Obama could have asked Congress to pass a law to this effect when the Democrats were in control of both houses of Congress, but he waits until the election campaign for maximum political impact, and to demonstrate his contempt for the Constitutional separation of powers.
Bill O'Reilly was in his worst Ted Baxter useful idiot mode tonight, gushing about how compassionate this is.
At least the real Ted Baxter was a somewhat likable sort of character.... BOR's a pompous ass and an egotist turd.