Thus. they exercise legislative. executive. and judicial power all in the one. But this concentration of power in executive branch agencies creates a strong temptation for Presidents to use it to implement their agenda irrespective of Congress or the law of the land. I have been very critical of President Obama for a number of actions that I think exceed his legal authority. from using the Clean Water Act to try to regulate land use decisions in virtually every county in our country to forcing States to adopt his preferred education policies in order to get funding and waivers to granting a massive amnesty from our immigration laws. which even he previously admitted he did not have the legal authority to do. I think these are bad policies. But even those who see these as shortterm policy victories should be very wary of the longterm consequences of anything that erodes our tradition of respect for the rule of law.
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