Obama seeks new “consolidation authority” power grab
The White House will announce today the President’s plan to ask Congress for greater executive authority in shaping government. Under the promise of streamlining and reducing the size of government, Obama will seek “consolidation authority”—a presidential power exercised throughout the New Deal and Great Society eras, but which was allowed to lapse in 1984 under Reagan.
If Congress assents, it will essentially be handing Obama “fast track” authority which limits Congress’ ability to hinder the President’s agendas. Once agreed, any government restructuring mergers the President proposes to Congress that promise (“promise”) to save money or benefit consumers will require Congress to provide a simple up-or-down vote within 90 days.
To persuade them to relinquish such power, certainly, Obama must not at first appear to have too radical of an agenda for using it. Thus, the White House’s only proposal so far is being portrayed as “streamlining” and “shrinking the federal government.” Associated Press announced that the president’s first plan will consolidate six Commerce agencies, take burdens off of businesses, cut 1,000 government jobs (albeit only through attrition), and save $3 billion (albeit only stretched across 10 years).
While any proposal too radical could easily be squashed in the current House by a simple up-or-down vote in principle, the political pressure against voting down any measure that alleges to cut spending and shrink government up front will likely be problematic even for conservatives.
For all his deviousness, this move is very cunning on Obama’s part. If Congress agrees, then it relinquishes power and submits to Obama’s leadership and authority. Obama comes out looking good. If Congress balks, it can be accused of not wanting to cut government size and spending after all. Congress looks bad. Heads he wins, tails they lose.
To maintain the upper hand, Congress must stop this power grab at the outset. Conservative Congressmen must respond by pointing to the President’s abysmal record of keeping promises, the joke that he would actually cut government power over the long haul—that this new power would not eventually be abused, the foolishness of giving power first and then learning the details later, and the menial savings this measure would achieve while being presented as a dramatic savings of billions by speaking in terms of “ten years.”
Not to mention the foolishness of trusting a big-government liberal to cut government size and spending in general. Meanwhile, Obama is asking for another $1.2 Trillion hike in the debt ceiling. Wonder what his real plans are for spending?
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Hitler and obama …what is the difference??? Both born from outside the country they ruled. Both were elected and still took over government. Both bankrupted there nations economy. So why are people screaming and complaining???
why can't the rest of the people in the United States see that eery similarity? That is pretty frightening and true.
It seems most Americans see it , but in Washington they are so taken up with Greed and Power , they ignore the common People, I am now convinced a lot of elections are rigged ,If they do not Impeach this Man ,we are sold into slavery ,by the people that we elected to Protect our country
Both have the youth backing them.
If Congress allows this then the Constitution is officially dead.
Obama wants to be ALL three branches of the government. He is a GOD in his own mind. With the help of the crack cocaine he smokes.
It has nothing to do with being GOD! This is all about World Governance! United Nations, Agenda 21, Council of Foreign Affairs, 70 communist in the democrat party as listed in the communist website! DO RESEARCH! WAKE UP AMERICA!
The CONGRESS or the AMERICAN People should NOT give this president any POWER at all. This will not solve our problems here at home. We need to get him out of that office and so we can start a massive recovery. Because that is what we need to do now.
Good Luck and with Gods Help, We will Prevail.
Just say NO!
Obama will find a way to give the money to someone who will in turn give it back to him in the way of a political donation to his campaign…. History repeats itself, so no more money to him for any reason. OMG
And, in the meantime, look at the agencys that he wants to cut: pro-business agencies. I need to go barf.
Before the Constitution was written a group of George Washington's former officers suggested he '"take the throne" and declare himself King of the United States. Being a man of character Washington refused and firmly silenced any talk of creating a royal American government. When he was elected president by unanimous consent Washington did show a streak of vanity by presiding over official events and entertainments seated on a dias with Mrs. Washington by his side per the custom of a royal. Ambassadors, diplomats, and visitors on official government business were also announced to the president and received in this manner. But Washington also many times reminded those around him that he was the elected chief executive of a republic with a specified term of office so unlike a royal he could decline to serve when his term expired. Of course this he did after serving two terms thus setting the example for succeeding presidents. Washington had his faults and admitted such but he was a man of character. One shudders to think what Obama would have done had he been offered the opportunities George Washington turned down.
