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President Obama wants you to Sit Down and Shut UP

The White House has named Jesse Lee to a new position within its communications department titled Director of Progressive Media & Online Response. According to The Huffington Post, Lee will essentially be responsible for building up Obama’s online presence as he prepares for his reelection bid, and squashing any negative stories:

The post is a new one for this White House. Rapid response has usually been outsourced to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), if not done on an ad-hoc basis by administration officials. And it signals that the White House will be adopting a more aggressive defense of the president and his policies as his re-election campaign gears up.  Read the rest of this story at the link below:

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/white-house-dedicates-new-position-to-deal-with-unfavorable-online-media_b36292

The hand writing is on the wall America and one would have to be blind not to see what is coming next.  Conservative Bloggers who speak out against this President and his agenda need to be very careful and accurate in what they say making sure it is all fact based and supported.  Otherwise one might find themselves taking a one way bus ride to Sunny Camp Fema!

WE ARE IN THE CROSS HAIRS

Make no mistake about it my friends.  We are all on the Radar and would most likely be charged with Insurrection or worse.  If you are standing up to protect our Freedoms and our Constitution be prepared to pay the price.

Were not in Kansas anymore!

Obama Administration Eyeing Gun Control ‘Under the Radar,’ Groups Warn

The Obama administration, after keeping gun control on the back burner for over two years, is prompting concern among gun rights groups that it’s slowly starting to squeeze the trigger on tighter regulation.

In the wake of the January shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others, President Obama remained mostly quiet on the firearms front as lawmakers clamored for new restrictions. But the president has since made a public call for tougher background checks. The Justice Department launched a series of meetings with officials and advocates to examine gun control policy. And while gun-control bills in Congress have languished, the administration has started to chip around the edges with its own proposals.

“They’re doing a pretty good job … as Obama has said, ‘under the radar.’ There’s a lot going on under that radar,” Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt said, referring to a remark Obama reportedly made in a private meeting with gun control advocates. “They’ve shown us how much they are prepared to do through regulation.”

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Anti-Semitic CODEPINK Disrupting Free Speech yet again!

Once again we see the Commie Leaning CODEPINK at their degenerated best hindering Free Speech and promoting their Socialist Ideals!

This would be the same Woman’s Rights Group”   that continuously attacked and assailed Gov. Sarah Palin.  The double standard of these Liberal/Progressives groups is unprecedented in all of American History.

This is Reminiscent of Nazi Germany and should be considered a…..

Hate Crime !

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is prejudice against or hostility towards Jews often rooted in hatred of their ethnic background, culture, and/or religion. In its extreme form, it “attributes to the Jews an exceptional position among all other civilizations, defames them as an inferior group and denies their being part of the nation[s]” in which they reside.[1] A person who holds such views is called an “antisemite”. Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways, ranging from individual expressions of hatred and discrimination against individual Jews to organized violent attacks by mobs, or even state police, or military attacks on entire Jewish communities. Extreme instances of persecution include the First Crusade of 1096, the expulsion from England in 1290, the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion from Spain in 1492, the expulsion from Portugal in 1497, various pogroms, the Dreyfus Affair, and the Holocaust by Nazi Germany.

From The Blaze we read:   Last night at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that a return to Israel’s 1967 borders would be “indefensible.” But he wasn’t the only one using that word. Activists from the far-left group CODEPINK decided to crash the speech and shout slogans using the same word.

The group isn’t shy to claim responsibility either. A press release on the site Moveoveraipac.org — which is admittedly the work of CODEPINK — boasts about the disruptive protest:

The activists are from the Move Over AIPAC coalition led by CODEPINK: Women for Peace.

The protesters, 5 in all, rose one by one, unfurled banners, and chanted slogans. In response to Netanyahu’s claim that returning to the 1967 borders would be “indefensible,” activists called out that various aspects of Israel’s policy are indefensible. They were escorted out by security, but not before they made a highly visible protest against the theft of Palestinian land, the siege of Gaza, denial of the rights of Palestinian refugees, silencing dissent, and destruction of homes and schools.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/codepink-activists-interrupt-israeli-pm-speech-occupying-lands-is-indefensible/

I Condemn the Actions of CODEPINK and find their Mentality to be Depraved and Degenerate!

