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When asked by CNSNews.com whether President Barack Obama has the constitutional authority to act on climate change without congressional approval, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that Obama’s disregard for the Constitution “threatens the liberty of every American.”
“Over and over again this president has disregarded the law, has disregarded the Constitution and has asserted presidential power that simply doesn’t exist and that ought to worry regardless of whether you agree with his policies or not,” Cruz said ahead of Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday at the Capitol.
“If the president has the power to pick and choose which laws to follow that weakens the checks and balances of our Constitution and it fundamentally threatens the liberty of every American,” Cruz said.
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In reference to President Barack Obama’s pledge, during his State of the Union speech, to advance his agenda on climate change and the minimum wage by executive order, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said “executive orders are legal” and that he is “acting on behalf of the American people.”
At the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evening, CNSNews.com asked Rep. Lee, “What about the Republicans criticizing the use of executive orders when it comes to climate change and minimum wage – his use of executive orders?”
Rep. Jackson Lee said, “As I was saying, [the address] was appealing to the needs of the American people. And, frankly, if the American people are crying out for relief - they’re crying out for unemployment insurance, or climate change or the Affordable Care Act and the president is mandated to do what he can on behalf of the American people – executive orders are legal and they will be addressed by the legal system if they are overreaching.”
Jackson Lee also said that the president “knows the Constitution.”
“Frankly, the president knows his confines,” Jackson Lee said. “He knows the Constitution.”
“We know what is right on behalf of the people of the United States,” she said. “And he has a right to use executive order.” - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...a-acting-behalf-american#sthash.GUcAFCRW.dpuf
“Over and over again this president has disregarded the law, has disregarded the Constitution and has asserted presidential power that simply doesn’t exist and that ought to worry regardless of whether you agree with his policies or not,” Cruz said ahead of Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday at the Capitol.
“If the president has the power to pick and choose which laws to follow that weakens the checks and balances of our Constitution and it fundamentally threatens the liberty of every American,” Cruz said.
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In reference to President Barack Obama’s pledge, during his State of the Union speech, to advance his agenda on climate change and the minimum wage by executive order, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said “executive orders are legal” and that he is “acting on behalf of the American people.”
At the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evening, CNSNews.com asked Rep. Lee, “What about the Republicans criticizing the use of executive orders when it comes to climate change and minimum wage – his use of executive orders?”
Rep. Jackson Lee said, “As I was saying, [the address] was appealing to the needs of the American people. And, frankly, if the American people are crying out for relief - they’re crying out for unemployment insurance, or climate change or the Affordable Care Act and the president is mandated to do what he can on behalf of the American people – executive orders are legal and they will be addressed by the legal system if they are overreaching.”
Jackson Lee also said that the president “knows the Constitution.”
“Frankly, the president knows his confines,” Jackson Lee said. “He knows the Constitution.”
“We know what is right on behalf of the people of the United States,” she said. “And he has a right to use executive order.” - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...a-acting-behalf-american#sthash.GUcAFCRW.dpuf
