Pres Obama says there are limits to what he can do on his own about immigration. I'm President, not Emperor of the United States, he says.
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Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 14, 2013During a Google+ Hangout this afternoon, responding to a question about immigration, President Obama made a stunning confession:
Obama asked about record number of deportations, says he's "POTUS, not emperor, my job is to execute laws that have passed."—
lesley clark (@lesleyclark) February 14, 2013
And to trample on the Constitution, evidently. Sounds like something an emperor might do.
Obama: "I'm not the Emperor of the United States."
Yet, he acts like one, and if he wasn't…. Why would he need to qualify. @rickklein—
Regan Pulaski (@RJPulaski) February 14, 2013
MT @markknoller Obama says there's limits to what he can do on his own about immigration. "I'm President, not Emperor."/…he says wistfully—
Jon Gabriel (@ExJon) February 14, 2013
Very wistfully.
Really. How revealing. RT @ZekeJMiller: Obama: "I'm the president of the United States, not the emperor of the United States"—
Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) February 14, 2013
"@thomaswburr: "I'm the president of the United States, not the emperor of the United States." — Non-Emperor Obama" Could've fooled me.—
Jesse Harris (@elforesto) February 14, 2013
Could’ve fooled all of us.