For Dina Titus, Executive Power Is Fine – If It’s a Democrat

Fresh evidence has surfaced reminding Nevada voters that Democrat Rep. Dina Titus has a long record of defending expansive presidential power even when it means backing controversial uses of authority by Barack Obama.

Nevada voters are getting a reminder of just how selective Rep. Dina Titus can be when it comes to constitutional principles.

This week, Titus suddenly rediscovered her concern for Congress’s war-making authority, warning that the president must not engage in military action without congressional approval. It’s a familiar talking point and a convenient one now that a Republican sits in the Oval Office.

But as NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez pointed out, that same outrage was nowhere to be found when Barack Obama was bypassing Congress left and right.

“Back in 2012 when Obama was bypassing Congress left and right? Crickets from @dinatitus. I guess principles are just (D)ifferent when it’s your guy.” – Christian Martinez

Martinez’s point isn’t rhetorical, it’s factual.

In 2012, as President Obama expanded his use of executive authority amid congressional gridlock, Dina Titus publicly defended his actions, arguing that frustration with Congress justified unilateral decision-making by the White House. At the time, critics warned that this mindset hollowed out the separation of powers and treated Congress as an inconvenience rather than a co-equal branch of government.

Titus didn’t deny the danger. She simply waved it off.

Fast forward to today, and suddenly Titus is invoking the Constitution, lecturing about Congress’s sole authority to approve military action. The problem? She didn’t suddenly grow more principled — the president just changed parties.

Nevadans don’t need a part-time constitutionalist. They need leaders who believe in checks and balances all the time, not just when it’s politically convenient.

Because if the Constitution only applies when it helps your side, it doesn’t mean much at all.

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