Commentary

The Imperial Presidency Goes Green

By Troy Senik
Thursday, June 27 2013

Three words from Barack Obama’s presidency sum up the President’s casual relationship with constitutional law: “We can’t wait.” That was the tag line used as the theme for the White House’s policy agenda beginning back in the autumn of 2011. Had it simply been a rallying cry for the public to pressure members of Congress into action, it would have been perfectly within the mainstream of traditional American politics. Under Obama’s meaning, however, it was more threat than exhortation. The president was serving notice that he would act unilaterally when…

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