Andrew Jackson, that a president may enforce his own interpretation of the Constitution in executing laws.
Legislative productivity and representation in government have been compromised by our government's inability to make, pass and execute laws.
No executive officials can arrogate to themselves the notion that they are "the law"; they merely execute laws passed by legislatures and interpreted by courts.
My job is to execute laws that are passed, and Congress right now has not changed what I consider to be a broken immigration system.
But today we must publicly acknowledge that keeping Guantanamo active is wrong and unlawful and in clear violation of a presidential administration's duty to execute laws and uphold the Constitution.
They should execute "laws".
The theory is that they are essentially "executing" laws Congress has already passed.
What's new is Obama's use of executive orders to initiate action where, in his view, Congress is moving too slowly, rather than to execute laws Congress has already passed.
The remaining house of Parliament, the House of Commons of England, instituted a Council of State to execute laws and to direct administrative policy.
In a constitutional nutshell, the President can only execute laws that Congress passes and this includes laws permitting the country to go to war.
