Obama Needs A Dance Partner Because The U.S. Constitution Turned Him Down

Obama wishes his policies were easier to mandate.

I have known for quite some time that Obama takes issue with the fact that laws limit our government. I just never thought that he would come out and say as much.

Obama Would Radically Rework the Constitution

A 2001 interview of Sen. Barack Obama saying some pretty remarkable things about what he sees as the inadequacy of our Constitution has recently come to light. They go to the core of what this election is about and, even more fundamentally, what America is and may be.

Obama in his interview disparages the Constitution as merely "a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government can't do to you but doesn't say what the federal government or state government must do on your behalf." He believes—and he's right—that changing this is the way to bring about "redistributive change."

But the founders were deeply purposeful and intellectually coherent in their definition of rights. Classically, rights are the lowest, most basic universal claims. Think of them as the ground rules for everyone, weak and strong, to respect each other and get on.

This way of thinking might be confusing to some people, but you have to understand Obama's frame of mind. He doesn't look a The Constitution as a document from the aspect of We The People, he looks at it from the aspect of the government ruling its subjects. That's where the disconnect is. The left has no respect for The Constitution, because it does exactly what it's supposed to do, LIMIT THEIR POWER.

Many people disregard these things and just claim it's a wish list for Obama or whatever leftist is in power. What they don't understand is that this is the core belief of ALL LEFTISTS. This belief doesn't go away with the person at the time. The next leftist person will be working towards the same goal, and so on.

These beliefs were again echoed by Obama on the subject of immigration reform.

America's immigration system is broken, but only a bipartisan political movement can fix it, President Barack Obama said Monday.

"The idea of doing things on my own is very tempting, I promise you, not just on immigration reform. But that's not how our system works. That's not how our democracy functions," Obama told the National Council of La Raza.

Speaking at the organization's annual conference in Washington, Obama said passing immigration reform measures will require support from both sides of the aisle in Congress.

"Let's be honest, I need a dance partner here, and the floor is empty," he said.

The President of The United States recites an oath to uphold the Constitution of The United States.

Each president recites the following oath, in accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Why would Obama take an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" if he takes issue with it? Obama and the Democrats have been openly at odds with the US Constitution ever since Obama took the oath of office. Most of the major legislation to be passed as part of Obama's agenda had to be structured to circumvent the US Constitution, not abide by it.

The first oath administered on January 20, 2009 was administered incorrectly. The oath was again administered on January 21, 2009 in the Map Room at the White House. The second time there was no Bible present.

After constitutional law experts questioned the validity of his swearing-in because of a fluffed line in the oath of office, Mr Obama moved quickly to quash speculation that his presidency was in any way illegitimate.

John Roberts, the Chief Justice charged who helped bungle the oath on Tuesday, was summoned to the White House and, in front of a small pool of reporters, Mr Obama carefully and accurately repeated the 35-word oath prescribed by Article 2 of the Constitution.

The problem was, no-one thought to bring a Bible and Mr Obama decided to go ahead without one.

Maybe it's just me, but I would have waited for a Bible to be brought in.

Only history will tell if the oath was taken seriously by Obama.

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