Yes, he IS obligated to enforce the Patriot Act - just like all other laws.
The chief executive must "faithfully execute" all laws.
If it were otherwise - if the chief executive could pick and choose - that would be the epitome of autocracy and we would have degenerated into a dictatorship generations ago.
Originally Posted by ExNYer
Then explain why Obama refused to enforce DOMA, and do you remember the problem in Arizona, when Obama refused to enforce immigration laws, and Arizona sued? What happened there?
Oh, by the way. Here's your ass.