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House Speaker John Boehner’s annoyance with President Barack Obama is turning into agrudge match against the Constitution.
Boehner’s decision to invite a foreign head of government to address Congress without first consulting the sitting president has no precedent in American history. And for a simple reason. It’s unconstitutional.
Boehner (R-Ohio) fully admits that his failure to communicate with the White House was not an oversight. Like a schoolboy passing notes when the teacher turns to the blackboard, he sneaked behind Obama’s back to set the date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech with his country’s ambassador to the United States. Boehner asked the foreign dignitary not to tell the U.S. president.
House Speaker John Boehner listens as President Barack Obama hosts a bipartisan meeting of congressional leaders in the White House in Washington, January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Larry Downing
“I wanted to make sure,” Boehner later explained on Fox News, “there wasno interference.” Netanyahu is now scheduled to address a joint session of Congress on March 3.
This is unheard of in U.S. history. American Congresses have sometimes rejected a president’s foreign policy, of course. That is within their rights.
The complete thing: Why Boehner&[HASHTAG]#8217[/HASHTAG];s invite to Netanyahu is unconstitutional
Boehner’s decision to invite a foreign head of government to address Congress without first consulting the sitting president has no precedent in American history. And for a simple reason. It’s unconstitutional.
Boehner (R-Ohio) fully admits that his failure to communicate with the White House was not an oversight. Like a schoolboy passing notes when the teacher turns to the blackboard, he sneaked behind Obama’s back to set the date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech with his country’s ambassador to the United States. Boehner asked the foreign dignitary not to tell the U.S. president.
House Speaker John Boehner listens as President Barack Obama hosts a bipartisan meeting of congressional leaders in the White House in Washington, January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Larry Downing
“I wanted to make sure,” Boehner later explained on Fox News, “there wasno interference.” Netanyahu is now scheduled to address a joint session of Congress on March 3.
This is unheard of in U.S. history. American Congresses have sometimes rejected a president’s foreign policy, of course. That is within their rights.
The complete thing: Why Boehner&[HASHTAG]#8217[/HASHTAG];s invite to Netanyahu is unconstitutional
