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   From: katt@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:14:52 -0800,  Alan says...   
      
   > With Trump openly defying a Supreme Court order...   
      
   You mean like the defiance Obama showed during his dictatorship?   
      
   Military Actions (Without Congressional Approval):   
   Libya: 2011 military intervention and air strikes (Accused of violating the   
   War Powers Resolution).   
   Iraq and Syria: Expansion of the air campaign against ISIS/ISIL in 2014.   
   Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen: Deployment of special forces and escalation of   
   drone strikes.   
   Osama bin Laden Raid: Military operation in Pakistan .   
      
   Supreme Court Rejections and Constitutional Accusations"   
   Recess Appointments: Unconstitutional appointments to the National Labor   
   Relations Board (NLRB) while the Senate was in pro forma session (NLRB v. Noel   
   Canning).   
   Immigration (DAPA): Executive order granting deferred action to parents of   
   U.S. citizens (Found to exceed authority in United States v. Texas).   
   The Clean Air Act: Implementation of the Clean Power Plan and mercury emission   
   regulations (Michigan v. EPA).   
   The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): Unilateral delays of the employer mandate   
   and unauthorized payment of cost-sharing subsidies.   
   Religious Freedom: The "contraceptive mandate" applied to closely held   
   corporations (Burwell v. Hobby Lobby).   
   Property Rights: EPA compliance orders regarding "navigable waters" (Sackett   
   v. EPA).   
   Fourth Amendment: Use of GPS tracking devices without a warrant (United States   
   v. Jones).   
   Bankruptcy Law: Prioritization of junior creditors (unions) over secured   
   creditors during the Chrysler Bailout.   
   IRS Summons: Attempting to enforce taxpayer summonses without allowing for   
   bad-faith examinations (United States v. Clarke).   
   Ministerial Exception: Attempting to apply employment discrimination laws to   
   church clergy (Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC).   
   Other Statutory Violations   
   Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange: Violation of the law requiring 30 days' notice to   
   Congress before transferring Gitmo detainees.   
   The Administrative Procedure Act (APA): Accused of bypassing formal   
   notice-and-comment rulemaking for major policy shifts in immigration and   
   environmental law.   
      
   (more below)   
      
   > ...and having his face put up on the Department of Justice Headquarters...   
      
   You mean like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Robert F. Kennedy?   
      
   > ...and having built is army of brownshirts...   
      
   You mean Obama's army?   
      
   You mean Obama's army, which was led by Tom Homan, who, in 2015, President   
   Obama awarded him the Presidential Rank Award (specifically the Distinguished   
   Executive rank).   
      
   This is the highest award a career federal employee can receive. It?s a   
   recognition of "sustained extraordinary accomplishment."   
      
   At the time, Homan was the head of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at   
   ICE. The award recognized his effectiveness in managing the deportation of   
   undocumented immigrants?a role for which the Washington Post famously noted at   
   the time: "Thomas Homan deports people. And he?s really good at it."   
      
   > ...enjoy your dictatorship.   
      
   You mean like the one we lived under when Obama was getting ppl fired and   
   investigated for mocking him by wearing an Obama mask and using an outhouse to   
   represent the Obama Presidential Library?   
      
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   During his presidency, Barack Obama was frequently accused of executive   
   overreach and statutory violations. Critics-ranging from members of Congress   
   to the   
   Government Accountability Office (GAO)-alleged that his administration   
   bypassed specific laws to achieve policy goals.   
      
   Here is a list of laws and specific statutory provisions he was accused of   
   breaking:   
      
   Military and National Security:   
   The War Powers Resolution: Specifically the 60-day limit on "hostilities"   
   without congressional authorization (during the 2011 intervention in Libya).   
   The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Specifically the provision   
   requiring 30 days' notice to Congress before transferring detainees from   
   Guantanamo   
   Bay (violation cited by the GAO during the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange).   
   The Foreign Assistance Act: Accused of violating restrictions on providing aid   
   to countries that have undergone a military coup (following the 2013 removal of   
   Mohamed Morsi in Egypt).   
   The Patriot Act: Specifically the overextension of Section 215 regarding the   
   bulk collection of phone metadata (as revealed by Edward Snowden).   
   Domestic and Administrative Law   
   The Administrative Procedure Act (APA): Found by federal courts to have been   
   violated in the implementation of the DAPA immigration program (failing to   
   follow   
   notice-and-comment requirements).   
   The Affordable Care Act (Section 1311 and 1402): Accused of illegally spending   
   money on "Cost-Sharing Reductions" that had not been appropriated by Congress   
   (House v. Burwell).   
   The Clean Air Act: Accused of expanding the EPA's authority beyond the text of   
   the law to regulate carbon emissions from power plants (The Clean Power Plan).   
   The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA): Accused of bypassing statutory   
   requirements for the removal of undocumented immigrants through the creation   
   of DACA   
   and DAPA.   
   The Bankruptcy Code: Accused of subverting the "absolute priority rule" by   
   favoring union pensions over secured bondholders during the Chrysler/GM   
   bailouts.   
   Constitutional Accusations (The "Take Care" Clause)   
   While not a "law" in the sense of a statute, the President was frequently   
   accused of violating the "Take Care" Clause of Article II, Section 3 of the   
   Constitution, which requires the President to "take Care that the Laws be   
   faithfully executed." Specific instances cited included:   
   Unilateral delays of the ACA's employer mandate.   
   Recess Appointments to the NLRB while the Senate was technically in session   
   (found unconstitutional in NLRB v. Noel Canning).   
   The "Work Requirement" Waiviers for the 1996 Welfare Reform Act (Personal   
   Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act).   
      
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   Definite Legal/Constitutional Losses:   
   In these cases, the Supreme Court or the Government Accountability Office   
   (GAO) explicitly ruled that the administration's actions violated the law or   
   the   
   Constitution.   
      
   NLRB v. Noel Canning :   
   The Issue: Obama made "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations   
   Board while the Senate was holding brief pro forma sessions.   
   The Ruling: A unanimous (9-0) Supreme Court ruled the appointments were   
   unconstitutional. The Court held that the President cannot decide on his own   
   when the   
   Senate is in recess to bypass the confirmation process.   
      
   Michigan v. EPA :   
   The Issue: The EPA issued regulations on mercury emissions from power plants.   
      
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