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7 Times Obama Did ‘Do Whatever I Want’ During His Presidency

Pete Souza

Pete Souza

It’s called a “Freudian slip,” and it’s one of the few pieces of Sigmund’s theory that has survived into the modern day. It happens when you “accidentally” say something that’s true, but that you didn’t mean to say.

“I’m sure I’m not supposed to, but we’re breaking protocol here,” President Barack Obama told reporters during a visit to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home. “That’s the good thing about being president. I can do whatever I want.”

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Of course the president simply means he’s the ultimate VIP, free to explore parts of the estate that would be off limits to a typical tourist. But his words have a double meaning. As president, his attitude toward Congress has often been “I can do whatever I want.”

It doesn’t take long to find examples.

President Obama is unilaterally amending laws so that they line up with his policy preferences. That’s an affront to the rule of law. As a former Constitutional law professor, he knows better. On a more pragmatic level, he ought to consider precedent. There will be another conservative president someday. Obama wouldn’t want that president to think he could rewrite acts of Congress to suit his fancy.

 

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