Ander Crenshaw Looks to Limit White House Power

U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., looked to clamp down on executive power this week, backing the Enforce the Law Act proposed by U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., on Wednesday and planning to support the Faithful Execution of the Law Act proposed by U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. Crenshaw is co-sponsoring DeSantis bill.

Crenshaw weighed in Wednesday night on why he was backing the two proposals.

The Constitution is pretty clear, Crenshaw said. Congress makes laws, the judiciary interprets the laws, and the president makes sure the laws are executed. Yet, there is no end in sight to President Obama circumventing Congress and the Constitution to get whatever he wants.

Its got to stop, and the bills before the House are a reminder that we live in a democracy with a Constitution, Crenshaw continued. That means one person doesnt get to decide how to execute the law of the land and when.

The Enforce the Law Act requires the president to report directly to Congress when making a policy decision not to enforce a law; no more picking and choosing what parts of a law you want to carry out, Crenshaw added. One of the most egregious examples of overreach weve seen is with Obamacare. The Faithful Execution of the Law Act tackled this problem head-on by formally disapproving of the presidents failure to fulfill his duty to execute the law.