Nope, don't have a long list. Just Libya.
And it is NOT good judgement for the President to TAKE more power for themselves and TAKE power away from those that do have the power. No matter the reason. If our legislative body can't get their act together enough to pass a spending bill then we DESERVE to take a hit for this. Its called taking responsibility and accepting the consequences for ones actions. And frankly people need to learn this. And every single person in this country would be at fault for LETTING our legislative body for acting like spoiled little brats. Both Republicans AND Democrats are to blame here. Instead of demanding that the President violate the Constitution you should be clamoring at your congressmen and senators to get thier act together, and if they don't vote them the heck out of office. Too many congressmen and senators keep getting re-elected when they should have been booted long ago. And that is The Peoples fault.
I agree with you on this. However, here is how I see this playing out:
1) The president cannot enact laws. Congress does that.
2) However, the executive branch can enforce existing laws.
3) Congress passed a spending bill a while back. Actually, Congress has passed a lot of spending bills, along with continuing resolutions.
4) Under those laws and continuing resolutions, the government has made purchases.
5) The government owes money for what it has already purchased.
6) The 14th Amendment of the Constitution says that we must pay our debts.
7) In unilaterally raising the debt ceiling, Obama will cite the 14th Amendment, and the need to enforce it, as well as enforce paying for goods and services already purchased.
8) This will ultimately go to the Supreme Court, which will decide if the USA is going to pay it's bills or be a deadbeat.
9) If the USA decides it's going to be a deadbeat, then a lot of people and nations that invested in the USA are going to be pissed.......
10) But China is going to be even more pissed, and will probably stop sending crap that doesn't work over here. The USA will have to manufacture it's own stuff, which will be of much better quality.......
Hmmm, not a bad scenario. LOL.