The New York Times by Charlie Savage
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COMMENT: When the judgment of many is replaced by the judgment of one
man, we're heading into very dangerous territory for both the economy
and our freedoms.
One Saturday last fall, President Obama interrupted a White House
strategy meeting to raise an issue not on the agenda. He declared, aides
recalled, that the administration needed to more aggressively use
executive power to govern in the face of Congressional obstructionism.
“We had been attempting to highlight the inability of Congress to do
anything,” recalled William M. Daley, who was the White House chief of
staff at the time. “The president expressed frustration, saying we have
got to scour everything and push the envelope in finding things we can
do on our own.”
For Mr. Obama, that meeting was a turning point. As a senator and
presidential candidate, he had criticized George W. Bush for flouting
the role of Congress. And during his first two years in the White House,
when Democrats controlled Congress, Mr. Obama largely worked through
the legislative process to achieve his domestic policy goals. MORE.........................
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