By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--December 31, 2015
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Described as "imminent," the set of executive actions would fulfill a promise by the President to take further unilateral steps the White House says could help curb gun deaths. Plans for the action are not yet complete, and those familiar with the process warn that unforeseen circumstances could delay an announcement. But gun control advocates are expecting the new actions to be revealed next week, ahead of Obama's annual State of the Union address, set for January 12. The White House wouldn't comment directly on the exact timing or content of Obama's executive orders. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said that the President expected a set of recommendations on unilateral action to arrive at the beginning of the year. He said Obama was "expressing urgency" for a list of steps he can take on his own after high-profile incidents of gun violence at the end of this year.Tell me again how supporting Donald Trump is backing a fascist but cheerleading for this guy is just mainstream politics at its finest, would you? Something happens that's "high-profile" and thus there is a sense of urgency, so the Constitution is suspended because the president "must act." The people who should be screaming bloody murder about this, but are not, are not ignorant about the constitutional issues here. They just don't care about them. They agree with Obama's agenda and they figure it's Congress's own fault for refusing to rubber-stamp his agenda. They also admire power politics ploys, provided of course they're employed on behalf of an agreeable agenda. If Congress tries to use the power of the purse to stop this action - in other words, refusing to fund it - Obama will declare war with a government shutdown at stake, and Republicans will back down for fear of being blamed by the media. Thus, Obama has unlimited power. And no one gives a s***. Happy New Year, America. Enjoy them while you can.
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