According to Obama, we have to abide by this immediately, but Communist China gets to wait until 2030. Anybody seriously think this will help, with anything?
The Chinese are currently in the mode of “party agenda trumps EVERYTHING” and have been since the revolution. Years ago they cut every tree in Beijing, I believe it was, because their leaf-fall was an inefficient use of assets. Some years later they had to replant because the city had become an unlivable dust bowl. They appear to need to learn the hardest way possible.
U.S Constitution, Article II, section 1: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”
Congress writes the laws, and it is the role of the Executive to write regulations that implement those laws. Numerous adminstrations have abused that, yet the Congress under Boehner and McConnell have been totally dedicated to trying to write law that supercedes the authority of the President to write and enforce those regulations for the reguar operations of the agencies, and “government”. That is NOT their role under the Constitution. You want to point fingers, point to Congress over the past six years…at least.
If I read the following correctly, the President does have the power to write some regulations:“The President of the United States has numerous powers, including those explicitly granted by Article II of the United States Constitution, implied powers, powers granted by Acts of Congress, and the influence and soft power that comes from being President of the United States of America.”…“Within the executive branch itself, the president (if in office) has broad powers to manage national affairs and the workings of the federal government. The president can issue rules, regulations, and instructions called executive orders, which have the binding force of law upon federal agencies but do not require congressional approval.”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States+on the unitary executive:“Contrary to claims of some authors, the first administration to make explicit reference to the “Unitary Executive” was not that of President George W. Bush. For example, in 1987, Ronald Reagan issued a signing statement that declared: “If this provision were interpreted otherwise, so as to require the President to follow the orders of a subordinate, it would plainly constitute an unconstitutional infringement of the President’s authority as head of a unitary executive branch.”“The George W. Bush administration made the Unitary Executive Theory a common feature of signing statements. For example, Bush once wrote in a signing statement that he would, “construe Title X in Division A of the Act, relating to detainees, in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President to supervise the unitary executive branch and as Commander in Chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations on the judicial power.” Critics acknowledge that part of the President’s duty is to “interpret what is, and is not constitutional, at least when overseeing the actions of executive agencies,” but critics accused Bush of overstepping that duty by his perceived willingness to overrule U.S. courts."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_executive_theory
manteo16nc over 9 years ago
According to Obama, we have to abide by this immediately, but Communist China gets to wait until 2030. Anybody seriously think this will help, with anything?
dogday Premium Member over 9 years ago
The Chinese are currently in the mode of “party agenda trumps EVERYTHING” and have been since the revolution. Years ago they cut every tree in Beijing, I believe it was, because their leaf-fall was an inefficient use of assets. Some years later they had to replant because the city had become an unlivable dust bowl. They appear to need to learn the hardest way possible.
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
U.S Constitution, Article II, section 1: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”
Congress writes the laws, and it is the role of the Executive to write regulations that implement those laws. Numerous adminstrations have abused that, yet the Congress under Boehner and McConnell have been totally dedicated to trying to write law that supercedes the authority of the President to write and enforce those regulations for the reguar operations of the agencies, and “government”. That is NOT their role under the Constitution. You want to point fingers, point to Congress over the past six years…at least.
lonecat over 9 years ago
If I read the following correctly, the President does have the power to write some regulations:“The President of the United States has numerous powers, including those explicitly granted by Article II of the United States Constitution, implied powers, powers granted by Acts of Congress, and the influence and soft power that comes from being President of the United States of America.”…“Within the executive branch itself, the president (if in office) has broad powers to manage national affairs and the workings of the federal government. The president can issue rules, regulations, and instructions called executive orders, which have the binding force of law upon federal agencies but do not require congressional approval.”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States+on the unitary executive:“Contrary to claims of some authors, the first administration to make explicit reference to the “Unitary Executive” was not that of President George W. Bush. For example, in 1987, Ronald Reagan issued a signing statement that declared: “If this provision were interpreted otherwise, so as to require the President to follow the orders of a subordinate, it would plainly constitute an unconstitutional infringement of the President’s authority as head of a unitary executive branch.”“The George W. Bush administration made the Unitary Executive Theory a common feature of signing statements. For example, Bush once wrote in a signing statement that he would, “construe Title X in Division A of the Act, relating to detainees, in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President to supervise the unitary executive branch and as Commander in Chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations on the judicial power.” Critics acknowledge that part of the President’s duty is to “interpret what is, and is not constitutional, at least when overseeing the actions of executive agencies,” but critics accused Bush of overstepping that duty by his perceived willingness to overrule U.S. courts."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_executive_theory