 report obama can advance climate agenda without congress the founding fathers set up a system of representative government the theory being that elected representatives would act on behalf of the peoplewho elected them across all levels of government what happens to that idea of representative government when the president chooses to act unilaterally to advance his agenda because he can t get approval from the people s representatives we may find out if the obama administration decides to use its executive authority to advance his climate change agenda endrunning around the congress read more  thehillcom blogs e2wire e2wire 196056cleanenergyexpertsobamacanadvanceclimateagen  report obama can advance climate agenda without congress  