content: Generally coopting Congress's powers. The stand out example would be the Libyan intervention, a multibillion dollar operation that was declared by a vote in the UN that established a no fly zone. So Congress never gave any approval for this and likewise can't stop it, the house even passed resolutions saying to end it. There is also worry about legislating through executive actions/orders. Yes Obama uses comparatively few EOs, but that doesn't matter. What is important is whether those actions are used to carry out mandated duties. I am pretty sure every President that used them have done something to dip into legislative power, it can be benign shit like naming the Kennedy space center that doesn't warrant much discussion but when impacting legislation is coming out there is a problem. Obama's list includes making 5 million people a new class of quasi-citizens (which is heading to the supreme Court), his recent gun control shenanigans, and changing the federal minimum wage and employment laws for contractors. The one good thing to say about EOs is that they can instantly be repealed.