Obama likes to bypass Congress, people’s will

I'm tired of the media telling us that President Obama's illegal “Fast and Furious” operation was meant to help the feds follow the flow of guns from Arizona to drug cartels in Mexico. In reality, that nefarious scheme was designed to undermine public confidence in the Second Amendment. There wasn't a serious problem with American firearms crossing the border until Obama and his rabidly anti-gun attorney general, Eric Holder, had the Bureau of Alcohol, Tax and Firearms stage phony purchases and let the weapons “walk” into Mexico.

Their underhanded scheme resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Mexican citizens and the killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry by cartel gangsters. Obama administration emails admit their insane plan was to advance their gun control agenda.

Congress is upset because this administration widely overstepped its authority. The House Government Oversight and Reform Committee launched an investigation and requested pertinent documents from the Justice Department. Obama and Holder have refused, declaring “executive privilege.” What do they have to hide if their actions were legal?

One of Obama's favorite sayings is, “We can't wait” (for Congress to act). So, he bypasses the will of the electorate with endorsement of same-sex marriage, amnesty for illegal immigrants (no matter what he chooses to call it) and his various under-the-radar schemes to circumvent the Second Amendment.

Dean Varner

Cedar Rapids