Preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States?

Obama is at it again and it is all about power.  Over the last two centuries we have had many different kinds of presidents. Some have been rather weak executives while others have welded a lot of power.  But all pale in comparison to the huge amount of power welded by Barack Obama.

When he could not get Congress to pass his ‘cap and tax’ bill, Obama uses the EPA an executive branch agency to change the rules so that the legislative branch could be bypassed. Obamacare has given loads of power to the executive branch. He has repeatedly bypassed the Senate’s power of ‘advice and consent’ by appointing dozens of people who are not advisors but ‘Czars’ who advise the President.

Now Obama has taken it upon himself to declare a LAW PASSED by CONGRESS and signed by President Bill Clinton as unconstitutional.

The Obama administration announced February 3rd that it will no longer defend the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The decision marks a significant about-face for the Obama Justice Department, which until now had defended the law in court despite President Obama’s misgivings with the policy. The administration’s attorneys as recently as January had filed a court motion in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which effectively bans recognition of same-sex marriage.

But after two new lawsuits were filed in New York and Connecticut, Obama ordered Attorney General Eric Holder not to defend the statute.

“I fully concur with the president’s determination,” Holder said in a statement, declaring the provision to be “unconstitutional.”

Only the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional, not President Obama, not Attorney General Eric Holder, nor anyone else in the administration. If this decision is allowed to stand, nothing is beyond the power of the president. Obama could declare himself the king and liberals would continue to praise him. This behavior is extremely shortsighted. If a liberal president can abuse the power of the executive branch, then so could a conservative. Our republic further slides into oblivion.

The reason the Constitution defines the presidency as the executive branch is that the president is obligated to execute or carry out laws passed by Congress and signed by Presidents, regardless of their position on the law.  All presidents take an oath "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."  Article II, Section 3 - "...he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed...".   Obama is NOT following the Constitution.  This president is shredding our founding document.

President Obama’s decision not to defend the ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ should not come as a surprise to anyone. After more than two years into the Obama reign, (he must think he is a KING), he has shown little regard for the Constitution or the rule of law. It is SO time for a change. Time and time again the Obama has usurped the constitution to take more and more power. The only question is…what will the United States of America look like in two more years?