With less than a year to go in his illegal holding of the presidency this is a stupid ,
move if congress grants it.
This SOB/POS has placed all his people in the "right" places under congresses nose
and they either don't see it or they are in on it.
And, this POS has not kept any of his promises that I know of.
With a power like this obozo will surely finish his agenda to destroy America,
it will allow him to suspend elections, just short of martial law, with the excuse
of the need so as to facallitate government restructuring.
CONGRESS! IF YOU DO THIS YOUR ALL TRAITORS TO AMERICA!
Pray for the Oath Keepers.
Hope for the Lone Wolf.
Amen David I could not have said it any better. If this passes we will find out who the traitors in Congress are and we can finally get rid of them and charge them with treason.Nothing surprises me anymore with the congressional traitors we have in Washington.They are pathetic.
I also agree with David. BUT.. Pam what could you possibly be thinking? If this passes there will be no opportunity to vote them out. Congress will be obsolete, so to speak. They will be passing anything he wants and saying no to anything he doesnt want. IF obama allows elections to contine nobody that opposses him will get elected.
It WILL be OVER for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
You are right Dee. There is no way I want this passed. I wrote without thinking of the consequenses my remark would make. Let's hope and pray this never happens.
This is only a sample of the games these bastards play with peoples lively hood and wealth. Obama is only the figure head of something much larger and many times more vile and dangerous.
This man must be stopped and some one put in place that we the people trust, if that is possible.
Darrell you are absolutely correct!!!
Consolidation of power by a strong (re: tyrannical) central government was the greatest fear of our founders and the very reason that most states refused to acknowledge and ratify the original US Constitution as written unless the Bill of Rights was an integral and inseparable part of the document.
Now, 223 yrs later, we have an SOB in the WH who wants to incinerate the very intent and scope of the original document. That in my view, is treason. Impeachment anyone?
Give him POWER to reduce government??? WHAT He is government. Does anybody think he has plans to reduce it!!!
It is time to resurrect our Constitution, starting with tossing Obama out of the White House since he has failed to meet the requirement to even be the President. How big does the writing on the wall have to be for people to be able to read it? Once Obama has been evicted, we can start 'undoing' the damage he's already done over the past 3 years like firing a few Czars, getting rid of Obama's appointments, Executive Orders, etc. America better wake up PDQ, lest we lose our Sovereignty and the rest of our rights.
do not underestimate the republican knack for siezing defeat from the jaws of victory for conservatives.
IF the GOP controlled congress says yes to this, every one that votes for it should be targeted for replacement. Nice litmus test.
Start contacting your Senators and Congressmen immediately!
Time to grow some and impeach this idiot freak of nature…..
In fact, all of liberalism, and the lie of liberalism to be impeached, or we will lose this country.
Get it?
Is time to put the breaks on! The House needs to start impeachment proceedings now – don' wait another second!
This congress seems to be doing everything it can to cement Hussain as a dictator! I just want to go down there and scream at them, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I guess it's time to face the facts that this country is now run by a dictator and other than a civil war, theres nothing I can do about it. And if you think Romney will be any better, your mistaken. He is Obama light!
I believe that would be obama white!
If he gets any more power, we might as well move to the moon because we won't have our USA anymore. It completely blows my mind that congress and all the rest don't see what this man is trying to do. And the sad thing is, when they do see, it will be too late and they will have wished they had listened to the people and those that saw what was happening before their very eyes. May God help us all.
