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Obama Attempting to Expand Executive Power?

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    FBN’s Lou Dobbs on whether the President is circumventing Congressional power on issues from immigration law to Internet gambling.

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America is not about rule about purple edict or where it out just to win -- The president has been elected to enforce the laws of this of this country and he didn't get to -- which -- he likes and dislikes.

Congressman Allen west reacting to president.

Obama's latest decision not to enforce the nation's laws.

This latest move not to deport some 800000.

Illegal -- Under the age of thirty but older than 1616.

And over.

Builds on previous Obama administration policy to catch and release illegal immigrants based on the administration's.

Judgment about who should stay and who should be deported rather than based -- -- on law the decision.

Not based on the existing laws of the land certainly so the Obama administration also actively working to undermined block and band.

State.

Anti illegal immigration laws as well in Arizona.

Alabama South Carolina and -- -- While the administration just decided to -- the administration saying it would no longer -- so called non citizen spouses of gay Americans either by golly.

And it's not just our immigration laws that this administration is chosen unilaterally not to imports.

The Obama Justice Department also announced last year -- would not defend.

The federal defense of marriage act law against court challenges.

Just decided.

And partly just before the long Christmas weekend last year the Obama Justice Department reversed decades of legal opinions.

Would it change the interpretation of two gambling statutes and effectively legalize Internet gambling at the state level.

And when it comes to education.

No Child Left Behind the president -- -- Making a policy judgment and deciding not to enforce laws in February he in fact.

Granted waivers to ten states.

Releasing them from the standard set by the president that President Bush's No Child Left Behind act it was also.

Senator Ted Kennedy's No Child Left Behind act.

I don't know why there hasn't been more -- view and the crux of the president's we can't wait policy used to blame who pulse Republicans.

You can't wait those Republicans were there and they would do what it all.

Abortion -- argument doesn't hold hold up much when you consider the fact.

That's what happens I -- take for example comprehensive immigration reform comprehensive.

Immigration.

Reforms.

Candidate Obama promise to make it a priority in his first year.

Police have just about to me it just about two years of a democratic -- -- and a democratic senate and control the White House the senate and the house yet he did nothing.

To move forward comprehensive immigration reform not even by executive Fiat.

Executive order or decree or whatever you wanted to call.

His we can't wait thing has been building.

Through his first three and a half years finally we're here we can't wait.

And now much of the country can't wait but they can't wait until November 6.