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If Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has his way, everything President Obama has signed into law would be repealed, and he is considering a bill to do just that, The Hill reported Wednesday.
"King put forward this suggestion to an Iowa audience on Tuesday, when he also reiterated his threat to sue the Obama administration for its June decision not to deport younger illegal immigrants," Pete Kasperowicz wrote.
He also told a group of about 60 people in Humboldt County that he intends to sue the administration over an executive order stopping the deportation of certain illegal immigrants.
''I am bringing him to court and we're going to defend the Constitution of the United States and the separation of powers,'' he said.
According to the Messenger, King's lawsuit may be filed before Labor Day.
"He said Tuesday that he decided to sue the president the day the executive order was announced," the Messenger reported.
King said that President Obama violated the Constitution by usurping Congress' role in the lawmaking process.
''He has prosecutorial discretion, but he does not have the ability to grant blanket amnesty to entire classes of people," he added.
While King's proposal would certainly undo Obamacare, Think Progress said it would also end the Bush-era tax cuts that Obama extended in 2010, defund the military, strip Medals of Honor from 9/11 first responders and cancel plans to honor President Ronald Reagan.
At this point, however, the proposal does not exist, and even if it passed the House, it would most likely die in a Senate controlled by Democrats.
Bridget Johnson wrote at PJ Media that King introduced a "Sunset Act" that would require Congress "take an up or down vote on all new rules and regulations put forth by federal departments and agencies."
"The legislation would also require that all current regulations be sunsetted and voted on by Congress for renewal," she added.
“The Sunset Act will help to ensure that rules and regulations churned out by Washington bureaucrats are necessary and helpful, not burdensome and problematic,” the Iowa Republican said on Friday.
"Americans must be able to hold their elected officials accountable for the rules and regulations that the federal government imposes upon them, and the Sunset Act will do just that,” he added
"King put forward this suggestion to an Iowa audience on Tuesday, when he also reiterated his threat to sue the Obama administration for its June decision not to deport younger illegal immigrants," Pete Kasperowicz wrote.
He also told a group of about 60 people in Humboldt County that he intends to sue the administration over an executive order stopping the deportation of certain illegal immigrants.
''I am bringing him to court and we're going to defend the Constitution of the United States and the separation of powers,'' he said.
According to the Messenger, King's lawsuit may be filed before Labor Day.
"He said Tuesday that he decided to sue the president the day the executive order was announced," the Messenger reported.
King said that President Obama violated the Constitution by usurping Congress' role in the lawmaking process.
''He has prosecutorial discretion, but he does not have the ability to grant blanket amnesty to entire classes of people," he added.
While King's proposal would certainly undo Obamacare, Think Progress said it would also end the Bush-era tax cuts that Obama extended in 2010, defund the military, strip Medals of Honor from 9/11 first responders and cancel plans to honor President Ronald Reagan.
At this point, however, the proposal does not exist, and even if it passed the House, it would most likely die in a Senate controlled by Democrats.
Bridget Johnson wrote at PJ Media that King introduced a "Sunset Act" that would require Congress "take an up or down vote on all new rules and regulations put forth by federal departments and agencies."
"The legislation would also require that all current regulations be sunsetted and voted on by Congress for renewal," she added.
“The Sunset Act will help to ensure that rules and regulations churned out by Washington bureaucrats are necessary and helpful, not burdensome and problematic,” the Iowa Republican said on Friday.
"Americans must be able to hold their elected officials accountable for the rules and regulations that the federal government imposes upon them, and the Sunset Act will do just that,” he added
