Ok, where are all the wingnut "Impeach Obama" Chants and T-Shirts?

Senior Democrat Senator: Obama Threatens the Constitution

Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a "power grab" by the executive branch.

In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials.”

While it's rare for Byrd to criticize a president in his own party, Byrd is considered by some to be a constitutional scholar who has always stood up for the legislative branch in its role in checking the power of the White House.

John Breshnahan at The Politico has the rest of the story here.

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