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This is not the first time that Obama has used suggestively imprecise language.
Obama also said:
“I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution”
I'm reasonably certain, that in saying this, Obama was not intending on essentially stating what I understand to be the doctrine of the unitary executive - that is, that the president has the supreme power to interpret the law, including the constitutionality of the law.
But then there's that constitutional scholar thang...
