The Judge on Illegal Czars
Submitted by LatinsforPaul on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 19:48
Judge Napolitano examines the constitutionality (or lack thereof) of President Obama's and Bush's many Czars.
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Didn't Senator Byrd come out ( in the beginning)
and protest the appointment of the czars? He is the longest standing Democratic Senator in Congress, protesting the Constitutionality of these czars, yet it was only reported for like one day....
Yes, Byrd wrote to Obama in February
BYRD QUESTIONS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ON ROLE OF WHITE HOUSE “CZAR” POSITIONS
“Rapid and easy accumulation of power by White House staff can threaten Constitutional system of checks and balances”
“As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, and to virtually anyone but the president. They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege. In too many instances, White House staff have been allowed to inhibit openness and transparency, and reduce accountability,”
(more) http://byrd.senate.gov/mediacenter/view_article.cfm?ID=331
Not very comforting.
...and it look like we're stuck with 'em.
Also, around 2:10...
"Prior to President George W. Bush, you couldn't have that kind of access to secrecy unless you had been investigated by the FBI and confirmed by the Senate. So by the Congress giving that power to President Bush, who had 13 czars, President Obama has taken that same power and given himself 33..."
Peter Schiff was right. Obama is like Bush on steroids.