When President Obama pioneered selective enforcement of law, media elites applauded. Now there is this line: “The measures would attempt to wrest away some of Congress’s most fundamental, constitutionally mandated powers — tax and spending policy.” 1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/08/trump-executive-order-coronavirus/

The powers supporting the laws which President Obama suspended —the immigration and border laws— are as “fundamental, constitutionally mandated” as the taxing and spending powers. It will be revealing to see which reporters/platforms attempt to distinguish between the powers. 2

Point being: It’s not possible to do so. If an editorial outlet condemns @realDonaldTrump action but was silent on the President Obama’s DACA and DAPA, they are engaging in rank hypocrisy. The reverse isn’t true b/c @POTUS is relying on a precedent that hasn’t been overturned. 3

So if you are reading or hearing outrage over @realDonaldTrump “unilateral and unprecedented executive actions,” understand the writer or speaker is either ignorant or deceitful. Good argument to be had on whether President Obama should have opened this door, but he did. 4