Executive Branch Vs Presidential Power

Both articles covering the Executive Branch and presidential power claim that both President Bush and President Obama used their power to a greater extent than what was laid out in Article II of the Constitution by the founders. Powers of the U.S. president should not be diminished for future executives later on down the line because Congress allows a lawless executive branch, or lose authority if we aggrandize the options by restricting the president to his constitutional powers. Would there be a reason to the president? In one of the articles Obama is called a monarch, although he is not. Ted Cruz explains the president’s executive order on amnesty by calling it a lawless act. In the other article The Founders’ Great Mistake, by Steve Brodner
he explains the mishaps from the Bush administration; the writer claimed his presidency an effective unchecked presidential power. Both of the articles want the use of checks and balances to be enforced even though they are different sides of the political spectrum.
The Constitution created an inherent process of checks and balances for the government. The President made an executive order on amnesty for immigrants, a illegal unilateral action from the White House; moderately undermines the rule of law. Not to mention, Article II of the Constitution makes sure the presidential power is to be followed. “If the president won’t respect the people, congress must,” says Ted Cruz. Disputes between Obama and the American people, conflicted with the Democratic party who suffered in a midterm election, losing seats due to the prospect of Obama’s use of executive amnesty. If the president wants change in the law, he must compromise and work with Congress; it is a need within the law of the Constitution.
Congress holds the position as a representative for the people, they must use every tool available to prevent presidents from subverting the democratic government. If the president ignores the legislative power and defies the limits of his authority, it becomes more imperative for Congress to act. Granted, Congress can use powers given by the Constitution to counter a lawless executive branch. Also, if the act of amnesty continues to be illegal, Congress will not approve a single nominee- executive or judicial for national security positions. The power of the purse is a term exercised by the new Congress to pass individual appropriation bills allowing critical functions of the U.S. government. If the president is unwilling to accept funding from Congress; without the ability to defy the unilateral law, he alone will hold the responsibility for his actions. This is an act of confrontation, not a desirable, unbecoming trait for the United State’s president to show contempt, not only to voters, but to the Constitution. In The Founders’ Great Mistake, the writer of this article explains how the Constitutions famous “checks and balances” let Bush behave so terribly without being stopped.
Bush’s leadership style was not the problem, more the constitutional design of the presidency. Article II should include a specific and limited set of presidential powers, called “Unitary Executive.” This is when a larger organization is ahead of a smaller one (federal government). Including responsibility to one person and that one person lightens the accountability to the electorate. They have control over law enforcement, military, economic policy, education, environment, and most other aspects of national life. The executive gives less opportunity for high- handedness, secrecy, and simple rigidity; allowing the presidential firmness, but not at expense of democratic self-governance. The bad balance in government may be the duty of congress “take care of the laws to be faithfully executed” need clarification; it is not the power to decide which laws president wants to follow, or rewrite new statues in signing statements after congress has passed- the supreme law of the land. The nation requires a compromise between the President and Congress. Presidential powers are limited due to the laws implicated in Article II of the Constitution. The people should not lessen the powers of the president because the congressional method of checks and balances ensures the president cannot over- power the
people.