On 'Immigration,' Lawless President Heading for Fresh Defeat in Fifth Circuit

Not that he cares, of course. Barack Hussein Obama would rather ask forgiveness than permission for any of his lawless “executive orders.” He’s counting on the fact that once America is flooded with illegals, there won’t be the political will to deport them, so say Hola! to “fundamental transformation.” Suddenly, however, there might be a roadblock:

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A federal appeals court signaled Friday that it is unlikely to allow President Barack Obama’s request to go ahead with a new round of relief for illegal immigrants, making it likely that the White House will have to take its legal case to the Supreme Court within days.

The oral arguments before the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans were being closely watched by both sides in the heated immigration debate as a sign of whether the administration will be able to move forward with its plan to grant quasi-legal status and work permits to about 4 million illegal immigrants. Notably, one Republican-appointed judge used the president’s own comments to put the Justice Department on the defensive.

By the time the court session wrapped up, it appeared likely the appeals judges will rule, 2-1, against the administration’s request for a stay of a district court injunction, which would most likely leave the Supreme Court to decide whether the program can move ahead while lawsuits play out in the states. If the administration can’t get its new moves underway sometime this year it may have difficulty getting them done before Obama leaves office.

Gee, that’s too damn bad. On balance, though, the “fundamental transformation” movement has been very well timed and cleverly executed, boiling the frog step by step. The key was getting past the hapless Willard in the 2012 election and neutralizing the Tea Party; with those shoals cleared, America lies prostrate before the first anti-American administration.

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The Obama administration contends that the programs announced last November — officially known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) — are lawful exercises of prosecutorial discretion. Texas and other states that have filed lawsuits challenging the moves. arguing that only Congress can authorize these kinds of sweeping actions.

Implementation of the program was stalled when U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen issued an order blocking the actions. A Justice Department appeal brought the matter before the 5th Circuit.

I wonder how many of the idiots who heard “fundamental transformation” knew what Obama meant?

 

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