That is the difference between the American Republic that prides itself on being a nation of laws and not of men and the European despots of old who boasted that the law was in their mouths. Mr. Speaker. last week the President asserted an entirely unconstitutional power to nullify existing immigration law by ordering the executive branch to simply ignore it. Further. he has ordered 34 million green cards to allow businesses to hire illegal immigrants. despite Federal law that explicitly forbids their employment. Throughout our Nations history. executives have tested the limits of their power. but this act crosses a very bright line. Fortunately. the American Founders anticipated that some day a President might attempt to subvert the Constitution in this manner. and they provided a variety of defenses available to both the legislative and the judicial branches.
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