Anybody Can Sue Over Anything, but...

       Speaker of the House, John Boehner is suing President Barak Obama. Isn't that a fine kettle of fish? So what's the beef? Well, speaker Boehner is mad that President Obama is taking some actions on his own without Congressional approval. President Obama is taking actions where he thinks Congress won't or can't do anything. What's this really about? Should the presidency be no more than a figurehead position or should the presidency have a wide latitude for action, especially when the Congress doesn't act?
       Well according to an article in the Washington Post today, the law suite is really about executive authority. Does the president have any, or should the president have any? Presidents have been using executive authority for most if not all of the 20th century and of course all of the 21st century. In fact Obama has used that authority less than almost any other president. But the Speaker is greatly upset that Obama is using this authority to get things done that the majority in the house don't want done, but can't actually get a vote to disapprove those actions. It's what we in the human world like to call a bunch of silliness, or un-American, depending on which side you're on.
       So now the question might be put, eventually, to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is getting exciting. All three branches of the country will be embroiled in a real controversy. There's gonna be a full court press by the press to grow this into a 24/7/52 news story, but seriously, I suppose it needs to be answered. Should the presidency be just a rubber stamp for Congress or should the president be allowed to do anything he wants or is there some middle ground to be determined and who's gonna make that determination and how will they be able to cover every single example?
       If you think this is some small thing easily decided, you'd better think again. The thing is, during times when there is a relatively smooth running congress, there is probably less need for presidential actions, but when things are like they are now, well then, somebody's gotta be the adult in the room.