(Heritage) Ours is a government of laws and not of men; thus, all are subject to the law and not above it.
Instead of placing the legislative, executive, and judicial powers in one person, the Constitution divides federal power among three distinct but coordinate branches.
The Founders devised a system of checks and balances that divided the powers of government to protect the liberties of Americans from encroachment by the federal government.
Here’s how the Constitution is faring under Obama …