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About it? you know in your testimony you cited ben franklin who said that they will rein in a president. they can provide money, move to impeach, they can file lawsuits which they have done. what are they supposed to do? >> part of the problem really rests with the federal courts. for the past 20 years the federal courts have engaged in a policy of avoidance, they're not getting involved, they just leave it up to the branches. and in one sense they say well congress has the power of the purse, one of the constraints of president obama is that the clearly dedicated funds as provided by the heal...

About it? you know in your testimony you cited ben franklin who said that they will rein in a president. they can provide money, move to impeach, they can file lawsuits which they have done. what are they supposed to do? >> part of the problem really rests with the federal courts. for the past 20 years the federal courts have engaged in a policy of avoidance, they're not getting involved, they just leave it up to the branches. and in one sense they say well congress has the power of the purse, one of the constraints of president obama is that the clearly dedicated funds as provided by the heal...