Lawless: The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Lawless: The Obama Administration's Unprecedented Assault on the Constitution and the Rule of Law
By (Author) David E. Bernstein
Foreword by Ted Cruz
Encounter Books,USA
Encounter Books,USA
17th November 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Constitutional and administrative law: general
320.973
Physical Properties
Hardback
216
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
467g
Description
In Lawless, George Mason University law professor David E. Bernstein provides a lively, scholarly account of how the Obama administration has undermined the Constitution and the rule of law.
Lawless documents how President Barack Obama has presided over one constitutional debacle after anotherObamacare; unauthorized wars in the Middle East; attempts to strip property owners, college students, religious groups, and conservative political activists of their rights; and many more.
Violating his own promises to respect the Constitutions separation of powers, Obama brazenly ignores Congress when it wont rubber-stamp his initiatives. We cant wait, he intones when amending Obamacare on the fly or signing a memo legalizing millions of illegal immigrants, as if Congress doing its job as a coequal branch of government somehow permits the president to rule like a dictator, free from the Constitutions checks and balances.
President Obama has also presided over the bold and rampant lawlessness of his underlings. Harry Truman famously said, The buck stops here. When confronted with allegations that his administrations actions are illegal, Obama responds, So sue me.
Lawless shows how President Obama has betrayed not only the Constitution but also his own stated principles. In the process, he has done serious and potentially permanent damage to our constitutional system. As America swings into election season, it will have to grapple with finding a president who can repair Obamas lawless legacy.
Author Bio
David E. Bernstein is the George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where he has been teaching constitutional law and other subjects since 1995. He is the author of several books, most recently Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform. Professor Bernstein blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy, hosted by the Washington Post.
