http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-obamas-amnesty-by-fiat--naked-lawlessness/2012/06/21/gJQAa5PltV_story.html

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Obama had tried to change the law. In late 2010, he asked Congress to pass the Dream Act, which offered a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants. Congress refused.

When subsequently pressed by Hispanic groups to simply implement the law by executive action, Obama explained that it would be illegal. ³Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. .?.?. But that¹s not how our system works. That¹s not how our democracy functions. That¹s not how our Constitution is written.²

That was then. Now he¹s gone and done it anyway. It¹s obvious why. The election approaches and his margin is slipping. He needs a big Hispanic vote and this is the perfect pander. ..................

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³America is a nation of laws, which means I, as the president, am obligated to enforce the law. I don¹t have a choice about that.²

Except, apparently, when violating that solemn obligation serves his reelection needs."

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