Shrinking the government and giving more power to Obama, will do nothing more than hasten our demise as a country. However, I don't think that will change any of his actions even if he does not get this "consolidation authority " approval from Congress. He will simply sidestep their resistance and go ahead with his plans. This is simply a subterfuge to make him look like he is following the laws. He has repeatedly ignored the Constitution and acted on his own, so in effect, he will continue as usual.
emjay… yes you are correct. But this is ANOTHER way to put to the American ppl that Republicans are BAD. How? They dont really want to shrink the size of government (this is a platform of most candidates) and save the country money. And the millions of Americans along with the illegals, who dont bother to inform themselves, will be saying. "Ya, they are hipocrits and liars. That is what they say they want but now that obama wants to do it they go against him. It is because they dont want the black man to succeed" EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING he does is well planned and worded as to create the largest crevase/divide he can so that all the black ppl and hispanics (thus his desire for amnesty) and those that are disenfranchised to vote for him. Everything I hear him say at his speaches are flat out lies and/or twisted to make conservatives appear against the ppl and only for the rich. Which is the furthest from the TRUTH. ACTUALLY the opposite from the truth.
He is waiting till everyone is spinning round and round cause he asked for another trillion $ and then he will sneak this into the bill and blame the republicans for not going along with it. The bait is the 1T$, the switch is more power grab.
Sorry for the double post.
ANYTHING this usurper spews will be the exact opposite of what he intends.
Same goes for his lying, hateful, bunglers in the demoncrat party.
So much for checks and balances. A while back, Woody Allen said the USA should give B.O. dictatorial powers(for what his opinion is worth.)Well,ladies and gents this is where it starts if it has not started already!
It seems to me this is like giving in to every demand of a petulant child and I think we know where that leads! John P. Centonze,D.D.S.,Waterbury, VT
When are the Republicans going to "SPEAK OUT" against him. There are many "firsts" for him that the public should know. If the first four years of his presidency is any indication of what is to come, we all need to revolt and show him and his democratic croonies that WE THE PEOPLE are still in control. Just a side note, he has been campaigning every since he went into the the White House. Also, he claims to have taught "Constituional Law"…..ummmm……what Country?
God Bless our Country and those who continue to fight for our rights!
Most of our people are content with what they have and just do not want to get involved, but we must for our children and grandchildren, They get a lot of things in coledge that makes them think socalism is great , I just can not believe how we have became in my life time , Maybe we need to get more people involved ,but they would rather play games
If "Obumma" attempts to seize or ask for additional power from Congress, and if it changes any of the powers allocated only to Congress under OUR CONSTITUTION, it would require amendments to the Constitution. Such amendments would require approval by at least two thirds of the members of both Houses of Congress, and ratification by three fourths of the States. More than likely, Obama would be out of office before that would happen. Article I, Sections I, 7, 8 of our Constitution spell out the responsibility and power of Congress:
Article I
Section I All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives
Section 7 All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Section 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Our Constitution is the law of the land, and our Congress has the duty and power to enforce the provisions thereof. No changes can be made to our Constitution unless the people are away and approve of them. Our forefathers took great pains to see that no one individuals could ever be allowed totalitarian power over our government. Obama has worked steadily toward his goal of attaining total power, and abolishing our Constitution, probably at the urging or instruction of George Soros.
Read the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. Hitler did the exact same thing and was given the power and look how many innocent people were killed because of it. Don't think Obama won't use this power to destroy and kill his enemies, i.e. Christains and conservatives? Don't be foolish and think that it can't happen because it is happening right before our very eyes. Those who fail to learn from history are dommed to repeat it! And we are seeing history being repeated!
This would save $1 per person per year.
Woopee.
You can bet if he is given that power, he will disband the Senate and Congress and become dicktator.
Yeah right, Obama would use this new power to trim government and save us money… Let's see… What would he combine first, maybe the defense department and department of homeland security, giving the DHS priority and authority over defense. How would that work out?
the SOB thinks he is an emporor.
shrink the federal government,,, STARTING WITH, GET RID OF obuma, and ALL his suck-ups and zombies.
