If you look over other Constitutional issues in the history of our country, they go through many administrations. We’ve got Constitutional issues going on right now that have gone on for over 50 years!
You always want to get Constitutional issues dealt with as soon as you can and we’ve got one right now with Obama and him stepping on the “Constitutional turf” of the US House of Representatives.
The problem with defunding is that it takes the Senate, too ... and that’s not going to happen.
“The problem with defunding is that it takes the Senate, too. . .”
No it doesn’t. All appropriations bills must originate in the House. If the House does not provide funding for an activity in an appropriations bill , the Senate’s only choices are to vote for the bill, against the bill, or sit on the bill demanding the House add the funding.
The founders were smart people and thought this through. They wanted the branch of Congress accountable to the voters every two years to control appropriations believing the people would be angry at wasteful spending. The unfortunate thing is they could not conceive of a federal government growing to the size where it directly dispense favors from the treasury to individuals and groups to buy votes. They also could not conceive of a secular citizenry rejecting values such as personal accountability and thrift. The people of today are not outraged and demanding the House reign in spending because they are either dependent on it, they can’t conceive of the president acting against the interests of the nation, or they are apathetic.
I’m afraid there aren’t enough people who dare about individual liberty in the population or in Congress. We are beyond the tipping point on culture and values.