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[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]House Republicans on Friday filed a long-awaited lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of overstepping his executive authority when implementing his signature health care law.[/FONT][FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]And though the suit is centered on the Affordable Care Act, the GOP moved on the legal action the morning after the president announced he will unilaterally grant temporary relief to millions of undocumented immigrants.[/FONT]
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[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]"Time after time, the president has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and re-write federal law on his own without a vote of Congress. That's not the way our system of government was designed to work,” House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement. “If this president can get away with making his own laws, future presidents will have the ability to as well. The House has an obligation to stand up for the Constitution, and that is exactly why we are pursuing this course of action."
Read more @: House GOP File Lawsuit Against Obama
So it begins. Suspecting this to go absolutely nowhere. Just another stunt. [/FONT]