Obama's Legacy - Imperial Presidency

Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness

1. White House vs. Taxpayers:  ObamaScare - 20 new taxes Public opposition to the health care law remains high: 47 percent of respondents in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll said they oppose the law while 33 percent said they support it. Thirteen percent said they are neutral. Those who strongly oppose the legislation also outnumber those who strongly support it, 32 percent to 17 percent, about a 2-to-1 margin.     Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion said the law's requirement that Americans purchase health care is a tax, which Republicans argued contradicted Obama and Democrats who insist they aren't raising taxes on the poor and middle class.  Insuring an additional 30 million people will raise the costs and the taxpayer will have to pay - who else?   The word “health” does not appear in the U.S. Constitution,    In all the hoopla over ‘ObamaScare’s’ potential impact on health care premiums and insurance companies’ bottom lines, people seem to have overlooked a key passage that raises the tax on investment income.
2. White House vs. Voter Intimidation:  New Black Panthers
3. White House Claim of Executive Privilege:  Constitutional Crisis - Operation Fast and Furious
4. White House Use of Executive Orders:  Constitutional Crisis - separation of powers   With more Americans unemployed at any time since the Great Depression, President Obama is making it easier for illegal aliens to take American jobs. That's right: With 20 million Americans having trouble finding work, President Obama's bypassed Congress to unilaterally give amnesty and work permits to 2-3 million illegal aliens currently in the United States. It means more job competition and wage depression for working class and fewer jobs for returning veterans and recent graduates.
5. White House Senate recess appointments:   Constitutional Crisis - no confirmation by the Senate