[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IMPERIAL EDICT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, he said, ``I'm the President. I'm not 
king. I can't do these things by myself.''
  That was President Obama in 2010. That was then; this is now. The 
lawless administration continues to ignore Congress in order to go it 
alone and implement his own authoritarian agenda. The latest illegal 
kingly edict is that he will disregard immigration law, orally change 
the rules, grant legal status, and give work permits to millions of 
foreign undocumented nationals.
  These actions show the administration is more interested in jobs for 
illegal foreign nationals in America than Americans in America. That is 
why Congresswoman Black and I have introduced the Separation of Powers 
Act.
  This legislation would prohibit the use of funds for granting 
deferred action, green cards, work permits, or other immigration relief 
to people not lawfully present in the U.S.
  Most importantly, it would allow Congress to exercise its check on 
the out-of-control White House that treats the Constitution as a mere 
suggestion instead of the law. The President says he is not the emperor 
of the United States, but his actions show otherwise. America doesn't 
need a king; otherwise, we would have kept King George.
  And that is just the way it is.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Messer). Members are reminded to refrain 
from engaging in personalities toward the President.

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