Leader Cantor Announces Update Of Imperial Presidency Report
WASHINGTON, D.C.– House Majority Leader
Eric Cantor (R-VA) today released an updated report on the Imperial
Presidency, highlighting examples of the Obama Administration’s
executive overreach and abuse of the law:
“Our Founders created a series of checks and balances for
our democracy to prevent any one of the three branches of government
from becoming too powerful. Today, this system is under threat as the
executive branch continues to bypass Congress and use executive action
to promote its own agenda. Most evident of the Administration’s blatant
disregard for the rule of law is the President’s selective
implementation of ObamaCare. At a time when the law is creating more
uncertainty for working families and for our economy, the President
continues to circumvent Congress and issue delays to parts of the law.
Not only are these delays unilateral, but they are oftentimes put forth
in a way that is not apparent to the American people, buried on holiday
weekends, late evenings, and even entirely behind closed doors as we saw
last week. The American people deserve better.
“The President’s blatant disregard for our system of
government and the rule of law is causing confusion, harming families,
and stifling economic growth. The House will continue to conduct
oversight to protect the American people from executive over-reach and
return our country to a government that functions as it should within
the framework of our Constitution.”
Background:
This is an update to the Majority Leader’s previously
released Imperial Presidency report from 2012, which documented over 40
separate instances where the Obama Administration was undermining the
rule of law. The extensive report now details more recent examples of
where the Obama Administration has failed to enforce the law, as well as
examples of where the courts have ruled that the Obama Administration
is overstepping its legal authority. Read the full report HERE.
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