Republicans say they want less government and now Obama says that he wants less government too..let's see..take out the commerce…oh yeah..that's Obama care..now how does the Supreme court fight Obama about that? Where oh where did the commerce clause go..oh where oh where did it go! We Republicans must watch what we say now or else Obama will use it agains us and for himself..Oh ain't Obama just one nice feller..HAaaaa! I guess he is just thinking about us Americans..cause he cares so much for us..Oh give me a break! He HATES America..He Hates Republicans..He hate White folk..He hates Christians, He hates Us White,gun-toting,Conservative Republican Christians Tea-Party folk..Well, ain't that a shame! Vote Obama/them all out!! Iran has Nukes, WE have Newt so lets blow them all out of the Wite House!!
you really are displaying your lack of intelligence and your cheering squad, knee-jerk conformist Rush the Drug addict echo chamber idiocy in servile service to the cause of racist twitterers. You call Mrs. Obama names, and you do not have the intelligence to notice that this visual essay was designed to illustrate racists. Agreeing with the racists simply shows what a racist most Republicans have in their ideal heart, disguised as less government, except for a huge milatary, huge police force, huge prison budgets, huge intrusions into our private lives, etc. Your stupidity is an enormous burden on our country and your claim that you will work tirelessly is laughable. It is a wonder someone with your imbecile level reading and writing skills can even breathe.
This whole mess is becoming a JOKE!
We need to get him out as soon as we can and who ever stands behind him must go to
Congress has already given up way too much of the power that was vested in them by our Constitution. Case in point all the present regulatory agencies that are actually making law ( in the form of regulations) without being accountable to the people through the election process. Elected officials can be held accountable in the next election. Appointed regulators cannot. Do not allow Obummer to gain any more power or control.
What the heck is going on here?I would not put anything past these tit turds at.If you know that Dumbo obummer is asking for something it can t be good.Is Dumbo is asking for something you know it cannot be a damned piece for it is written on.How his union thug supporters going to benefit here?Or any left wing looney mentally derreanged groups that support him and will benefit thru this.Instead of asking Congress to give up more power,THEN WHY DOESN T THIS KENYAN BORN JACKASS DO THE SAME DAMNED THING THEN???????I mean if it is good for the peoples representive(The congress) then how about the oval office?
When will we see the Supreme Court acting on our behalf to satisfy the public by demanding full Records as to the Birth Certificate issue of Obama in the interest of national security.
We also need full implementation of the photo ID at the voters polling place to insure as good as possible that there will be no voter fraud.
There is one big issue that needs to be dealt with by us the people and that is to put pressure on the Congress and the Senate to dealing with the Lawless acts of Obama in his violating our Constitution by filing charges of Obama not living up to the Oath of office.
Obama’s claim this new move is to reducing the size of government is pure BS and only designed to effectively give him the supreme power over government.
This is something we need to put the pressure on congress to seeing that it never happens because Obama being fully in the drivers seat of governmental policy would bring down all levels of freedom in America as we know it today.
And so it begins. The "transformation of the USA." Is Congress going to stand up to this brazen attempts to consolidate power? Or will it roll over like it has so many times over the years? The fate of the nations is at hand.
Yep. Give Obama absolute authority to manage the country. Then watch it shrivel into a pile of —- like all Marxist nations! Congress might just as well disband and go home if they give in to this demand. Since he first came on the scene before the 2008 elections, I said that Obama was nothing more than a dictator in embryo. More befitting a President of an African dictatorship, Obama is dragging America down into an abyss that will take years to climb out of, that is if we get rid of him in this election cycle. If he is reelected, America will become a third world country, run under Sharia law. Right now Obama is more dangerous to the security, liberty, freedoms, and sovereignty of America than any of our external enemies. This man has to be retired so he can go home to Kenya and take over the reigns of government in his home country.
Ah to be king.
Why doesn't Obama just submit a request to Congress for the consolidations he wants, rather than request they grant him unlimited powers on blind faith???? That approach should turn the tables on his heads I win, tails you lose gambit.
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