225 years ago today, the United States Constitution was signed by the founders of our nation in order to “establish justice…and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” This document defines our nation as a democracy, and differentiates it from other nations.

Americans have always taken pride and celebrated this document which lays the groundwork for freedom of the people, free enterprise, and a system of checks and balances to ensure government accountability. However, our current administration seems to overlook and even ignore this sacred text time and time again. Below is a quick list of ways that President Obama enforces things not in the Constitution, and ignores things actually in it:

1) Appointing Dozens of Agency “Czars”: The Constitution gives the President the power to appoint ambassadors, judges, and top agency officials, but only with the advice and consent of the Senate (Article II, Section 2). Obama has failed to do so, and what’s worse is many of these Czars’ jobs could be performed by another agency already in place .

2) Forcing Americans to Engage in Commerce: The Constitution gives the government the power to regulate commerce, not mandate it. ObamaCare is a clear violation of the constitution as it requires Americans to purchase healthcare which they may or may not want (Article I, Section 8).

3) Unauthorized Recess Appointments: The president is allowed to “fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate” (Article II, Section 2). However, Obama made recess appointments of Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three members of the National Labor Relations Board when the Senate was still in session.

The above is not an all-encompassing list by any means, but you get the picture.