We learned this morning that President Obama is impatient with Congress and immigration reform. He is now threatening to do it his way ("decree") and go around Congress:  "The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years, according to a report published online Saturday by USA Today." What's wrong with this?   "Impatient" with Congress?  Why didn't he do something about it when he had 60 votes in the US Senate and large majorities in the US House?  First, we don't live in Cuba or Venezuela. We have a constitution that specifically calls for Congress to write laws. Are we going to teach these "new citizens" that in the US the president can govern by decree when he can't persuade Congress, especially one body of Congress controlled by his own party?  What kind of "a civics lesson" is that? Second, we...(Read Full Post)