President Obama campaigned on the idea that he was going to “heal” the nation and bring it together after the divisive final years of George W. Bush’s presidency. In particular, the Democrats were continuously vocal about the inability of Bush to “get along” and cross the aisle to get the two parties to work together. The belief that Obama would do better and find a way to bring the parties together now seems hopelessly naive and foolish as we have seen the nation torn apart and the bully president throw his weight around and act more like a dictator than a conciliator.
In fact, were it not for the Democrat parties slavish obedience to Obama’s whims and dictates, he would have neither Republicans nor Democrats working with him. Who can forget, for example, the ultra divisive Obamacare legislation where not one Republican lawmaker supported the constitutionally challenged legislation, but where all the Democrats lined up to support it. Rather than working to respond to legitimate questions, the bill was forced through without even giving legislators time to read the massive document. That lack of input and cooperation are now coming home to roost as problems keep surfacing with the flawed legislation.
Obama once stated that “Democrats won, so Republicans should just be quiet and get out of the way.” That is not an example of someone who wants to work together to bring change, and even some Democrats began to chafe at the heavy handed way that Obama demanded obedience, though they reliably fell into line whenever he demanded.
However, the elections in 2012 and 2014 changed the map and gave Republicans majorities in both the House and Senate, indicating that the American people were also recognizing that the Obama administration was not really working for them and the nation. So much for healing the nation. But Obama is on a mission to transform the country, and he is not about to let a little thing like the democratic process and the will of the people get in the way and keep him from his goals.
Nor is he interested in working with legislators on the left or the right, and so prefers to force his will on the people. But how can he do that since the American system of government says that the legislature makes the laws, not the executive?
Obama’s royal decrees, page 2:
—-Oath—-
To those of you who swore an oath to support and protect the U.S. constitution,
Remember…..
“I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same….that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God.”
Notice, there is NO EXPIRATION DATE, the oath is for an indeterminate period; no duration is specifically defined, none……
If case you don’t remember, This is what you swore to support and defend
The Bill of Rights: The First Ten Amendments
First Amendment – This amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and protects the right of assembly.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment – This amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Third Amendment – This amendment guards against the forced quartering of troops. (In the years before the American Revolution, British officials forced the colonists to quarter—to house and feed—British troops.)
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fourth Amendment – This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Fifth Amendment – This amendment guarantees a trial by jury and “due process of law,” and guards against double jeopardy (being charged twice for the same offense) and self-incrimination.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment – This amendment outlines the rights of the accused, including the right to have a “speedy and public” trial, the right to be informed of the charges made against him, the right to call witnesses in his defense, and the right to have an attorney in his defense.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
Seventh Amendment – This amendment lays out the rules of common law.
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Eighth Amendment – This amendment protects against “cruel and unusual punishments.”
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment – This amendment ensures that the individual rights that are not enumerated in the Constitution are secure—that is, that these rights should not be automatically infringed upon because they are omitted from the Constitution.
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment – This amendment limits the power of federal government by reserving for the states all powers that are not explicitly granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor denied to the states.
This amendment counterbalances Article VI, which invests the federal government with ultimate legislative authority.
There are NO provisions for expanding empire, protecting corporate or banker interests and profits OR exporting democracy.
So what, exactly, have you done to honor the oath you took to Uphold and Defend the Constitution…your obligation to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic?
If you can’t/won’t answer these questions with exact actions or participate in an honest dialog, then you are hereby charged with Dereliction of Duty and Treason…
Treason: crime of disloyalty to one’s nation or state. A person who bet,rays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor.
The defense of the Constitution requires members of the Armed Forces to disobey illegal orders. And, in the case of alleged treasonous acts, members of the Armed Forces are constitutionally bound to arrest such offenders. (See The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 64 Stat. 109, 10 U.S.C. §§ 801–946).
All it requires is for those who have taken their oaths of office to act on what they swore they would actually do.
I pray to the Creator that you have the strength to hear and face the truth and rethink your time served in the dark.
To Heal a Nation.. How about tearing it apart. He needs to be Impeached.
The man is clueless !
On purpose
Arrested !
He KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE’S doing!!!
Highest deficit, highest illegal immigration, highest racial division, highest health costs, highest on welfare, etc.
Cloward piven strategy
AS USUAL, HE LIED.
He has manage to divide the nation more than any single person, President or not, in our history! The sooner he s gone, the better!