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The executive branch maneuvered this result deftly.

~Andrew Cohen

Topics: Branch Executive Executive Branch Result

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Vice President Joe Biden believes that illegal immigrants are citizens. Obama believes that some Americans who join Islamist groups are citizens, while others are not. Who is an American? Whomever the executive branch deems an American. Who isn't? It depends on whether Obama ate his Wheaties or not.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: American Ate Believes Branch Citizens Depends Executive Executive Branch Groups His Illegal Illegal Immigrants Immigrants Joe Join Obama Others President Some Vice Vice President Whether While Who Whomever

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In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control Act in shipping weapons to Syria, the Espionage Act in Libya, and IRS law with regard to the targeting of conservative groups.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: Act Arms Authoritarian Branch Cases Conservative Control Criminal Espionage Executive Executive Branch Exercise Export Groups His Irs Law Libya Many Obama Power Regard Responsible Shipping Syria Targeting Violations Weapons

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President Obama's biggest advocates believe that Americans are ready to embrace his vision for the United States: a less muscular America on the world stage, an America with a more controlling executive branch and less conflict in the legislative branch, an America in which the government takes care of us, be we Pajama Boys or Julias.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: Advocate America American Believe Biggest Boy Branch Care Conflict Controlling Embrace Executive Executive Branch Government His Legislative Less More Muscular Obama President Ready Stage States Takes United United States Us Vision Which World World Stage

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Thanks to presidential immunity and executive control of the Justice Department, there are no consequences to executive branch lawbreaking. And when it comes to presidential lawbreaking, the sitting president could literally strangle someone to death on national television and meet with no consequences.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: Branch Consequences Control Could Death Department Executive Executive Branch Immunity Justice Literally Meet National President Presidential Sitting Someone Strangle Television Thanks

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No, if there is an aspect of the executive branch of the government that needs looking at, I'm liable to be called in to look at it. But I'm not the only one.

~Bill Goldberg

Topics: Aspect Branch Executive Executive Branch Government Liable Look Looking Needs Only

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When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking.

~Bob Barr

Topics: Actions Branch Example Executive Executive Branch Focused Government Government Officials Help Manner Officials Over Oversight Period Preparation Prevent Professional Proper Reveal Serious Shortcomings Stand Undertaking

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I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: Believe Branch Congress Did Executive Executive Branch Independent Judiciary Particularly Prosecutor Shows System Ultimately Watergate Work Working I Believe

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When it imposes expensive regulatory mandates on the private sector, Congress often acts on the basis of interest-group pressures, anecdotes, and the emotions of the moment. The executive branch is hardly perfect, but it is far less likely to do that.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Acts Anecdotes Basis Branch Congress Emotions Executive Executive Branch Expensive Far Far Less Hardly Less Likely Mandates Moment Often Perfect Pressures Private Private Sector Regulatory Sector

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In recent years, Republicans have argued that Congress is a more responsible policymaker than the executive branch. But when it comes to regulation, Congress is often much worse, and for just one reason: Executive agencies almost always focus on both costs and benefits, and Congress usually doesn't.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Agencies Almost Always Argued Benefits Both Branch Congress Costs Executive Executive Branch Focus Just Just One More Much Often Reason Recent Recent Years Regulation Republicans Responsible Than Worse Years

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