Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) issued a strong warning to Democrats at the House Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday, saying that one day they'll regret supporting the "president's failure to enforce the law" and "cry out" for the enforcement of the Constitution.

You may benefit from the president's failure to enforce the law today, but I'll make you this promise: There will come a day where you will cry out for the enforcement of the law. There will come a day where you long for the law to be the foundation of this Republic. So you be careful what you do with the law today, because if you weaken it today, you weaken it forever.

Gowdy followed the strong words Wednesday with an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's "On The Record" (video above), in which he expanded on his warning, saying, "I just don't like it when either side plays games with the rule of law, because it is the most unifying, equalizing force we have in our culture.

The representative also noted to Van Susteren that the president deliberately delayed his announcement of his executive amnesty program until after the midterm election, suggesting that Obama knew he was overstepping his constitutional authority.