The IRS scandal and the secret investigations of the media are but a small part of a much larger problem. Obama is a Rogue President, with little concern for law and order. That is why he praises the vandals in "Occupy" and hates the Teaparty.

Keith Laing / The Hill:

Schumer: New ‘Gang of Eight’ to draft rules for press subpoenas  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday proposed a new bipartisan “Gang of Eight” to draft a bill to create guidelines for future investigations of media leaks by the government.  —  “I proposed along with [Sen.] Lindsey Graham …

Two problematic issues come to mind with this news lede;   one,  Chuck Schumer has something to do with it and,  two,  nothing legislatively can help  when the offending federal agencies (in this case the IRS and the DOJ) are flagrant in their abuse of the law;  “abuse of the law” is defined,  in this instance,  as the overt dismissal of legal and Constitutional limitations. 

In the Obama Administration,  we have a body politic that prides itself on its effective use of “plausible deniability”  and its willingness to function above the law. 

For example,  the EPA was taken to federal court,  more than a year ago,  in a lawsuit in which it had targeted  a North Dakota couple about the use of their 2 acre parcel of land  ( Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, ) All adjoining properties were populated.  In this case,  the EPA judged the two acre parcel in question to be “wetlands”  and promised to fine the couple $35,000 a day if they continued to build on this property,  a continuation that had the approval of the EPA,  in days gone by.  The case made its way to the Supreme Court where the EPA lost in a 9 – 0  decision,  yet,  this rogue agency chose to ignore the High Court’s decision,  and has persisted in its persecution of this couple.  

The Obama administration has had several judgments against its coal policy,  to no avail.  The Administration proceeds as if it has the blessings of the court. 

In a case in which Obama refused to fulfill a transparency demand under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),  we have this headline:  Federal Court Rules Against Obama Administration in BlackPanther FOIA Case  

In Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,  Obama, in total disregard for the US constitution,   attempted to force a Lutheran  church  to employee a non-believer as a teacher in its private school program.  The case was such an egregious assault on religious freedom,  that the High Court decided against the Administration 9-0  (January of 2012). 

The legal problems of this Administration are such,  that the WSJ published an article reviewing some of the legal defeats assessed against this lawless Administration.  You can find the article,  here.

In the end,  Obama has proven himself to be pompous in the face of federal court decisions,  and abusive in the use of his power as "president."  The latest examples of such, are the use of the IRS to punish his enemies and his use of the DOJ to go after the press.  

When will it end?  January 20th,  2016.