Bush Attorney General Disappoints Hannity: Obama’s Executive Orders Are Legal
Speaking about the president’s most significant executive actions thus far, Hannity exclaimed: “It seems me to be, by definition, abuse of power. A power grab if you will… Is it then unconstitutional in some instances?”
“I don’t think it’s unconstitutional in the sense that I don’t think it’s something you could get a court to find unconstitutional,” Mukasey replied. “We could have a debate about whether it’s consistent with the constitution or not, but there is a limited number of things that will get you into court to have that decided, and I don’t think any of the things you’ve enumerated are among them.”
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Mukasey added later in the interview that while he is bothered by the president’s politics and agrees that his executive orders are a “power grab” of sorts, “it doesn’t bother me in the sense that I think you can make a court case out of it. Not everything that bothers me is a subject of litigation. If they were, the courts would be very busy.”
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This is why we do not look to talk show hosts when deciding what is and is not constitutional.. or reporters.. or bloggers.. or self proclaimed “constitutional experts” who aren’t witches…