Balance of power

The congress is trying to reign in The Presidents power by threatening to withhold funds and that is the way the constitution is designed to balance power between the branches but it will not be used because it is political suicide to shut down the government. The other alternative is to impeach and that is also political suicide so the power remains in the hands of the president whoever he may be. The recent fight over The Presidents offer to 5 million undocumented immigrants is a good example of this power. The President said on 22 different occasions that he does not have the power to offer this to these immigrants. “America is a nation of laws, which means I, as the President, am obligated to enforce the law. I don't have a choice about that. With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that’s just not the case - The President is a constitutional lawyer who knows that laws are passed by congress and implemented by the president. Here is a quote from him saying he is changing the law. “Now, you’re absolutely right that there have been significant numbers of deportations. That’s true. But what you are not paying attention to is the fact that I just took an action to change the law. One of the outcomes of the fighting between political parties is that the congress is no longer on an equal plane with the president as outlined in the constitution. The balance of power between the branches is threatened.