Venezuela The New Cuban Missile Crisis and Obama is President….. God help US all!

Were in Big Trouble this time America

OBAMA is PRESIDENT, not

K E N N E D Y  or  R E A G A N !

From American Thinker we read:

German newspaper Die Welt reports that Iran is constructing an intermediate range  missile base on Venezuela‘s Paraguaná Peninsula, and that engineers from  the  Khatam al-Anbia consstruction firm,  owned by the Revolutionary Guards, visited Paraguaná in February.

The base would obviously give Iran a means of attacking the United States with the nuclear weapons it is developing, as well as a means of intimidating neighboring Colombia, a close US ally. Not to mention summoning the 12th Mahdi with the hellfire of war.
When the Soviet Union prepared to base missiles in Cuba, President Kennedy took decisive action. Is there anyone in America — or more importantly, in Teheran — who believes Barack Obama would mirror the fortitude of his Democrat predecessor?
Hat tip: James G. Wiles

Meanwhile back at the

White House

What will Obama do?


We can only hope he’ll call Bush!

All Hail Obama…Senate Bill S.679 is coming!

Mar 30, 2011 – Introduced in Senate. This is the original text of the bill as it was written by its sponsor and submitted to the Senate for consideration. This is the latest version of the bill currently available on GovTrack.

S 679 IS

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 679

To reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.

March 30, 2011

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. REED, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CARPER, and Mr. KYL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs


A BILL

To reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011’.

SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO SENATE APPROVAL.

(a) Agriculture-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR ADMINISTRATION- Section 218(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6918(b)) is amended–

(A) by striking ‘subsection (a)’ and inserting ‘subsection (a)(3)’;

(B) by striking subsection (c); and

(C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

(2) RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR- Section 232(b)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6942(b)(1)) is amended–

(A) by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’;

(B) by striking paragraph (2); and

(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

(3) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION- Section 9(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714g(a)) is amended in the third sentence by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(b) Commerce-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- The provisions of the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for the appointment of one additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes’, approved July 15, 1947 (15 U.S.C. 1505), section 304 of title III of the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce and the United States Information Agency Appropriation Act, 1955 (15 U.S.C. 1506), and the Act entitled ‘An Act to authorize an additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce’, approved February 16, 1962 (15 U.S.C. 1507), that require the advice and consent of the Senate shall not apply with respect to the appointment of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.

(2) CHIEF SCIENTIST; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION- Section 2(d) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App. 1) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION- Section 103(a)(2) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(c) Department of Defense-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION- Section 138(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 901(b)(4)(A) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, is further amended to read as follows:

‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Assistant Secretaries of Defense shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (b)(5), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration shall each be appointed from civilian life by the President.’.

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT- Section 3016(a) of such title is amended–

(A) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(a)’;

(B) by striking the second sentence; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Assistant Secretaries of the Army shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Army specified in subsection (b)(4) shall be appointed from civilian life by the President.’.

(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT- Section 5016(a) of such title is amended–

(A) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(a)’;

(B) by striking the second sentence; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy specified in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed from civilian life by the President.’.

(4) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT- Section 8016(a) of such title is amended–

(A) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(a)’;

(B) by striking the second sentence; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(B) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force specified in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed from civilian life by the President.’.

(5) MEMBERS OF NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD- Section 803(b)(7) of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 1903(b)(7)) is amended by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(d) Department of Education-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION AND CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT- Section 202(e) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412(e)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the appointments of individuals to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Management shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.’.

(2) COMMISSIONER, REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION- Section 3(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 702(a)) is amended by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(3) COMMISSIONER, EDUCATION STATISTICS- Section 117(b) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9517(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(e) Department of Energy- Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘Senate;’ and inserting ‘Senate (except that the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Department may be appointed by the President without the advice and consent of the Senate);’.

