two years ago when Obama was talking about immigration reform he told everyone that his hands were tied and that he couldn’t change the law. Last week when he signed his amnesty order he told everyone that he wasn’t changing the law. Yesterday he told everyone “I just changed the law.” Tomorrow he goes full-emperor when he tells everyone “I am the law!”
So now Obama thinks he is a Dictator!!! BS