"That's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing," King said, "and they could prolong it and use it to expand the president's power even beyond what they're already considering. ... This isn't normal."
King warned about the potential consequences of a government shutdown and its impact on presidential power.
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I just came from the Senate floor, where I took one of the most difficult votes I’ve taken since I’ve been in the Senate.
The context is entirely different. The time is different. The president is different. I don’t see supporting anything that accelerates this president’s project to dismantle our government.
"Energy dominance. You use that term 3 or 4 times. If $4.30 gas and almost $6 diesel is energy dominance, I'd rather go back to what we had before."
By issuing the executive order, however, the President is attempting to unconstitutionally consolidate power to personally regulate American elections.
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