A Presidential Power Grab Over 2nd Amendment?

Vice President Biden announced today he will present his recommendations by next Tuesday to President Obama - recommendations that the Vice President says will include having the President issue executive orders to effectively maneuver around the 2nd Amendment. This Presidential power grab isn't going to work. You don't change a constitutional amendment by executive fiat. Our system doesn't work that way. Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise put it this way: "Vice President Biden would do well ... Continue Reading

Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 2:13 PM Nov. 28, 2012

Harry Reid's Power Grab: Filibuster Reform

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing forward with a legislative ploy that would dramatically reshape the way the legislative process works. He wants to change the Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster, a tool that benefits the political party that's in the minority - a rule that requires a 60-vote supermajority. Here's the problem. In 2005, when Sen. Reid's party was in the minority in the Senate, he adamantly opposed a move by Republicans to eliminate filibusters on then-President G... Continue Reading

Filed in: Immigration | by Jay Sekulow | 2:31 PM Jun. 18, 2012

President Obama's Arrogance

Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Troy, New York

It's a tactic that has become the hallmark of his presidency. President Obama declaring a change in U.S. immigration law. No Congressional action. No court decision. Just another executive decision. This time changing immigration law to permit young people who were brought to this country illegally to stay, rather than face deportation. We should have seen this one coming. The Wall Street Journal points out that President Obama actually revealed his intentions a year ago. "In a speech last year... Continue Reading

Filed in: US Constitution | by Matthew Clark | 11:00 AM Jan. 9, 2012

Obama’s Power Grab: “Recess Appointments” When There is No Recess

President Obama ignored the Senate and the Constitution in making four “recess appointments” while the Senate is still in session, defiantly stating “I refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer.” On Wednesday, President Obama made “recess appointments” of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the controversial new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three members of the National Labor Relations Board. Two of the NLRB appointees ... Continue Reading