tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post1553117808407587742..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: A more substantial disregard of the lawRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-3771747752986920802013-07-26T23:36:12.551-05:002013-07-26T23:36:12.551-05:00Professor, perhaps you penned from the comforts of...Professor, perhaps you penned from the comforts of your Marquette office a spirited condemnation for those “few rogue” Wisconsin Republican state senators who beat their chest, cried nullification, and vowed to “carry feet first” federal officials who dared to implement Obamacare. If you indeed scribed such a brilliant piece of writing, bravo. Otherwise, you are simply another long-winded observer, liberal or conservative, who enjoys seizing the moment to play “Gotcha”.<br /><br />From my perspective, of course President Obama is not carrying out his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws. If Congress had any gumption, they would hold him accountable. Nah, there are mid-term elections to win, palms to grease, and donations to procure.<br /><br />But please note the cagey professor is making a concerted effort to convince his impressionable readers by wildly pronouncing “there is no legal justification for delaying the implementation of the law’s employer mandate”. Note that Obama’s action, compared to other similar conduct, is a “more substantial disregard of the law”. Apparently, lawbreaking to the professor is to be placed on a partisan continuum.<br /><br />Is it novel for a president to refuse to execute a law that defines their administration, one they personally shepherded through Congress? Never one to avoid hyperbole, this “extraordinary piece of national lawlessness” is...quite...ordinary.<br /><br />http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/07/11/can-the-president-refuse-to-enforce-or-defend-a-law/<br /><br />Moreover, if Obamacare has major flaws as the professor notes, and Obama is delaying part of its implementation perhaps in recognition of those challenges, could this delay actually be BENEFICIAL in the long-run, considering that its opponents are working feverishly to blunt its impact?George Mitchellnoreply@blogger.com