I think that probably every president you've ever had in office has done things that were unconstitutional and passed legislation that was unconstitutional, Doug. On the one hand, it's a matter of legal interpretation, and on the other hand, most people wouldn't know the difference anyway. They just believe whatever other people tell them about it, and if no one does tell them anything, then they don't even think about it.

If Obama was a Republican, you wouldn't be complaining about him, you'd be defending him. ;-) (whether or not he did things that were unconstitutional)

I'll give you an example. The Constitution specifies that only Congress can declare war. So how do your presidents get around that? Simple! They have wars, but they don't bother declaring them! Thus they circumvent the necessary authorization by Congress. ;-D That's unconstitutional, but no one seems to care except for the odd maverick like Dennis Kucinich (Democrat) or Ron Paul (Republican).

You see, Doug, lying is as commonplace as breathing in the halls of power, no matter which of your parties gets elected, and unconstitutional behaviour is as common as breaking wind.

It just gets mentioned whenever one party wishes to incite part of the public against the other party over some issue....and why? So they can get votes from them, that's why.

You are being manipulated by demagogues who couldn't care less whether something is unconstitutional or not. They have more important considerations in mind.