"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America."

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Strait from the Constitution! Something the Repukes really should learn before they even try for a gov. job!
To see the whole Constitution of the United States, go to http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Article. II.

Section. 1.

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows

Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.

The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:—"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Section. 2.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section. 3.

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

Section. 4.

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

[misterhighwasted]

1. Impeachment for "bribery" ..Bush Criminal Enterprise

There you have it.
All those 'constitution' scremin repukes & teaterrorists should maybe READ the thing before spoutin off. Half those idiots have never even looked at it.
Thanks for Posting

[Doctor_J]

2. what is this op for?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

3. All the stuff we keep hearing about what the President can and can not do.

There is the answers, right there in the OP and link.

[spanone]

4. you'd think our lazy ass media would shove this in republicans faces...but nooooooooo

[BlueCaliDem]

7. They're not lazy. They're complicit in scrubbing the "news" that harm any GOPer.

They know exactly what they're doing.

[tymorial]

5. I don't understand the purpose of your post

You cite republicans but I think there is more than enough evidence to go around that both parties are dreadfully ignorant when it comes to their roles and responsibilities in office.

[BlueCaliDem]

8. Yeah, but Republicans take it to a whole new LOW level.

I'm so sick and tired of reading posters writing, "but-but-but Democrats are meanies, too!" when the devil's found in the details. Anyone not wearing Fox News black-colored glasses can discern the glaring differences between the two Parties. Those who can't are really that dumb or they have an agenda.

[msongs]

6. states will appoint presidential electors as they see fit. coming to repub legislatures near you nt

[rudolph the red]

9. Meaning he is head of the executive branch,

with power shared equally amongst the three branches. Not that he has executive fiat to pass or ignore laws, I didn't like it when Bush did it and I don't like it now.

[madville]

10. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shal

All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

9. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.

So the Constitution actually says Congress can regulate immigration after the year 1808.

I don't see anything about immigration under the executive job description, I see issue pardons, CIC of the military, make treaties (with Senate consent), receive ambassadors and make appointments.

What part of the office's "executive powers" grants the power to alter, abolish or create immigration law?

This will be challenged through the courts like everything else of course.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

11. The "issue pardons" part. n/t