Isn't Obama in favor of the dream act? Whether you think that's the ideal plan or not, that seems to be his position. What he announced today was not the dream act. This hyperpole reaction to anything a President or Governor (for that matter) makes is as damning to the country as anything politicians do. Frankly, politicians are the product of their environment. We create that environment with our reactions. The internet age hasn't helped. I do agree that the Presidential office is more powerful than what the founders intended. However, this isn't an Obama problem. The office he currently holds continues to receive more constitutional authority based on the decisions of courts. This dates well into the 20th century and both parties are guilty of it. You don't like that Obama has this authority? Blame the courts. They just keep giving the President more power.

Originally Posted by: porky88 

The entire point is that he doesn't have the constitutional authority, and this isn't an isolated incident. The healthcare landscape is now a clusterfuck if any part of the healthcare bill gets repealed because it got rammed down our throats regardless of the Court's eventual rulings whatever they may be, and the industry needed to adapt. Now, tens to hundreds of thousands of people will be granted citizenship, contrary to established laws. If the court shoots this down, what are they going to do, deport everyone that took advantage of it? Either way, the President successfully bypasses congress and forces what he wants down America's throats.

The point is that when people decide that they are not bound by the constitution, it causes damage. There's room to whine about the courts, but not really on the subject of this administration and extraconstitutional actions, unless I'm missing something.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

Nobody rammed the health care bill down anyone’s throat. It was passed by a democratically elected congress and signed into law by the President of the United States. You may not agree with the law, but it wasn't rammed down our throats. They did what they thought was right. Being incompetent doesn't make you the next Hitler. It just makes you a bad President.

Originally Posted by: porky88 

Bringing up health care raises an interesting point, though. If the mandate is ruled unconstitutional, the entire bill creates even more chaos. If you're worried about that, then vote straight Republican this November. They promise a complete repeal of the law. However, it'll take 60 votes in the senate to repeal it because somebody (Bernie Sanders?) will filibuster any attempt to repeal. The Republicans will need to pickup 12 seats in the Senate for that to happen. That's a stretch. As a result, President Romney (hypothetically) will have to use his executive powers to gut the rest of the bill. Romney is campaigning on this fact. He’ll be sidestepping congress to bypass much of the law. The very same thing Obama is doing right now because he can’t get congress to pass the dream act. Romney will have that power because the courts gave him it. The same goes for Obama, Bush, and so on. Every President since FDR (many before) has probably overstepped what the founders intended. Saying Obama is an isolated instance is simply not true.

Originally Posted by: porky88