Thread: The Constitution?

Obama made a speech today where he told Congress that "if they don't want to make the hard choice and raise the debt limit, they can give me the power and I will make the hard choice for them."

Is he kidding? He's supposed to be an expert on the Constitution. This is a HUGE power grab. Only Congress can spend money.

Article. I. Section. 8.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

No mention of the Executive Branch in there. Article 1 is the FIRST thing in the Constitution, therefore it is the most important to the Founders. Congress doesn't have the power to allow the President to raise the debt limit. It would require an Amendment.

This President gets more scarey every day. He acts like he's never even read the Law of the Land.

Considering the context in which it was written, I would have been shocked if taxation had not been item #1!

Sorry if I don't get the quote exactly right, but if I recall he made a comment early in the first term about the Constitution standing in the way of what he wanted to do. Scary days ahead indeed.

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Sorry if I don't get the quote exactly right, but if I recall he made a comment early in the first term about the Constitution standing in the way of what he wanted to do. Scary days ahead indeed.

I guess the Oath of Office is another thing he doesn't take seriously.

The little fella is on a major power trip,as above,scary times ahead

Well one good thing, he ain't going to run a third time.

I have never seen a leader of this country divide and confuse the consituancy and elected leaders into non-existance, whist he does his own bidding in my lifetime. Nor have I ever heard of it done since it was abolished before Harry Truman. In my lifetime, the President would listen to the Congress, Representatives, and constituants, before overriding and vetoing. No more. What the people want is mute. Sorry to be political, but facts are facts. JMO

Is there an actual link to the WHOLE speech for us to read or are you going to quote out of context as usual to further your own agenda???

I'm just sick of what the republicans are trying to do with this whole situation. At least there's automatic military cuts on 1 March to look forward to, hopefully everything goes through with that.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Is there an actual link to the WHOLE speech for us to read or are you going to quote out of context as usual to further your own agenda???

Obama press conference transcript, Jan. 14, 2013 - POLITICO.com

Just the first of many links on Google and it looks to be about 10 pages long...