Trey Gowdy: NOT Obama’s Job to ‘Outmaneuver’ the Constitution

Congressman Trey Gowdy commented on the Supreme Court’s unanimous 9-0 decision to strike down Obama’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when the Senate was actually in session. Congressman Gowdy says that it’s Obama’s job to follow the Constitution, not outmaneuver it for political expediency:

“The Constitution is not a tool to be wielded for political expediency.  It is the supreme law of the land and the President’s responsibility is to take care that it is followed, not outmaneuvered.”

 Gowdy said that Obama doesn’t get to change the definition of the word “recess,” just to fit his political whims, and that Obama should know better, since he claims to be a constitutional expert:

“Even a cursory understanding of the Constitution dictates the conclusion that the definition of ‘recess’ does not change depending upon which political party is in power, which is why the Supreme Court ruled 9-0.”

“For the President, who once taught constitutional law, to force the Supreme Court to do what the plain language of the Constitution makes clear is not leadership. In the process, he has left the NLRB in a state of legal flux and compromised litigants, employees, and employers.”

 http://www.tpnn.com/2014/06/28/trey-gowdy-not-obamas-job-to-outmaneuver-the-constitution/