Define “White House Czar” and Which One’s Would You Eliminate

     Let’s remember that “czars” have been used by numerous Presidents, on both sides of the aisle, but Obama’s czars seem to be a “parallel” government, not subject to the checks and balances of the terms of the US Constitution:

A group of House Republicans introduced a bill on Wednesday to rein in the various “czars” in the Obama administration.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and 28 other House Republicans introduced legislation to do away with the informal, paid advisers President Obama has employed over the past two years.

The legislation, which was introduced in the last Congress but was not allowed to advance under Democratic control, would do away with the 39 czars Obama has employed during his administration.

The bill defines a czar as “a head of any task force, council, policy office within the Executive Office of the President, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President” who is appointed to a position that would otherwise require Senate confirmation.

Republicans had complained about the president’s use of czars to help advance his agenda in Congress. In particular, the GOP had harped about the personal history of Van Jones, the president’s czar for “green jobs,” over past comments Jones had made about Fox News came to light. Jones eventually resigned.

full article: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136487-republicans-introduce-bill-to-eliminate-presidential-czars

Birther Arrested for Outburst During Reading of Constitution

‘Birther’ arrested during Constitution reading

A woman was arrested in the House gallery Thursday after interrupting a reading of the Constitution by yelling out her belief that President Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen of the United States.

When Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) read the part of Article II, Section 1 mandating that only a “natural-born citizen” may be president, the woman, seated in the front row of the public gallery, screamed “Except Obama, except Obama. Help us Jesus.”

An officer removed her from the gallery as she yelled out “My name is Theresa.”

“You’re under arrest,” the officer could be heard telling her as he led her through double doors at the back of the chamber.

Members are rotating by party as they read short passages from the amended version of the founding document. Speaker of the House John Boehner kicked off the reading, followed by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Other than high attendance on the House floor and participation by leaders and rank-and-file members of both parties, the early part of what was expected to be a roughly two-hour reading was unremarkable until the outburst.

Update: Capitol Police confirmed Thursday evening that 48-year-old Theresa Cao of New York was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct, disruption of Congress, processed and released.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0111/Birther_ejected_from_Constitution_reading_.html

Thoughts for the Day: US Constitution, Health Care Repeal, Chicago Machine as Chief of Staff

    So what are your thoughts on the 112th reading the US Constitution?

     ObamaCare and its affect on the US small businesses? Should the Congress start from scratch by repealing the monstrosity, or work to change it from its framework?

     Is the addition of a relative of the Chicago political machine a good choice as Obama’s new Chief-of-Staff?

     Any other thoughts?

NY Congressman Thinks Reading of the Constitution is Propaganda, after Taking Oath to Uphold It

For more than 200 years, Americans have revered the Constitution as the law of the land, but the GOP and tea party heralding of the document in recent months – and the planned recitation on the House floor Thursday – have caused some Democrats to worry that the charter is being misconstrued as the immutable word of God.

“They are reading it like a sacred text,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the outgoing chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties, who has studied and memorized the Constitution with talmudic intensity. Nadler called the “ritualistic reading” on the floor “total nonsense” and “propaganda” intended to claim the document for Republicans. “You read the Torah, you read the Bible, you build a worship service around it,” said Nadler, who argued that the Founders were not “demigods” and that the document’s need for amendments to abolish slavery and other injustices showed it was “highly imperfect.”

“You are not supposed to worship your constitution. You are supposed to govern your government by it,” he said.

See article at: http://nation.foxnews.com/constitution/2011/01/05/propaganda-us-congressman-slanders-constitution

Boehner Wants Constitution at Forefront

(Politico)- In another statement of the new House Republican majority’s commitment to the Constitution, aides to incoming Speaker John Boehner plan to take their oath of office Tuesday morning — a day before the same oath is administered to the 435 House members of the new Congress.

At Boehner’s request, Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the staff ceremony, which may be a first in congressional history. Aides in Boehner’s Washington and district offices are expected to take the oath in the Capitol in a private, low-key event with no press coverage, a Boehner aide said.

“As Boehner said on election night, this isn’t a time for celebration; it’s a time for focus, commitment, and tough choices. The challenges that lie ahead for our nation demand a serious approach,” the Boehner aide told POLITICO. “Having the highest judicial officer in the country administer the oath underscores our commitment to listen to the American people and honor the Constitution.”

In a sense, the ceremony will be symbolic. House aides already commit to supporting the Constitution when they sign their employment forms. But the formal event will be another measure that Boehner takes seriously his new responsibility.

The staff ceremony will be part of a series of steps to emphasize the House GOP’s commitment to the Constitution—including the scheduled reading of the document on the House floor Thursday, and a requirement that members cite their constitutional authority with each bill that they file. Many new GOP members won in November with strong support from tea party groups, which have emphasized first principles.

For article: http://weaselzippers.us/2011/01/04/chief-justice-roberts-to-privately-swear-in-boehner-aides-to-uphold-the-constitution/

The Repeal Amendment: Streamlining State’s Rights

Conservatives are planning to propose an amendment to the Constitution at some time in the next few weeks aimed at allowing states to repeal legislation without the approval of Washington.

The proposal, dubbed the “Repeal Amendment,” if approved and ratified, would be only the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution in more than 220 years, out of only 33 amendments approved by Congress for ratification. More than 10,000 amendments have been proposed to Congress since the Constitution itself was ratified, but barely any actually hit the floor for a vote.

