The Real Power

A pen and a phone? Who is he kidding??

 Where does it say anywhere in the Constitution that a President has the right to issue executive orders as he or she sees fit? I have read the Constitution from front to back, and I could not find a single reference to the term, "Executive Orders", or anything that could be interpreted as such.

 I understand that the Congress over these many years has relinquished its Constitutional responsibility for many different reasons. Now, at this time in history, we have a President, an alleged "Constitutional Law Professor", who has decided that he is allowed to run amuck across the Bible of this country. Sadly, the Congress is too weak to stop him.

 Trust me, he knows it and uses it in his favor.

 So, now he says with impunity that he has a pen and a phone. He didn't say it once, twice, or even three times. By my count, he has said it six times. I have heard it at different photo ops  since January 6, 2014. On Sunday, I heard Dan Pfeiffer say it also.

 This White House is out of control. The media does not seem to object, unlike in 1972, 1973 and 1974, when they were all over every utterance which came out of the Nixon White House. As time goes on, Jay Carney, bearded or not, sounds and looks more like Ron Zeigler each time he shows up at the daily Press briefing. He just stands there insisting that Barry has every right to just make decisions on his own.

 Apparently, "advise and consent" means nothing to anyone in this White House. Nor, does it mean anything to the modern media, at least as it pertains to their darling. After all, they gave him credibility and cover, so if they challenge him now, they will look like lemmings to him. If they turn against him, the favors and special treatment will dry up.

 So, what can the American people, who still believe that the Constitution means something more than a suggestion list, do? Well, like me and others who believe, we all need to be assertive. Write to our Representatives and Senators, let them know we are disgusted with their collective performance and that it is time for them to do their job. We need to call our families and friends to tell them to do the same.

He has one pen and one phone. As Americans, still free and independent, together we have 300 million.

It's time for us to put it to good use instead of complaining to each other. The government can only exist with the consent of the governed. It's time for us to revoke our consent.

 A pen and a phone, indeed.