President Obama's decision last week to suspend the
employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act may be welcome relief to businesses
affected by this provision, but it raises grave concerns about his understanding
of the role of the executive in our system of government.
Article II, Section 3, of the Constitution states that
the president "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." This is a
duty, not a discretionary power. While the president does have substantial
discretion about how to enforce a law, he has no discretion about
whether to do so.
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