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Regarding DACA, what's wrong with asking Congress to do its job?

Asked by josie (30934points) September 6th, 2017

After 16 years of the Executive Branch abusing it’s power, it is no wonder you get a reactionary like Donald Trump in the White House.
His cancellation of DACA, which is just one more “law” without legislation,has created a justifiably emotional response. The illegal kids did not know they were illegal, so it seems a shame to deport or punish them. And there have been benefits realized.

But the law is supposed to come from the legislature.

It is Congress that is failing to come to terms with the immigration issue, as well as Congress that won’t pass a budget, or reform the tax code so that the US middle class has a chance at not disappearing into thin air. Or declare war. Or many of those things they are supposed to do.
It is Congress, being a sort of chicken shit New bourgeoisie that is the problem. Not a clown like Donald Trump. He is what happens when people get tired of power abuse.

Like him or not ( I do not) at least the new President is trying to remind people of the lessons they apparently failed to learn in the public education systems Government classes. Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution, the very first sentences in the Articles, state that “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress…”
What’s wrong with insisting that Congress do something in exchange for their power, perks and privileges?

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