{"id":1408,"date":"2011-06-06T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T01:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetpen.com\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2023-02-04T22:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T04:32:00","slug":"above-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jetpen.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/06\/above-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Above The law &#8211; Obama&#8217;s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s explore the many ways in which the current administration behaves in ways that are above the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obama administration in contempt of court for withholding deepwater drilling permits <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/0YjXQ\" title=\"\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/0YjXQ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama administration declines to enforce immigration laws <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/4W5SfAG\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/4W5SfAG<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric Holder drops charges against New Black Panthers (&#8220;my people&#8221;) for 2008 voter intimidation <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/13r4r\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/13r4r<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama administration pushing Cap &amp; Trade regulations via EPA despite lack of authority from Congress <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/kLQgU\u00a0\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/kLQgU\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama administration continues to prosecute war against Libya without authorization of Congress <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/pHzO0\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/pHzO0<\/a> ; also, George Will: Is Obama above the law?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/lIcok\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/lIcok<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama violated Constitution in bypassing Congress and using UN and NATO to authorize war <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xX3Pp\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/xX3Pp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama administration&#8217;s &#8220;disruption of the bankruptcy laws will do long-term damage to the economy&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/as7Ss\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/as7Ss<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HHS grants Obamacare waivers without any authorization granted by the law\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/UOb4b\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/UOb4b<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barney Frank helped land a job at Fannie Mae for his then live-in boyfriend, Herb Moses <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/2hnjO\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/2hnjO<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama continues to ignore presidential obligations under the Medicare Reform Act of 2003\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rove.com\/articles\/320\">http:\/\/www.rove.com\/articles\/320<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama conducts covert war in Yemen without authorization of Congress <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/uEFDF\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/uEFDF<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DOJ ignores subpoena for gunrunning, now being investigated for obstruction of justice&nbsp;http:\/\/goo.gl\/KNdsV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will Obama use US taxpayer money to bailout foreign entities via the IMF without complying with the provisions of the\u00a0Dodd-Frank law?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/M4Zbt\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/M4Zbt<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama violates law that disallows fundraising from White House\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/K46rd\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/K46rd<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama DoJ harassing Gibson guitars using foreign laws, not even at the request of the foreign government\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/qn1Elg\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/qn1Elg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama DoD 2 yr late to issue Taiwan airpower report as required by law\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/rQrJ9\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/rQrJ9<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holder perjured himself to Congress when testifying about Fast and Furious\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/ujvX5\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/ujvX5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EPA violated Information Quality Act to regulate greenhouse gases <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/K1yTi\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/K1yTi<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama Refuses to Release bin Laden Death Photos as required by FOIA\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/0BaKf\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/0BaKf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emperor Obama: \u2018We Can\u2019t Wait\u2019 for the Constitutional Process and the Representative Rule of Law\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/KGXxB\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/KGXxB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White House refuses to cooperate with subpoena requesting docs related to $535M loan to Solyndra <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/LGtQ5\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/LGtQ5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric Holder may be an accomplice to murder over Fast and Furious <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/DfAYH\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/DfAYH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DEA laundered hundreds of millions of dollars for drug cartels <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/RGTpi\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/RGTpi<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confessions of Perjury Inside DOJ\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/nChPK\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/nChPK<\/a> Obama to Congress: I\u2019ll decide what\u2019s constitutional\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/nTOBN\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/nTOBN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DOJ prosecutors accepted bribes from corrupt finance execs, but never arrested or prosecuted\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/DeQSY\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/DeQSY<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama&#8217;s FCC and SEC enforcing Net Neutrality in defiance of DC Circuit Court&#8217;s unanimous ruling <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/Ummzu\" title=\"\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/Ummzu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama seeks to fund UNESCO in defiance of Congress <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/obamas-disregard-for-those-pesky-things-called-laws\/2012\/03\/08\/gIQAHIA61R_story.html\">http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/obamas-disregard-for-those-pesky-things-called-laws\/2012\/03\/08\/gIQAHIA61R_story.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama appoints fundraisers as ambassadors in violation of Foreign Service Act of 1980 <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/p4ARJ\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/p4ARJ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama sends funding to Palestinian Authority terrorist organization against legal restrictions\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/BZbyH\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/BZbyH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama admin is tampering with witness in BP top kill sabotage by Steven Chu\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/nxvUq\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/nxvUq<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama bribed Jeremiah Wright to be quiet\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/Bl0vF\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/Bl0vF<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama admin suspends deporting illegal immigrants as required by law <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/Azb9C\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/Azb9C<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama admin guts welfare reform work requirement <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/ZA2uX\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/ZA2uX<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obama ignored the mandatory work requirement under TANF welfare reform law by issuing waiver\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/7yPL2\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/7yPL2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top White House political appointees use secret email accounts.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/aM3BX\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/aM3BX<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p 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