President Obama 1/13 Address: Is the Reorganization Authority Constitutional?

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In a speech today, President Obama called for Congress to give him the power to reorganize government agencies, a power afforded to Presidents between 1932 and 1984. More specifically, Obama outlined his plan to streamline the 6 different agencies that deal in business and trade in the federal government. He also announced that the Small Business Administration will be elevated to a cabinet level position to “make sure that that small business owners have their own seat at the table in my Cabinet meetings.” According to reports, these reforms will save the federal government $3 billion over 10 years and eliminate between 1,000 and 2,000 government jobs. The President again asked for Congressional support, but said he would carry one “‘with or without Congress.” Of course, that flies in the face of the Constitution, but, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1983, so is much of the Reorganization Authority that was in place for ever 50 years.

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