Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“I just have to continue to say this notion that somehow I can just change the laws unilaterally is just not true.”
— President Obama, quoted by the Chicago Sun Times in 2011.
“There have been significant numbers of deportations. That’s true. But what you’re not paying attention to is the fact that I just took action to change the law.”
— Obama, quoted by the Washington Examiner, earlier this week.
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