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Over his two terms in office, Barack Obama vastly expanded unchecked executive power through the appointment of a number of “czars” in violation of the Appointments Clause (Article II, Section 2)..
Her 2016 campaign platform said:Defend President Obama’s executive actions—known as DACA and DAPA—against partisan attacks… Hillary believes DAPA is squarely within the president’s authority…Please accept the use of cookies to read the full article with 3rd party embeds like Tweets and Youtube videos, including comments and ads. The crisis is greater than Watergate in many respects because Trump has now made it clear he will not cooperate with any Congressional committee demands for evidence or witnesses. 0000001233 00000 n /CropBox[0 0 486 720] xref <>stream Impeachment booster Nancy Pelosi encouraged President Obama to violate the Constitution. /Resources 93 0 R Obama's expansion of the drone war and his illegal war-making in Libya didn't turn out as bad as Iraq, so it's hard to see him as a worse president, but Obama … /Rotate 0 0000000846 00000 n 91 0 obj endobj Leading impeachment Democrats say Trump violated the Constitution like an unchecked king, but sang a different tune when Obama was president.
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President Lyndon Johnson continued this dramatic expansion of federal power with his championing of “Great Society” programs.During deep recessions, Presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter established government controls on wages and prices, and started massive new agencies regulating occupational safety, energy and the environment, thus exerting federal control over entire sectors of the private economy.After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, President George W. Bush established the Homeland Security Agency with broad powers that have consistently tested constitutional limits. >> Bush followed in Reagan’s footsteps: he continued to take unilateral action in foreign policy and acted to ensure that Reagan never was held responsible for his presidential actions, confirming that presidential powers had expanded. ��D�զ7YՇ�*͖z�Ek����}����(���ު�4
endobj Republicans argued Obama was abusing his power with his “excessive” use of Executive Orders on issues, such as the creation of numerous commissions, boards, committees, and … 0000021722 00000 n Bush, with his experience as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Gerald Ford, also intervened internationally without Congressional authority. | Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP But leading Democrats pushing for impeachment all supported Barack Obama when he expanded executive power beyond the Constitution.Here are three of Obama’s most egregious violations of the Constitution. 92 0 obj 0000003328 00000 n The Republican nominee has led some to conclude that he intends a sweeping expansion of presidential authority. And most colonists were bound and determined not to allow a similarly powerful president here. That remains an eternal question of U.S. constitutional law. endobj
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Ronald L. Feinman is the author of “Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama” (Rowman Littlefield Publishers, 2015). Monday, September 12, 2016 << 0
With the 2016 presidential race upon us now in full force, America is reaffirming its long-standing fascination with these quadrennial elections.In this age of social media, the prolific amount of ink and html spilled on the election makes the presidency seems more powerful than ever.
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This has had a cumulative effect on the electorate and its view of the presidency.You may approve of the expansion of the powers of the presidency, or you may not.
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