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each branch of the government. The Legislative branch includes the House of
Representatives and the Senate, which form the United States Congress. Their
constitutional powers include making laws that fall within the jurisdiction of the federal
government, the declaration of war, and the right to confirm or deny Presidential action.
Any member of congress can propose a bill, and if/when the bill passes each side of
congress it is presented to the president; if the president approves the bill he will sign it
and it becomes a law. If he does not approve the bill it will be returned to congress,
which is called a veto. Congress can override the presidents veto if there is a two-thirds
majority. If the president does not return the bill within ten days of receiving it, the bill
automatically becomes a law. The power of the Executive Branch is in the President.
The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, enforces the laws set forth
by congress, and appoints federal positions or agencies. The president does not have the
power to write laws, only congress does. The third branch of government is the Judicial
Branch. Their job is to interpret the meaning of law and its constitutionality, determine
its relevance to a particular situation, and to rule on how laws should be applied (Vile,
2014). In this instance Barack Obama has overstepped his rights as the president and
placed the Executive Branch above the other two branches of the United States
Government, effectively writing, passing, and implementing his own form of law that
does not exist.
Executive Order is a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch
of the government and having the force of law. When an executive order is given, it only
lasts for the duration of their presidency.
The Supreme Court has ruled that executive orders have the force of law if they
are consistent with the provisions of the Constitution and/or receive congressional
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would have granted in state college tuition to those eligible. The students who are
citizens do not get the same opportunities to get in state tuition as a person who is here
illegally. President Obama decided to create his own form of the Dream Act through
presidential decree granting illegal immigrants many provisions of the Dream Act
without the approval of congress. As a high school senior going to a university out of the
state of Kansas, the fact that an illegal citizen gets the same and/or better considerations
for acceptance to and for paying in state tuition that I as a Kansas resident and United
States citizen have had to excel in both GPA and test scores.
Some may argue that the Presidents Executive Order on Immigration is
constitutional because he has the power to appoint people to federal positions, and in this
case he is appointing himself to be in charge of immigration. This is a very loose
interpretation of Article II of the Constitution that states:
He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make
treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall
nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court,
and all other officers of the United States. (Cornell University)
He seems to interpret into law for his own benefit wherever it suits him. He has a policy
of asking for forgiveness instead of permission, and the irony is, he never asked for
forgiveness.
President Barack Obama has over stepped his constitutional authority with the
Executive Order on Immigration by granting de-facto amnesty by directing the justice
department not to deport 5 million illegal aliens. His action is unconstitutional based
upon the fourteenth amendment, process of becoming a citizen, responsibilities and
duties of the three branches of government, and misuse of presidential executive order.
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As a citizen of the United States, I would like to expect that our President would abide by
the laws set forth for our country instead of aiding people who are not rightfully here.
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