My new book, “The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency,” already needs a second edition so I can expand the chapter on President Obama’s abuse of his office. If the president declares that his new immigration enforcement priority is octogenarian Estonians who entered the country without documents in the ’40s, can he thereby unilaterally direct all other enforcement of the naturalization laws of the United States be suspended until all those scoundrels are rounded up?

If the president declares that justice requires that cosmetic surgeries in Los Angeles are necessary for his vision of the good life, can he unilaterally direct his Department of Health and Human Services to oblige all insurance-providing employers in California to require that benefit as part of the standard health insurance package?