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Has The President Usurped The Constitutional Power Of Congress? [Unedited]

Has The President Usurped The Constitutional Power Of Congress? [Unedited]

With Michael McConnell, Adam Cox, Carrie Severino, and Eric Posner.

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates - [Unedited]

June 15, 20161h 20m

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Motion: The president has usurped the constitutional power of congress. The Supreme Court is currently poised to decide whether President Obama’s unilateral immigration actions usurped Congress’s power and flouted his duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” But some argue that the President is not exercising legislative power; he is simply exercising his well-established executive discretion. Has the President usurped Congress’s legislative power?