Professor Jonathan Turley – Obama Guilty of ‘Violations of His Oath of Office’
We have covered Professor Turley before but it is worth noting, as he does in the video below, that he is politically liberal and voted for Obama.
In his testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee, he offered praise for Loretta Lynch but warned that if confirmed, she will be taking over for a department which has been corrupted.
While he is criticizing Eric Holder, he goes on to blame Obama and frankly suggests that through a concentration of power in the executive branch, Obama has violated what the framers intended.
Watch all of this:
Michael Morris of CNS News has more.
Liberal GW Professor: Obama Guilty of ‘Violations of His Oath of Office’
At the Attorney General Nomination Hearing for Loretta Lynch, George Washington University Law School professor and nationally recognized legal scholar Jonathan Turley, scathingly rebuked actions taken by President Obama and current Attorney General Eric Holder, saying that the “Justice Department is at the epicenter of a constitutional crisis.”…
“The Justice Department,” said Turley, “is at the epicenter of a constitutional crisis, a crisis that consumed her predecessor and his department.”
“My focus therefore, of my written testimony and my oral testimony today is less on Ms. Lynch, than on a department she wishes to lead,” said Turley. “As my academic writings indicate, I have been concerned about the erosion of the lines of separation of powers for many years, and particularly the erosion of legislative authority, of this body, and of the House of Representatives.”
“That concern has grown to alarm,” said Turley, “in the last few years under President Obama, someone that I voted for, someone with whom I happen to agree on many issues – including some of the issues involved in these controversies.”
“We are watching a fundamental change in our constitutional system,” said Turley. “It’s changing in the very way that the Framers warned us to avoid.”
Liberal GW Professor: Obama Guilty of ‘Violations of His Oath of Office’ (CNS News)
Comments
If Turley believes what he says, he needs to do whatever is necessary to stop Obama and the Democrat party. I doubt he will because no one can trust Democrats. I gave up long ago.
What power does he have to “stop” them (beyond using his solitary vote differently next time)?
He obviously believes what he says about abuse of power; there’s no plausible reason for him to say it insincerely when it concerns people with whom he agrees more often than not. And since he largely agrees with their policy objectives, he’s unlikely to promote the election of people with contrary policy objectives.
Turley appears to be a rare thing on the left: a principled man. His political principles may be objectionable to many of us, but he deserves respect for insisting that the rules of the system must be followed even when they impede the policy objectives he favors.
Well said by Prof. Turley. It’s amazing it took someone like him 6 years to say it.
Lynch, if affirmed, will prove to be another Holder. What else should we expect from the offerings of President Jarrett? Putting another Holder in charge of Justice in 2015 is like putting another Jarrett in charge of the White House in 2016.
Given her background as a corrupt leftist hack, if the GOP Senate ratifies Lynch in the face of Turley’s words, it will prove itself as irrelevant as the GOP House run by Squeaker Boehner. (Where’s McTurtle been hiding during all this?)
Read more about Lynch:
http://www.wnd.com/2015/02/ag-nominee-eyed-in-massive-obama-cover-up/
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/10/loretta_lynchs_wall_street_friends_what_you_should_know_about_ag_nominees_finance_past/