(f) Department of Health and Human Services-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the appointment of an individual to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs within the Department of Health and Human Services shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the appointment of an individual to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Legislation within the Department of Health and Human Services shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

(3) COMMISSIONER, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES- Section 915(b)(2) of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(4) COMMISSIONER, ADMINISTRATION FOR NATIVE AMERICANS- Section 803B(c) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-2(c)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(g) Department of Homeland Security-

(1) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, GRANT PROGRAMS- Section 430(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 238(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(2) ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION- Section 5(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2204(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(3) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT- Section 878(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 458(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(4) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER- Section 516(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321e(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(h) Housing and Urban Development; Chief Human Capital Officer, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, and Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs- Section 4(a) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3533(a)) is amended–

(1) by inserting ‘(1)’ after ‘(a)’;

(2) by striking ‘eight’ and inserting ‘5’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

‘(2) There shall be in the Department a Chief Human Capital Officer, an Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, and an Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, each of whom shall be appointed by the President and shall perform such functions, powers, and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe from time to time.’.

(i) Department of Justice-

(1) ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS-

(A) IN GENERAL- Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended–

(i) in section 506, by striking ‘11 Assistant Attorneys General’ and inserting ‘10 Assistant Attorneys General’; and

(ii) by inserting after section 507A the following:

‘Sec. 507B. Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs

‘The President shall appoint an Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs to assist the Attorney General in the performance of the duties of the Attorney General.’.

(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 507A the following:

‘507B. Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs.’.

(2) DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS- Section 302(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3732(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(3) DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE- Section 401(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3741(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(4) DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE- Section 202(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3722(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(5) ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION- Section 201(b) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(6) DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME- Section 1411(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10605(b)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(j) Department of Labor-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of April 17, 1946 (29 U.S.C. 553), the appointment of individuals to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs within the Department of Labor, shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) DIRECTOR OF THE WOMEN’S BUREAU- Section 2 of the Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U.S.C. 12) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(k) Department of State; Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and Assistant Secretary for Administration- Section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) is amended–

(1) by striking ‘, each of whom shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘Each Assistant Secretary of State shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that the appointments of the Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary for Administration shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.’.

(l) Department of Transportation-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES- Section 102(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended–

(A) by striking ‘(e) THE DEPARTMENT’ and all that follows through ‘An Assistant Secretary’ and inserting the following:

‘(e) Assistant Secretaries; General Counsel-

‘(1) APPOINTMENT- The Department has 5 Assistant Secretaries and a General Counsel, including–

‘(A) an Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs and an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, who shall each be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate;

‘(B) an Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer and an Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, who shall each be appointed by the President;

‘(C) an Assistant Secretary for Administration, who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, with the approval of the President; and

‘(D) a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(2) DUTIES AND POWERS- The officers set forth in paragraph (1) shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary. An Assistant Secretary’.

(2) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION- Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended–

(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘. The Administration has a Deputy Administrator. They are appointed’ and inserting ‘, who shall be appointed’; and

(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘The Deputy Administrator must’ and inserting ‘The Administration has a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President. In making an appointment, the President shall consider the fitness of the appointee to efficiently carry out the duties and powers of the office. The Deputy Administrator shall’.

(m) Department of Treasury-

(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- Section 301(e) of title 31, United States Code, is amended–

(A) striking ‘10 Assistant Secretaries’ and inserting ‘9 Assistant Secretaries’; and

(B) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘The Department shall have 1 Assistant Secretary not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate who shall be the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs.’.

(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING- Section 301(e) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by–

(A) striking ‘9 Assistant Secretaries’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘8 Assistant Secretaries’; and

(B) in the second sentence–

(i) by striking ‘1 Assistant Secretary’ and inserting ‘2 Assistant Secretaries’, and

(ii) by inserting ‘and the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs’ before the period at the end.

(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER- Section 301(e) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by paragraphs (1) and (2), is amended by–

(A) striking ‘8 Assistant Secretaries’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘7 Assistant Secretaries’; and

(B) in the second sentence–

(i) by striking ‘2 Assistant Secretary’ and inserting ‘3 Assistant Secretaries’, and

(ii) by striking ‘and the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs’ and inserting ‘, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary for Management, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Performance Officer’.

