Senate Republicans are appealing to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn President Obama’s executive actions that granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.
Nearly four dozen GOP senators signed the amicus brief which contends that the president’s executive orders constitute an effort by the Obama administration to make laws from the White House and that his actions threaten the separation of powers laid out by the Constitution.
“There is little doubt that [Obama] adopted the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (“DAPA”) program as part of an explicit effort to circumvent the legislative process,” the brief states.
House Republicans filed a similar brief with the court on Monday which also asserts that Obama has overstepped his constitutional authority.
"..neither any immigration law now on the books nor the Constitution empowers [Obama] to authorize—let alone facilitate—the prospective violation of those laws on a massive class-wide scale.”
Hat Tip: Townhall