The Mikado
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« on: November 22, 2014, 02:23:35 PM » |
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Regardless of King's argument...I do think there's merit to a system of only having elections every four years, with House members having four year terms like the President and Senators having staggered eight year terms because constant elections lead to massive Congressional mood swings like they have 2006-present, but that's a discussion for another day.
Regarding this particular executive order, I don't really see how the President is encroaching on Congress' grounds. Congress has power over naturalization...Obama's executive order does not grant citizenship to anyone. Congress' control over the naturalization process is not in any way impinged on here. This is an executive who is shifting where the resources of law enforcement are focused and what law enforcement is going to prosecute, something presidents have always had wide latitude to do.
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