New Year Old Themes

New Year Old Themes

 

Years come and go yet some themes linger long after wearing out their welcome. Blanketing the media in 2014 were racism and terrorism along with Ebola to keep the population on edge. President Obama’s irreverence to the Constitution emerged as a hot topic as the year came to a close. In 2015 look for minimal change as the year unfolds. Congress demonstrated its inability to cope with the President’s overreach by his modulating immigration laws without their consent. Entering his last quarter Obama must face a Republican majority in both houses who are hungry for change. Yet, as we have viewed, lame does not begin to describe the leadership of the House and Senate as they approach illicit executive actions. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell have displayed their willingness to lean left to enable the President. Their style of mismanagement was ever present in processing the federal budget. As the new Congress takes their seats both want to lead but which path will they take? Illicit actions by the White House must have consequences. Yet Congress cowers refusing to dispense the services they promised the electorate. Unable to contain a wayward President harsh reality will confront leadership as membership take their oaths of office. Obamacare was “fully” funded along with the ability for our government to support a mass migration from south of the border. Boehner was nowhere to be seen as Obama placed millions on a path to citizenship without a single vote cast by the legislative branch. The Speaker was too busy making holiday plans to condemn a clearly illegal act by Obama. Where Boehner and Congress failed a coalition of states have instituted a legal action against Obama’s reckless disregard for immigration law. Without change at the top 2015 will look eerily analogous to 2014. Conditions are ripe to impede the President’s pen by bringing challenges to the White House steps. Congress also has pens and phones, which should be in use 24/7 to move the headlines in a different direction than seen in 2014. Will Congress have the backbone to remove leadership or does the country remain stagnant for another two years under their tutelage? Stay tuned!

 

Mark Davis MD, President of Davis Writing Services. www.daviswritingservices.com platomd@gmail.com.

Dr. Davis latest book, Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster.

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Epitaph to Conservatism

Epitaph to Conservatism

 

Unnoticed by most and minimally commented upon by the media conservatism died in 2014. There were no parades, gatherings or events to commemorate its passing. Republican’s landslide at the polls in November did little to deter conservatism’s final defeat. Recent events in Washington solidified the liberal agenda enabled by Republican leadership and finalized by Barack Obama.  Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, provided the left, with a budget fraught goodies on their wish list. Fully funding Obamacare and amnesty for illegals one wonders who these people are working for. Congressional leadership, empowered to contain Obama’s policies, took the path of least resistance providing the President with the finances to continue ravaging the Constitution. More youthful members of the right vehemently protested Boehner’s caving to Obama’s demands, yet most supported the Speaker so they could stealthily leave town for the holidays. Conservative principles and ideas are an anathema to those who believe government should support and control each and every resident on the American landscape. Successfully squelching Republican dogma from the last presidential election cycle through now Obama moves into the future knowing he can do what he wants uninhibited by those on the other side of the aisle. Senate reconvenes in early January with a Republican majority and Harry Reid diminished to a secondary role. Reflecting on Mitch McConnell’s recent actions this Senate Majority leader to be has his mind entrenched in old boy politics instead of what is best for the nation. Newer blood is needed in the role McConnell plans to tackle to resurrect the platform which led to the Democrats defeat less than 2 months ago. Conservatism dictates constraints on spending, smart policies to grow the economy and a view of the World placing America first. These considerations have been forgotten by the bellwethers of a party whose present governing style is a reflection of a majority they will replace. Expect very little change in the next two years. Republicans’ failure to challenge Obama at his doorstep will lead to him being replaced by a clone not a conservative. Perhaps the American public has been manipulated by backdoor politics and collusion between the major parties to keep the country mired in the weaknesses Obama has generated for the nation. From this perch anything is possible by a government with 18 trillion in debt, out of control spending and Congressional members who come poor to Washington and leave millionaires. One thing for certain the nation is being placed on the road to another Clinton in the White House. This will occur in the event conservatism does not reemerge as a force to drown the collective liberal mentality seen in most recent times. Stay tuned.

 

Mark Davis MD, President of Davis Writing Services, www.daviswritingservices.com Dr. Davis’ most recent book is Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster. To contact Dr. Davis for interviews or media commentary please use the following email: platomd@gmail.com

Showdown at 1600 Pennsylvania

Showdown at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

 

President Obama has set up a confrontation with Congress that he cannot win. His intention to use Executive Orders to repair perceived inequities in immigration goes far beyond the powers granted to the Executive Branch. There is no section in the Constitution or in statute that permits Executive Orders. Executive power is noted in Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution which merely refers to the President as the Executive. The President is directed to “take care that the Laws be faithfully executed” as explicitly stated in Article II, Section 3, Clause 5 or else would face impeachment. Prior Presidents used “Executive Authority” to carry out duties delegated to their branch of government in the normal course of its functions. Failing to fulfill these requirements could be a cause for removal from office. In the case of President Obama his planned Executive Order on immigration would circumvent the legislative process hence making a new law which he is not empowered to do. This is the conundrum Congress and the American public face.

 

Days after the 2014 election a defiant President Obama misread the will of the people claiming he was going ahead with his plans to resolve “the immigration crisis.” A rapid rebuke to Obama’s plans came from the new Majority Leader of the Senate Mitch McConnell and the current House Speaker John Boehner. In no uncertain terms, Speaker Boehner noted, circumventing Congress would jeopardize immigration reform for the rest of Obama’s term. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/john-boehner-obama-immigration-112861.html?amp The President seemed oblivious to the remarks from these leaders as his closeted plans leaked to the media. Expectations are Obama will proceed with his immigration agenda which will be met by an immediate judicial review or worse, an impeachment hearing. Quiet rumblings of impeachment by the more youthful members of Congress is not off the table. Excluding the latter

blocking funds for enforcement of Obama’s stated goals is another mechanism to stop his illicit acts. Ramifications of President Obama’s planned actions are numerous including a cost to implement in the tens of billions. As these people are legitimatized by Obama’s edicts rest assured more legal Americans will be edged out of work and onto entitlement programs. Boehner and McConnell are aging fossils who were very silent as Obama trampled on the Constitution in the past. They need to be replaced with more youthful members of the conservative caucus who want to act quickly to contain the President. Obama has drawn a proverbial line in the sand, which he plans to cross, daring Congress to act against him. Lame duck presidency will take on new meaning this January as the Republicans take control of the Senate. The question is: Do they have the cojones to act or will this be a replay of the Reid tenure? Most likely the former will occur, if not the Republicans will find their majority will dwindle next election cycle.

 

Mark Davis MD, President of Davis Writing Services  www.daviswritingservices.com Author of the popular book, Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for Disaster. For interview requests: platomd@gmail.com