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Should Obama Resign If He Won't Enforce Duly Enacted Laws?
Obama's Department of Justice says it will no longer challenge rulings against Bill Clinton's Defense of Marriage Act. Until the law is repealed by Congress and signed by the President or the Supreme Court finds it unconstitutional or lets a lower court ruling that finds it unconstitutional it is the law.
He said in the past he thought that Congress should repeal the law, but he had overwhelming majorities for two years and Congress didn't, so the law is the law.
So if the President can't carry out his duties to defend the laws of the country, shouldn't he resign?
ADDITION: If you won't defend the rulings in courts, you are not enforcing it. DoJ and the Executive branch don't get to decide constitutionality, that is for the Supreme Court to do. It upsets the balance of power when one branch attempts to usurp the duties of another.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
He should resign just because the job is way too big for him, Joe Biden would actually be an improvement.
And how scary is that thought?
- lemoineLv 44 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Obama admin is enforcing the law. They just wont be enforcing the constitutionality of it in court. DOMA is unconstitutional anyway
Article IV section 1
- Anonymous1 decade ago
He IS enforcing it. But he won't defend it from appeal. The last three Presidents did the same thing about certain laws.
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- 2 far ReichtLv 51 decade ago
No, because this is not "new" for a President to make this choice.
Other Presidents have done this before.
And I happen to think he's right.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Where were you when Bush refused to enforce 90% of environmental law and regulations?
- berenLv 71 decade ago
He will enforce the law, he just will not defend it in court.
Do you understand the difference?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
He is too arrogant to resign, he is like a dictator.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Why doesn't the republican majority impeach him? You're good at impeaching presidents for no reason.
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