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The issue of overhauling immigration and that the congress has failed. think about how intense thats going to be going forward given the expectations from the left forecasts latino groups are that he can make significant changes in the lives of millions of people. anything he does is going to be so provocative especially given congress and the courts resistance to him using his executive powers. its going to be a very, very challenging journey. >> what do you say when you look at these protests?...

Broadly hes going to take on the issue of overhauling immigration and that the congress has failed. think about how intense thats going to be going forward given the expectations from the left forecasts latino groups are that he can make significant changes in the lives of millions of people. anything he does is going to be so provocative especially given congress and the courts resistance to him using his executive powers. its going to be a very, very challenging journey. >> what do you say whe...

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Pass immigration reform. he knew they were working on and they needed their space. with cantors loss, it seems this is out of reach. the president says hes going to go it alone. the problem theres not enough he can do alone. >> the executive powers are rimtd to be sure. john, i had spoken to a senior administration official as recently as three weeks ago they were still optimistic they were going to get something with congress. i was shocked frankly. they have waited a year to let these negotiat...

They dont have enough people to process them, to make sure that humanitarian plans are being reviewed and to get them back to their home country. there is a lot the administration wasnt prepared for on this border issue and this $2 billion would help go to that. this announcement we expect to be larger than that, jake. the white house says this is part of what theyre calling a new effort by the president to fix as much as of our broken immigration system as he can through executive action. and, ...

The argument there at all. the supreme court decision, though, i think is a bit different because it was unanimous, which i think was surprising to some people. and theres a difference between the house gop, which is a standard group opposing the president saying something, and the supreme court saying something unanimously. and it also, i think, actually could have an impact on some decisions that the national labor relations board made. >> karl, i think its fair to say wyou worked at a white h...

Big picture, has barack obama gone beyond some of his predecessors in his exercise of executive powers? >> i think unmistakably so. presidents tend to stretch these things and go as far as they can. but when you gut shut down 9-0 by the supreme court, it ought to be a clear warning that youre out of bounds here, buddy. now we look at these instances such as though you cited in the previous segment where the president has simply chosen to postpone or ignore explicit provisions of the law, somethi...

Thats in violation of the owners religious beliefs. let me begin with you, congressman goodlatte. what do you think is at stake here in terms of executive powers? how do you expect the court to rule? >> well, in that case, i think the statute itself as interpreted by the president violates the first amendment of the constitution. im hoping the court will uphold the rights of individuals for their expression of their religious freedoms. now, the end does not justify the means in these cases. a 9-...

Obama, the supreme court this week unanimously overturned his recess appointments to the national labor relations board, ruling he overstepped his authority when he declared the senate in recess and installed his nominees in 2012. the decision came a day after house speaker john boehner announced he would move forward with a lawsuit against mr. obama for abusing his executive powers, accusing the president of, quote, ignoring some statutes completely. selectively enforcing others and at times cr...

Big picture, has barack obama gone beyond some of his predecessors in his exercise of executive powers? >> i think unmistakably so. presidents tend to stretch these things and go as far as they can. but when you gut shut down 9-0 by the supreme court, it ought to be a clear warning that youre out of bounds here, buddy. now we look at these instances such as though you cited in the previous segment where the president has simply chosen to postpone or ignore explicit provisions of the law, somethi...