Tuesday, November 18, 2014
House Republicans Hire Jonathan Turley to Pursue Obama Lawsuit
House Republicans have hired their third attorney since August to pursue their lawsuit against President Barack Obama for allegedly overstepping his authority, tapping George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley; Mr. Turley was chosen after the first two law firms that signed contracts to pursue the suit backed out of the assignment. Do you agree with the fact that Obama is overstepping his authority as the President of the United States? Do you believe that filing a lawsuit is the correct course of action?
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I don't think filing a lawsuit is the correct course of action to take against the president; I also don't think that Obama has overstepped his boundaries in any extreme manner. It's interesting that these accusations are coming from republicans. This seems to be an overreaction to the immigration issue that Obama is currently trying to fix. I wonder why the other law firms hired to file the lawsuit withdrew...
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good thing. Since WW2 presidents have been accumulating more and more power, and I think its time for the president to be checked. The President cant just do whatever he wants because congress is unproductive, he must still abide by the constitution, and not make executive orders that are practically laws in and of themselves
ReplyDeleteWow how funny that republicans are accusing President Obama for overstepping his boundaries...Filing a lawsuit against the president doesn't seem to be the right thing to do. I agree with Peaches, the republicans are just angry about Obama's position on immigration. Just because they don't agree with the President on an issue doesn't mean they should be filing a lawsuit against him. It's kind of funny actually haha
ReplyDeleteI think this lawsuit business is ridiculous. If Republicans didn't want Obama to take executive action on aspects of the Affordable Care Act, then they should have worked with Democrats to fix these problems instead of continually calling for its repeal. In the same vein, if they didn't want Obama to take executive action on immigration, then they should have worked with Democrats to pass an immigration reform bill, instead of stalling the one that was passed in the Senate. The only reason Obama is taking these actions in the first place is because Congress is so gridlocked that it is not legislating like it should be and fixing these problems. Republicans may disagree with Obama but at the same time it is ridiculous to file a lawsuit against him because of their own failure to work with Democrats and get bills passed.
ReplyDeleteI don't necessarily think that a lawsuit is ridiculous. Obama is taking actions that are overstepping his boundaries - especially with the most recent executive order on immigration. He said many times that he would not take an executive order, but once Republicans took the majority, he did so. I agree with Emmanuel, Presidents have been accumulating power for some time and they need to be kept in check just as much as the next person.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Charlie on pretty much every point that he made. This lawsuit is silly. The Republicans don't want ANYTHING to get done in Congress. They won't work with Obama to pass laws, and then when Obama gets fed up and decides to take matters into his own hands, they complain about his overuse of power and file a lawsuit. How about everyone just does their job in Washington? Then we wouldn't even be having this conversation about Obama overstepping his authority, and we wouldn't have to be paying lawyers exorbitant amounts of money to sue our president. Round of applause for Washington. Brilliant stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis is silly. I feel that the Republicans are just finding something to discredit Obama for just because they aren't of the same party. It seems they are just causing their own problems. They are the ones who won't work with Obama to get this gridlock worked out.
ReplyDeleteOur government was designed with three branches for a reason. It is the responsibility of the legislative branch to make laws, the executive branch to enforce them, and the judicial branch to determine if laws are constitutional. It doesn't matter how productive congress is being, it is not the president's job to make laws. I agree with Nate, everyone in Washington should just do their jobs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the majority that this lawsuit is unnecessary. The Republicans will only contribute to the political dysfunction if they go through with this. Obama decided to take his action on immigration after advice from the Attorney General. If the Attorney General and a professor of law at George Washington University, two people in rather important and influential political positions, cannot agree on the limitation of the president's power, is it a valid lawsuit? I think not.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that the republicans need to stop being obstructionists. While I do not disagree with Obama on many of his immigration ideas (I'm still trying to figure out how a flood of immigrants is going to stimulate the economy...Yes, I recognize it will create jobs. But will it create good jobs? Maybe, maybe not. Also, how are the new immigrants going to be taxed? Will they be taking out more than they put in? These are all things I need help understanding if someone could please explain.). While I'm glad Obama came out with his new ideas, I do think the Republicans are going to be able to turn this, and the healthcare issue into a long and drawn out legal battle (because what Obama did may have been a tad bit illegal). Either way, its a win I guess. The republicans are just going to draw attention to their whiny obstructionist nature...And, if the immigration ideas/healthcare are picked apart by litigators, at least Obama tried to take action in the face of an obstinate congress.
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