BY TIMOTHY H. LEE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 2013 |
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Of course, common sense and faithful execution of the nation’s laws have never been the Obama Administration’s North Star.
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“The President and federal agencies may not ignore statutory mandates or prohibitions merely because of policy disagreements with Congress.”
That rudimentary truth, familiar to any freshman political science major, should not be necessary instruction for a former professor of constitutional law like Barack Obama. The fact that it is necessary underscores the depth of lawlessness to which his administration has descended.
On a more optimistic note, however, two new judicial rebukes this week, notable for their harsh terms, show that he remains subject to some degree of adult supervision.
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