In the midst of what he has called the “fourth quarter” of his presidency, Barack Obama is taking some shots at the end zone.
Freed from the constraints of another reelection campaign, the president is pursuing several ambitious policy changes to add to his list of accomplishments and burnish his legacy.
And when Obama is not calling for new laws, he is floating ideas that energize his liberal allies and underscore his deepest held beliefs.
Here is a look at some of the second-term ideas that Obama has proposed: