King Obama uses executive orders to avoid doing his job. What about the Constitution?

Many Americans and a few congressman are getting concerned that Barrack Obama  is getting carried away with his use of executive orders and disregarding the Constitution. He's clearly just too lazy to get things done the right way. He has avoided confrontation with congress from day one; preferring to criticize from afar awhile he tours the country giving sales pitches. No wonder he never hears about what's going on: He's never in Washington to do his job.

But there is a saying that I heard as a kid: "The lazy works double." In other words, if you don't do the job correctly the first time it only makes for a tougher job later. So while Obama's followers may be rejoicing now because he decrees like a king - his laziness may come back to bite him.

The following article reviews the history of executive orders and how likely Obama's pen strokes may be signed with disappearing ink.

by Jim Powell, Contributor, Forbes.com

Apparently President Obama has become convinced that he can make magic with that pen he keeps talking about, the one he plans to use for signing executive orders to revive his beleaguered presidency.  Executive orders are irresistible, because a president doesn’t have to propose anything, debate the issues, endure hearings or solicit votes.  An executive order can be issued in a few minutes — behind closed doors and away from bright lights.

Paul Begala, who was an advisor to President Bill Clinton, reportedly remarked, “Stroke of the pen, law of the land, kinda cool.”

What about the Constitution?

It describes presidential power broadly.  There isn’t anything in the Constitution that authorizes an executive order or limits what a president can do with it.


Executive orders arise from “implied constitutional and statutory authority,” the Congressional Research Service reported.  “If issued under a valid claim of authority and published in the Federal Register, executive orders may have the force and effect of law.”

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