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Jonathan Turley, a highly respected professor of public interest law at George Washington University who admits he voted for President Obama and supports many of his policies, did not mince words recently when he accused our commander in chief of violating his oath of office.

The nationally recognized constitutional law professor made the comments in written and verbal testimony during the confirmation hearing of Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, in which he explained how the Justice Department and the executive branch have effectively colluded to exert power over this nation.

Turley voiced concern over Lynch’s nomination because of the “constitutional crisis” this country faces with the rise of the president as some sort of “chief executive” officer that acts like the country’s boss. Obama’s abuses tip the balance of power the founding fathers established between the federal, executive and judiciary branches, Turley explained.

“While I happen to agree with the president in many [policy] areas, I believe that he has chosen unworthy means to achieve worthy ends,” Turley stated. “The effort to establish unilateral authority presents an existential threat to our system of government.”

He also said that Obama’s “uber presidency … has reached a dangerous constitutional tipping point under the current administration. That aggrandizement of authority could not have occurred without the active support and catalytic role of the United States Justice Department.”

“The balance sought by the Framers has been lost in recent years precisely as the Framers had feared: with the rise of a dominant executive who promises to achieve all of the things that the constitutional process could not,” Turley noted.

“Some of the President’s actions can be viewed as within permissible lines of discretion. However, many of his actions cannot and are violations of his oath of office. That oath is not merely an affirmative pledge to defend the Constitution but to yield to its limitations on his own authority. To put it simply, that was the deal struck on January 20, 2013.”

h/t: CNSNews

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