(4) TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES- Section 301(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended–

(A) by striking ‘2 Deputy Under Secretaries, and a Treasurer of the United States’ and inserting ‘and 2 Deputy Under Secretaries’, and

(B) by inserting ‘and a Treasurer of the United States appointed by the President’ after ‘Fiscal Assistant Secretary appointed by the Secretary’.

(5) DIRECTOR OF THE MINT- Section 304(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended–

(A) by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’; and

(B) by striking ‘On removal, the President shall send a message to the Senate giving the reasons for removal.’.

(n) Department of Veterans Affairs- Section 308(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended–

(1) by striking ‘There shall’ and inserting ‘(1) There shall’;

(2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘Each Assistant’ and all that follows through the period at the end; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each Assistant Secretary appointed under paragraph (1) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

‘(3) The following Assistant Secretaries may be appointed without the advice and consent of the Senate:

‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Management.

‘(B) The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration.

‘(C) The Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.

‘(D) The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs.

‘(E) The Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology.’.

(o) Appalachian Regional Commission; Alternate Federal Co-Chairman- Section 14301(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(p) Council of Economic Advisers, Members- Section 10 of the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1023) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

‘(a) Creation; Composition; Qualifications; Chairman and Vice Chairman-

‘(1) CREATION- There is created in the Executive Office of the President a Council of Economic Advisers (hereinafter called the ‘Council’).

‘(2) COMPOSITION- The Council shall be composed of three members, of whom–

‘(A) 1 shall be the chairman who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

‘(B) 2 shall be appointed by the President.

‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS- Each member shall be a person who, as a result of his training, experience, and attainments, is exceptionally qualified to analyze and interpret economic developments, to appraise programs and activities of the Government in the light of the policy declared in section 2, and to formulate and recommend national economic policy to promote full employment, production, and purchasing power under free competitive enterprise.

‘(4) VICE CHAIRMAN- The President shall designate 1 of the members of the Council as vice chairman, who shall act as chairman in the absence of the chairman.’.

(q) Corporation for National and Community Service; Managing Director- Section 194(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12651d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(r) National Council on Disability Members, Including Chairperson- Section 400(a)(1)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(s) National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; National Museum and Library Services Board; Members- Section 207(b)(1)(D) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9105a(b)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(t) National Science Foundation; Board Members- Section 4(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(u) Office of Management and Budget; Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management- Section 504(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(v) Office of National Drug Control Policy; Deputy Directors- Section 704(a)(1) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1703(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

‘(1) IN GENERAL-

‘(A) DIRECTOR- The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the President.

‘(B) DEPUTY DIRECTORS- The Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, and the Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs shall each be appointed by the President and serve at the pleasure of the President.

‘(C) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR DEMAND REDUCTION- In appointing the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction under this paragraph, the President shall take into consideration the scientific, educational, or professional background of the individual, and whether the individual has experience in the fields of substance abuse prevention, education, or treatment.’.

(w) Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation; Commissioner- Section 12(b)(1) of Public Law 93-531 (25 U.S.C. 640d-11(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(x) Office of Science and Technology Policy; Associate Directors- Section 203 of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6612) is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(y) United States Agency for International Development-

(1) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Notwithstanding section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), the appointment by the President of the Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Public Affairs at the United States Agency for International Development shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR MANAGEMENT- Notwithstanding section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), the appointment by the President of the Assistant Administrator for Management at the United States Agency for International Development shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.

(z) Community Development Financial Institution Fund; Administrator- Section 104(b)(1) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(aa) Department of Transportation; St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; Administrator- Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1954, referred to as the Saint Lawrence Seaway Act (33 U.S.C. 982(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(bb) Mississippi River Commission; Commissioner- Section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1879 (33 U.S.C. 642), is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(cc) Governor and Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank-

(1) IN GENERAL- Section 1333(a) of the African Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 290i-1(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with’ and all that follows through ‘Bank’ and inserting ‘shall appoint a Governor and an Alternate Governor’.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 1334 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 290i-2) is amended–

(A) by striking ‘The Director or Alternate Director’ and inserting the following:

‘(b) The Director or Alternate Director’; and

(B) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated, the following:

‘(a) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director of the Bank.’.

