Exactly. The people of this country voted not only for him, but for a divided Congress that (by its very nature) could NOT do very much. I guess that We The People decided that the unified government of 2009-2011 wasn't all that great...and since we couldn't get rid of him that easily, the next best alternative was to tie him up as much as possible to reduce the future harm he could do.
EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN should stand up and walk out if he dares to utter such a thought. The ENTIRE Republican response (regardless of whether or not they walk out, which is regretably not too likely) should concentrate on this illegal and un-American power grab.
-— EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN should stand up and walk out if he dares to utter such a thought -—
They should, but they won’t. In addition, the media will report this unprecedented power-grab as just another news item.