For the president to make these quintessentially legislative judgments on his own would usurp power on an enormous scale.

CNN: Obama should override the debt ceiling

"We think it sets a dangerous precedent for the government to usurp the role of fiduciaries by placing its thumb on the scale for one kind of investment--index funds, " the groups continue.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The manner of Rossi's triumph was only overshadowed by the way he risked life and limb to usurp his young team-mate for pole position on Saturday on a saturated ice rink of a circuit that had already caused nine crashes.

BBC: Matt Roberts' MotoGP column