Kerry: Obama Will Act on Climate Change Without Congressional Approval

cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) - At a joint news conference with his Brazilian counterpart on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry praised Brazil for its commitment to climate change initiatives, and he promised that the Obama administration also is determined to do something about it. "So the challenge is ahead of us, for all of us, and I know that the United States has a great commitment under President Obama to take our own initiatives, not even to wait for congressional action, but to move administratively in order to do our part. I know we can continue to work with Brazil on this issue of climate, and we look forward to doing so." President Obama repeatedly has said he won't wait for Congress to act -- on jobs, recess appointments, immigration, gun control, and other issues -- where "we can act administratively without additional congressional authorization, and just get it done,” as he said in October 2011. Congressional Republicans have done little more than complain about the president exceeding his constitutional authority. One of the most vocal critics is Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who told Fox News on Monday that he agrees with those who say that Republicans should sue the president to check his executive overreach: "I would sue," Paul told Sean Hannity. "We did sue over the recess appointments (to the National Labor Relations Board). Remember, the president declared a (congressional) recess even though we said we weren't in recess? And the court has rebuked him severely on this. When it goes to the Supreme Court, I think they're going to once again say he usurped power that's not his. We should do the same thing here," Paul said, referring to Obama's decision to delay various elements of the new health care law. On Tuesday, Sen. Paul told Fox News, "The way our country works is, legislation is written by Congress, passed by your representatives. The president doesn't get to write legislation. And it's illegal and unconstitutional for him to try to change legislation by himself." to read more click here: cnsnews.com