(dd) Governor and Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank- Section 3(a) of the Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285a(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with’ and all that follows through the end period and inserting ‘shall appoint–’

‘(1) a Governor of the Bank and an alternate for the Governor; and

‘(2) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Director of the Bank.’.

(ee) Governors and Alternate Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development- Section 3 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286a) is amended–

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a governor of the Fund who shall also serve as governor of the Bank, and an executive director’ and inserting ‘shall appoint a governor of the Fund who shall also serve as governor of the Bank and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an executive director’; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’ the first place it appears.

(ff) Governor and Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund- Section 203(a) of the African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 290g-1(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(gg) National Board for Education Sciences; Members- Section 116(c)(1) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9516(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(hh) National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Members- Section 242(e)(1)(A) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9252(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(ii) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; Member, Board of Trustees- Section 1505 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4412(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(jj) Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects- Section 106(b)(1) of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (division C of Public Law 108-324; 15 U.S.C. 720d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,’.

(kk) Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Corps-

(1) APPOINTMENT- Section 203(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 204(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(2) PROMOTIONS- Section 210(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 211(a)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(ll) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps-

(1) APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS TO PERMANENT GRADES- Section 226 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3026) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(2) POSITIONS OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY- Section 228(d)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3028(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’.

(3) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS GENERALLY- Section 229 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3029) is amended–

(A) by striking ‘alone’ each place it appears; and

(B) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking ‘unless the Senate sooner gives its advice and consent to the appointment’.

(mm) Chief Financial Officer Positions- Section 901(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:

‘(A) be appointed by the President; or

‘(B) be designated by the President, in consultation with the head of the agency, from among officials of the agency who are required by law to be appointed by the President, whether or not by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;’.

SEC. 3. WORKING GROUP ON STREAMLINING PAPERWORK FOR EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.

(a) Establishment- There is established the Working Group on Streamlining Paperwork for Executive Nominations (in this section referred to as the ‘Working Group’).

(b) Membership-

(1) COMPOSITION- The Working Group shall be composed of–

(A) the chairperson who shall be–

(i) except as provided under clause (ii), the Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel; or

(ii) a Federal officer designated by the President;

(B) representatives designated by the President from–

(i) the Office of Personnel Management;

(ii) the Office of Government Ethics; and

(iii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(C) individuals appointed by the chairperson of the Working Group who have experience and expertise relating to the Working Group, including–

(i) individuals from other relevant Federal agencies; and

(ii) individuals with relevant experience from previous presidential administrations.

(c) Streamlining of Paperwork Required for Executive Nominations-

(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall conduct a study and submit a report on the streamlining of paperwork required for executive nominations to–

(A) the President;

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(C) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

(2) CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE- In conducting the study under this section, the Working Group shall consult with the chairperson and ranking member of the committees referred to under paragraph (1) (B) and (C).

(3) CONTENTS-

(A) IN GENERAL- The report submitted under this section shall include–

(i) recommendations for the streamlining of paperwork required for executive nominations; and

(ii) a detailed plan for the creation and implementation of an electronic system for collecting and distributing background information from potential and actual Presidential nominees for positions which require appointment by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(B) ELECTRONIC SYSTEM- The electronic system described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall–

(i) provide for–

(I) less burden on potential nominees for positions which require appointment by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;

(II) faster delivery of background information to Congress, the White House, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Diplomatic Security, and the Office of Government Ethics; and

(III) fewer errors of omission; and

(ii) ensure the existence and operation of a single, searchable form which shall be known as a ‘Smart Form’ and shall–

(I) be free to a nominee and easy to use;

(II) make it possible for the nominee to answer all vetting questions one way, at a single time;

(III) secure the information provided by a nominee;

(IV) allow for multiple submissions over time, but always in the format requested by the vetting agency or entity;

(V) be compatible across different computer platforms;

(VI) make it possible to easily add, modify, or subtract vetting questions;

(VII) allow error checking; and

(VIII) allow the user to track the progress of a nominee in providing the required information.

