Obama Dismisses Lawsuit; Asks Cabinet for Ways to Exert Executive Power
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Worthy News)– U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) brought a lawsuit against the White House last week which accused the administration of unconstitutional overreach of its executive authority, to which the President mockingly responded saying, “So sue me.” Later in the day, President Obama asked his cabinet to search for ways the White House could use its executive authority to bypass Congress and push his agenda without the legislative body.
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