The Repeal Amendment calls for allowing states to band together to repeal, or overturn, federal legislation. As it is written now, if approved and ratified, two-thirds of states’ legislatures would need to vote in favor of a repeal.

The proposed amendment reads: “Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be repealed by the several states, and such repeal shall be effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same provision or provisions of law or regulation to be repealed.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/20/constitutional-amendment-proposal-to-streamline-leglislative-repeals-to-hit-congress-soon/#ixzz15rl0DJxT

Now the Hard Work Begins

     Florida has a new Governor in Rick Scott. John Kasich is Ohio’s new Governor.  Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, along with Pat Toomey narrowed the gap in the Senate, while Harry Reid was able to maintain his long held seat. John Boehner has expressed that now is not the time for celebration, but the time for work. In the Governor’s mansions, the House and the Senate, the state Legislatures, even the local level governments, the voters have voiced their message that had been ingnored, and now We The People have been heard.

     But where to from here?

     Compromise? Bipartisanship?

     From here, each and everyone of us, as Americans, must realize that this is our moment, this is our time, we are THE PEOPLE we’ve been waiting for. Yes, it is the rhetoric of President Obama, but now that rhetoric has its true meaning.

     Less Government; Less infringement on our freedoms. Capitalism not Socialism. Simplification of our tax code. Repeal and replace Obamacare.

     The road ahead will not be easy. The decisions that will affect each of us may require sacrifice. As Social Security and Medicare are addressed, we must realize that we must keep our promise to our Senior Citizens, but at the same time revamp the system for those who are at the younger end of the workforce. But we must realize that every aspect of government MUST be analyzed as to its purpose, effectiveness, productivity.

       We must accept the challenge ahead so that America’s best days lie ahead of us, not behind us. We must make sure that our President realizes we truly are the leader, and not accept second best. American exceptionalism is NOT something that we should cower from, but accept with great pride.

      The pundits will have their say on last nights results, each side declaring a victory because of this result or that result. November 2nd was not a victory, but a historical point in time where Americans of every ideology realized and understood that we cannot continue on the Progressive path that the Obama agenda was running upon, but that we must return to the core values that our forefathers depended upon as the wrote the Declaration of Independence and framed our Republic in the Constitution.

      It is my prayer that our leaders will heed the will of the people, and that We The People will accept the challenge that lies ahead. The work begins today.

The Forgotten Man: A Picture is Worth a Trillion Words!

Ret. Lt. General Files Affidavit in Support of Military Officer Questioning the Legitimacy of an Obama Presidency

A retired Air Force lieutenant general who served as head of the 11th Air Force in Alaska has joined those asking questions about the president’s birth certificate.

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, a Fox News contributor, filed an affidavit in the case of an officer who refused orders to go to Afghanistan, arguing that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S., the website Talking Points Memo said Wednesday.

McInerney  headed the Alaska Command, which included Eielson Air Force Base, 20 years ago. He retired in 1994.

“The affidavit from McInerney acknowledges concerns about Obama’s Constitutional eligibility, and demands that he release his birth records or that the court authorize discovery,” TPM said.

 

The website quoted the affidavit as saying:

The President of the United States, as the Commander in Chief, is the source of all military authority. The Constitution requires the President to be a natural born citizen in order to be eligible to hold office. If he is ineligible under the Constitution to serve in that office that creates a break in the chain of command of such magnitude that its significance can scarcely be imagined.

 

As a practical example from my background I recall commanding forces that were equipped with nuclear weapons. In my command capacity I was responsible that personnel with access to these weapons had an unwavering and absolute confidence in the unified chain of command, because such confidence was absolutely essential— vital— in the event the use of those weapons was authorized. I cannot overstate how imperative it is to train such personnel to have confidence in the unified chain of command. Today, because of the widespread and legitimate concerns that the President is constitutionally ineligible to hold office, I fear what would happen should such a crisis occur today.

 

 

In refusing to obey orders because of his doubts as to their legality, LTC Lakin has acted exactly as proper training dictates. That training mandates that he determine in his own conscience that an order is legal before obeying it…Indeed, he has publicly stated that he “invites” his own court martial, and were I the Convening Authority, I would have acceded to his wishes in that regard. But thus stepping up the bar, LTC Lakin is demonstrating the courage of his convictions and his bravery. That said, it is equally essential that he be allowed access to the evidence that will prove whether he made the correct decision.

 

 

For the foregoing reasons, it is my opinion that LTC Lakin’s request for discovery relating to the President’s birth records in Hawaii is absolutely essential to determining not merely his guilt or innocence but to reassuring all military personnel once and for all for this President whether his service as Commander in Chief is Constitutionally proper. He is the one single person in the Chain of Command that the Constitution demands proof of natural born citizenship. This determination is fundamental to our Republic, where civilian control over the military is the rule.

 

According to our Constitution, the Commander in Chief must now, in the face of serious— and widely held— concerns that he is ineligible, either voluntarily establish his eligibility by authorizing release of his birth records or this court must authorize their discovery. The invasion of his privacy in these records is utterly trivial compared to the issues at stake here. Our military MUST have confidence their Commander in Chief lawfully holds this office and absent which confidence grievous consequences may ensue..
 

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A Message to Obama: We The People

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