Conservative Nebraska Senate candidate Ben Sasse, who has been surging since being labeled the anti-Obamacare candidate, has released a “Constitutional Madness” bracket to highlight the lawlessness of the Obama administration.
“Which is President Obama’s worst constitutional violation?” the bracket says. “Make your picks!”
Pairings include “allowing congressional Obamacare subsidies” versus “forcing taxpayers to violate religious conscience by funding abortion through Obamacare” to “Using the IRS to suppress free speech” to “Secret monitoring of Fox News and the Associated Press.”
Sasse, who has vowed to take on the permanent political class and has already clashed with the Washington establishment, was most recently endorsed by former Alaska. Gov. Sarah Palin.
Here are the “Constitutional Madness” regionals:
EAST REGION
ROUND ONE
Allowing congressional Obamacare subsidies.
VS
Forcing taxpayers to violate religious conscience by funding abortion through Obamacare.
Two-year delay in Obamacare individual mandate.
VS
Empowering IPAB to govern health care without Congress.
One-year delay to make health plans Obamacare-compliant.
VS
One-year delay in Obamacare’s employer mandate.
Implementing the DREAM Act without legislation.
VS
Changing welfare work rules without legislation.
WEST REGION
ROUND ONE
Six-month moratorium on deep water drilling in the Gulf.
VS
War in Libya without congressional authorization.
White House “kill list” includes Americans without due process.
VS
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 without legislation.
Collecting bulk data from Americans’ cell phones.
VS
Warrantless searches of Americans’ international phone calls.
Issuing “national security letters” to violate free speech.
VS
Proposing a national license plate tracking system.
NORTH REGION
ROUND ONE
Using the IRS to suppress Tea Party free speech.
VS
Secret monitoring of Fox News and the Associated Press.
Decision not to defend DOMA.
VS
Appointments to the NLRB while the Senate was in session.
Regulating carbon dioxide without congressional approval.
VS
Barricading the WWII Memorial during the government shutdown.
Preventing layoff notices to contractors affected by sequestration prior to the election.
VS
Closing the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage site in violation of the law.
SOUTH REGION
ROUND ONE
DOJ sues Arizona over immigration enforcement measure.
VS
Waivers exempting most states from No Child Left Behind Act.
Failing to enforce federal drug laws prohibiting marijuana.
VS
Asserting executive privilege over Fast and Furious investigative documents.
FCC attempted power grab over Internet regulation.
VS
Attempted through EEOC to overturn church’s right to choose own ministers.
Bailout of the auto industry despite not being “financial institutions.”
VS
Rule to make farm chores subject to child labor laws.