Obama Bypasses Congress...Again

Barack Obama’s campaign to usurp congressional authority continued yesterday with new fuel economy regulations for cars manufactured in model years 2017-2025. 

This latest proposal by the President is the latest in a series of mandates which circumvent the legislative process.  

This “We Can’t Wait for Congress” campaign began after the President’s American Jobs Act was defeated in Senate.

These new fuel economy standards were developed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation, two federal bureaucracies with unelected leaders.

The President is openly defying the Constitution by issuing law, not through Congress, but through bureaucratic mandate. 

The press release promoting these new regulations states, “Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of executive actions the Obama Administration is taking to strengthen the economy and move the country forward because we can’t wait for Congressional Republicans to act.”

Mr. President, We the People are represented in government by Congress.   By defying Congress, you are defying the people. 

Our Constitution expressly separates powers among the branches of government.

 In fact, the first section of the first article designates Congress as the legislative body:

            “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the

            United States, which shall consist of and Senate and House of Representatives”

            -Article I, Section 1, the Constitution of the United States

Moreover, the Constitution provides that the President may, “recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient” (Article II, Section 3).  The same section states the President, “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”. 

As you can see, the Framers of the Constitution were very explicit in the division of responsibilities. 

In layman’s terms, the Congress is responsible for making the laws, and the President is responsible for enforcing the laws. 

What this President has done is borderline dictatorial.   He believes these laws need to be passed because he says so. 

The notion that he is accountable to the people is completely lost on President Obama.

The worst part about this whole situation is that the media refuses to call Obama out on his abuse of power. 

The end of the press release states that there will be an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposal after it is published in the Federal Register. 

If that isn’t a slap in the face, I don’t know what is.

I genuinely believe that this President has failed in his responsibility to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.