As colleague David Leopold puts it, “Does the policeman go after the bank robber or does he go after the trespasser? It’s a question of setting priorities.” Leopold argues that Obama is well within his authority to issue executive orders and would not usurp Congress or overstep his authority. “The notion that the president cannot use his authority to grant temporary reprieve is patently absurd,” Leopold said.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:56:00 +0000