House Speaker John Boehner has filed the lawsuit, just a day after the immigration orders have been announced by the President. The announcement of the lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act came just one hour after the immigration speech was delivered.
The basis for the lawsuit, says Boehner, is that “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." He also said: "That’s not the way our system of government was designed to work. If this president can get away with making his own laws, future presidents will have the ability to as well."
The lawsuit itself faces two tests. The first is whether or not a single house can sue the Legislative Branch. The second is that it may be seen as simply being an attempt by the Republicans to do what they could not do in Congress.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-greets-obamas-immigration-action-healthcare-lawsuit-192830897.html
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