If President Obama Can Refuse to Enforce Parts of ObamaCare He Doesn’t Like, What Else Can He Choose Not to Enforce?

Congressman Trey Gowdy (SC-04) asked an interesting question at Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on the President’s constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws.

If President Obama can refuse to enforce parts of ObamaCare he doesn’t like, what else can he choose not to enforce?

House Republicans are committed to forcing the White House to keep its promise of transparency while making sure it enforces the laws that Congress passes, including laws like ObamaCare that it supports. After all, as the White House itself tweeted months ago, It’s. The. Law.

From Hot Air:

Simple question from Gowdy to the legal panel: How far can Obama go? Now that he’s claimed the royal prerogative to not enforce immigration law against young illegals, not enforce O-Care’s employer mandate against businesses, and not enforce the new rules about “essential benefits” against insurers who un-cancel old plans, what else can he choose not to enforce? If Congress imposes a mandatory minimum sentence for certain offenses, presumably Obama could refuse to enforce that by granting blanket commutations for thousands of people convicted of those offenses. Presumably he could also refuse to enforce election laws. Why not? What’s the limiting principle?