(d) Review of Background Investigation Requirements-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Working Group shall conduct a review of the impact of background investigation requirements on the appointments process.

(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEW- In conducting the review, the Working Group shall–

(A) assess the feasibility of using personnel other than Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel, in appropriate circumstances, to conduct background investigations of individuals under consideration for positions appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and

(B) consider the extent to which the scope of the background investigation conducted for an individual under consideration for a position appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, should be varied depending on the nature of the position for which the individual is being considered.

(3) REPORT- Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit a report of the findings of the review under this subsection to–

(A) the President;

(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(C) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

(e) Personnel Matters-

(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS-

(A) FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES- Each member of the Working Group who is a Federal officer or employee shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as a Federal officer or employee.

(B) MEMBERS NOT FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES- Each member of the Working Group who is not a Federal officer or employee shall not be compensated for services performed for the Working Group.

(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES- The members of the Working Group shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Working Group.

(3) STAFF-

(A) IN GENERAL- The President may designate Federal officers and employees to provide support services for the Working Group.

(B) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES- Any Federal employee may be detailed to the Working Group without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.

(f) Non-Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act- The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Working Group established under this section.

(g) Termination of the Working Group- The Working Group shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the Working Group submits the latter of the 2 reports under this section.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and apply to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date.

On March 30, 2011, Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) with 15 cosponsors, including the Senate Majority and Republican Leaders, as well as six other Democratic Senators, six other Republican Senators, and an Independent Senator,[1] introduced in the Senate the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (S. 679). The bill was referred to the

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In modern usage, the term “dictator” is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power, especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly[citation needed]. Dictatorships are often characterized by some of the following traits: suspension of elections and of civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by decree; repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures; these include single-party state, and cult of personality.[citation needed]

Obama’s Fundamental Transformation of America is just about complete.



Your Senate is Voting to make Obama an American Caesar! (via Village of the Banned)

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Your Senate is Voting to make Obama an American Caesar! While all of America is distracted and focused on the death of Osama bin Laden, our President has been fast at work laying the groundwork for S. 679: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 to speed through the Senate and then make its way into the House and then to the President to sign. Like we have said here time and time again, with Obama you have to watch what the other hand is doing while being distracted by other C … Read More

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Senate Bill S679 giving Obama the Power of a Caesar/Dictator (via Voting American)

Senate Bill S679 giving Obama the Power of a Caesar/Dictator Here it comes as we all knew it would:

B a r a c k a c u s s t u s   C a e s a r

While all of America is distracted and focused on the death of Osama bin Laden, our President has been fast at work laying the groundwork for S. 679: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 to speed through the Senate and then make its way into the House and then to the President to sign. Brought to you by your Democratically Controlled Senat … Read More

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Barackacusstus Caesar…..The making of an American Dictator

B a r a c k a c u s s t us    C a e s a r

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In modern usage, the term “dictator” is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power, especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly[citation needed]. Dictatorships are often characterized by some of the following traits: suspension of elections and of civil liberties; proclamation of a state of emergency; rule by decree; repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures; these include single-party state, and cult of personality.[citation needed]

Obama’s Fundamental Transformation of America is just about complete.

On March 30, 2011, Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) with 15 cosponsors, including the Senate Majority and Republican Leaders, as well as six other Democratic Senators, six other Republican Senators, and an Independent Senator,[1] introduced in the Senate the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (S. 679). The bill was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 H  o  p  e  and  C  h  a  n  g  e

The Heritage Foundation

The bill reduces the number of presidential appointments that require the consent of the Senate and establishes within the executive branch a Working Group on Streamlining Paperwork for Executive Nominations. Individuals nominated to senior executive offices suffer slow and detailed background investigations and mounds of duplicative paperwork before a President sends their nominations to the Senate. After nomination, many nominees suffer time-consuming inaction or time-consuming and excruciating action as the Senate proceeds (or does not) with consideration of the nomination. The sponsors of S. 679 have identified a valid problem, but proposed the wrong solution. Congress should not enact S. 679.

