Presidential rewriting of the text of laws was found to be unconstitutional in 1998. In the U.S. Supreme Court case Clinton v. New York, the court found that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 was unconstitutional. The court said, “If this Act were valid, it would authorize the President to create a law whose text was not voted on by either House or presented to the President for signature.” Basically, it violates the basic separation of powers afforded under the constitution. The president cannot create a law. That is exclusively the power of congress. I think all of us, from all parties, all walks of life, all points of view, can agree that Congress is far from perfect. The majority of them are unduly influenced by lobbyists and money. BUT...They are our Congress and the Executive Branch has a constitutional duty to enforce the law...period. The US Supreme Court has already ruled the ACA is constitutional. The ACA as it is being enforced now, does not resemble the law voted on by the Congress. It is even worse, believe it or not. I hope that all my FB fans, whether or not you are a fan of the ACA or the President will be a fan of the Constitution. I have been all my life. It is a beautiful document that is not irrelevant. It is more relevant than ever.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:02:07 +0000
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