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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Presidential Power to Ignore ???

I was watching the movie "Kramer vs Kramer" (for the first time I must add) and saw the scene where the child decides he doesn't like the dinner Dad has prepared and goes to get the ice cream from the freezer.   During this time, Dad is telling him "Don't take the ice cream out, Don't open up the ice-cream, Don't put that spoonful in your mouth..."   The law is laid down, but the consequence never is so its no wonder the boy takes a bite anyway.  

The recent actions by President Obama to not-enforce certain laws already on the books is nothing more than post-humously vetoing previous passed laws.  After all an unenforced law is the same as a vetoed law.  Like parents that promise to ground there kid the NEXT time he comes home late, but they never do so also would our laws which are ignored. Bush had often asked for the line-item-veto, but I guess Obama has found a better method called "ignore-the-laws-I-don't-like".  Those praising Obama for his "bravery" are ignorant of what will come because this "child" isn't just taking a spoon of ice cream, he is willfully not enforcing a law which WE THE PEOPLE had passed.  That's right WE THE PEOPLE in this case are the parents of this CHILD and he is in open rebellion against OUR WILL.

If a president can ignore (veto) laws passed by other administrations or alter them to meet his own definition of "fairness" we have slammed the door to our government for good.  He has set a new precedent for all future Presidents to make.  Like children in a family who remember every decision that the parents made in the past regarding all their other siblings, so also every future President will ultimately say, "Well Obama did it!".   We must not let this happen to our country.  We must elect politicians who respect the rule of law rather than the law of rule.

What would you say if Mitt Romney becomes president and he decides he is not going to enforce ObamaCare (that is if the Supreme Court hasn't killed it already).  He could make similar arguments about what is "fair" or "right".  Would those who worked hard to pass his bill be "ok" with his decision to ignore it?  Of course not.  They would be mad a hell if that happened. So why is it wrong for us to be mad as hell that this president has ignore our laws?

This president has set a new precedent.  No longer will people be asking if the President will sign the bill or veto the bill.  Instead they will be asking "Will he enforce the bill or ignore it?".



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