Concerned about the Imperial Presidency and the shocking degree that Obama has taken it, Jonathan Turley has a lot to say on the subject.
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Born 1961, a youngster, lawyer, legal scholar, legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism. Professor of law at George Washington University Law School.
* Worries Supreme Court interjects itself into partisan politics
* Thinks recent nominees hold extreme views.
* Believes in straightforward interpretation of 2nd Amendment.
* Testified in favor of Clinton impeachment
* Defended Judge Hudson's ruling individual mandate unconstitutional
* Described Eric Holder as Obama's sin eater
1) shielded CIA employees from prosecution or investigation for torture
2) announced Obama's kill list
3) personally approved abusive searches of news correspondents.
That is who Jonathan Turley is.
Despite the fact that I once voted for President Obama, personal admiration is no substitute for the constitutional principles at stake in this controversy. When a president claims the inherent power of both legislation and enforcement, he becomes a virtual government unto himself. He is not simply posing a danger to the constitutional system; he becomes the very danger that the Constitution was designed to avoid…
I watched long segments of that two days ago on C-Span. Turley's testimony in particular was interesting. But that is all it was. The whole time I was thinking, gosh this is good, and I agree with everything, but so what. They and he can talk all they want, gather their friends, talk until they turn blue, and it can be interesting as all h-e-double twiddlesticks but that is all they are doing at this point, talking amongst themselves.
