Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after announcing his co-sponsorship of the Stop This Overreaching Presidency (STOP) Resolution (H. Res. 442), a resolution that would direct the House to institute legal action to require the President to comply with the law:
Rep. Gosar Co-Sponsors Bill to Hold President Accountable 'One expects imperial behavior in countries ruled by dictators but not in the United States of America'
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after announcing his co-sponsorship of the Stop This Overreaching Presidency (STOP) Resolution (H. Res. 442), a resolution that would direct the House to institute legal action to require the President to comply with the law:
“The fact that we were forced to introduce legislation to judicially force the President to comply with the laws of the land is incredibly sad. One expects imperial behavior in countries ruled by dictators but not in the United States of America, which was once known worldwide as a beacon of freedom and hope. From President Obama’s capricious one-year delay in the ObamaCare employer mandate to his arbitrary decision to grant deferred removal action to illegal immigrants, his transgressions against the Constitution are egregious and must stop.”
BACKGROUND
Perhaps the most important role of the President is defined in Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, which states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
Despite this responsibility as chief executive, he has repeatedly ignored this constitutionally mandated duty, including:
• His one-year extension of the “substandard” insurance policies.
• His one-year delay in ObamaCare’s employer mandate.
• Granting deferred removal action to illegal immigrants.
• His waiver of the welfare work requirement under TANF.
