in her first campaign appearance in cheyenne after announcing her challenge to enzi, cheney said, "we have to not be afraid of being called obstructionists. obstructing president obama's policies and his agenda isn't actually obstruction; it's patriotism." cheney claimed that obama had "literally declared war" on the first and second amendments to the united states constitution as well as the interests of wyoming ranchers and energy workers who faced regulations from the united states environmental protection agency.