Barack Obama has told the citizens of the United States and the world that he will use his pen and his phone to get what he wants. When he presented his latest immigration plan for America, he in fact presented his plan for amnesty to the American people, Barack Obama cited his belief in the rule of law. 

Nonetheless, in his willingness to ignore constitutional precedent, ignore the established law on immigration, and ignore the laws illegal aliens have broken, he was disloyal to his imaginary belief. This presents serious questions about the future of the office of the President. It functions as an menacing warning concerning the future of the country.

Most all Americans believe in freedom and liberty, nevertheless there is a difference between the kind of freedom and liberty that operates as our strength and unrestrained anarchy. Freedom comes with conditions, consequences and restrictions. We have laws against violent acts such as murder, burglary, rape, and other crimes. As a nation of laws, we know the country would be a disaster without them. 

The same is true for our laws prescribing limited power for each branch of the federal government. All of these laws work together to form the societal structure proven to stand the test of time.

The same holds true for immigration laws. We often hear and read the “laws already on the books” should be enforced. The fact that the President can determine which laws he wants to enforce and which laws he wants to ignore is extremely troubling indeed. There are instances where laws need to be amended to reflect societal changes. The Founding Fathers were wise enough to create a system that allows for those changes. It can be a painstaking process, and should be. There is nothing wrong with that except when politicians decide to place ideology above what is best from the country they serve. 

Changing a law should not be as expedient as ordering a cheeseburger. If a proposed change can wind its way through both houses of Congress intact, then live to tell the tale of the President’s veto pen, and furthermore resist legal challenges in the courts, we can reliably say that the change was best for America. 

However, when the President of the United States diverts from that route, by using his pen and his phone, everything that is good about the Constitution and the political process is tainted and blemished.

Almost 800,000 foreign nationals became naturalized citizens in 2013 by completing the 10 Steps to Naturalization process. These people followed the law and did it the right way. Those who took the tough, legal road to American citizenship must feel a bit foolish today. They may wonder if they wasted their time, money, and effort to stay inside the law when they could just as easily walked across the border. They may wonder what kind of country the United States is that will enforce the law for some immigrants but not for others. They may wonder if the reason for this is similar to what they left behind. Pandering to some to gain the favor of their support and votes. Obama’s amnesty action will make it more likely for future foreign nationals to skip the recommended legal process. If they are prone to illegal entry, they are certain to be prone to bypass the legal process altogether until they get what they want the easy way.

Finally, an author who brings you solutions, instead of problems.

Americans have lost faith in their overreaching federal government. “We the People” don’t need to be overregulated or have their taxes misspent. Americans are victims of a crumbling economy, high prices and stagnant wages. They view government as bloated and politicians as corrupt. They do not trust the leadership at any level. They see politicians of both parties as self-centered narcissists whose only objective is re-election. The author is like you, with one principal difference and 20 reasons for optimism. His “Vision” of America is “clear.” It is a vision of the Constitution and America the way it could be, the way it should be. The author’s eyesight is twenty-twenty.