When the delegates of the states gathered in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and wrote the Constitution, they distributed the powers of the federal government among two Houses of Congress, a President, and a judiciary, and required in many cases that two of them work together to exercise a particular constitutional power. That separation of powers protects the liberties of the American people by preventing any one officer of the government from aggregating too much power.

The Framers of the Constitution did not give the President the kingly power to appoint the senior officers of the government by himself. Instead, they allowed the President to name an individual for a senior office, but then required the President to obtain the Senate’s consent before appointing the individual to office. Thus, they required the cooperation of the President and the Senate to put someone in high office.

Read the rest of the Article at…..:The Heritage Foundation

Mr. President,  we are Americans and we will never surrender to your blatant over reach of power against US.  We have fought on foreign shores to preserve our Freedoms and Way of Life and we will fight right here on our own lands to protect and defend those same Freedoms. 

You Sir, are underestimating the Will of the American People.

We are Americans free to speak without fear, free to worship in our own way, free to stand for what we think right, free to oppose what we believe wrong, and free to choose those who shall govern Our Country.

This Heritage of Freedom We Pledge to Uphold

FEATURED COMMENT OF THE DAY

Loopyloo305 | May 11, 2011 at 7:35 am | | Edit

The American people need to be reminded that those Senators who voted to give the President additional power, are delegating their own power, and if they do not want to do the work that they are elected to do, they should find another job. The founders gave us an out whenever there was a possibility that we would elect someone who behaved the way that Barack Obama does. What they didn’t allow for was a Senate and Congress that went along with everything that he wanted. They couldn’t factor in the speed in which things can be done now, or the apathy of the public, and the complicity of the media.


Your Senate is Voting to make Obama an American Caesar!

While all of America is distracted and focused on the death of Osama bin Laden, our President has been fast at work laying the groundwork for S. 679:

Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 to speed through the Senate and then make its way into the House and then to the President to sign.

Like we have said here time and time again, with Obama you have to watch what the other hand is doing while being distracted by other Crisis’s elsewhere.

Here it comes as we all knew it would:

B a r a c k a c u s s t u s   C a e s a r

From the:  The Heritage Foundation

 The bill reduces the number of presidential appointments that require the consent of the Senate and establishes within the executive branch a Working Group on Streamlining Paperwork for Executive Nominations. Individuals nominated to senior executive offices suffer slow and detailed background investigations and mounds of duplicative paperwork before a President sends their nominations to the Senate. After nomination, many nominees suffer time-consuming inaction or time-consuming and excruciating action as the Senate proceeds (or does not) with consideration of the nomination. The sponsors of S. 679 have identified a valid problem, but proposed the wrong solution. Congress should not enact S. 679.

When the delegates of the states gathered in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and wrote the Constitution, they distributed the powers of the federal government among two Houses of Congress, a President, and a judiciary, and required in many cases that two of them work together to exercise a particular constitutional power. That separation of powers protects the liberties of the American people by preventing any one officer of the government from aggregating too much power.

 The Framers of the Constitution did not give the President the kingly power to appoint the senior officers of the government by himself. Instead, they allowed the President to name an individual for a senior office, but then required the President to obtain the Senate’s consent before appointing the individual to office. Thus, they required the cooperation of the President and the Senate to put someone in high office.

Where is the Media and why aren’t they reporting on this?

From Voting American we read:

President John F. Kennedy Warns us of the Obama Administration

Wake Up America

We Press on towards 2012 and the end of the Obama  Progressive Socialist Administration of Corruption!

The democrat party REALLY is the party of communists (via Diary of a Mad Conservative)

With Wasserman-Schultz (love that hyphenated last name, don’t you?) appointed chairPERSON of the DNC, it’s out in the open now that the democrat party is really the party of communists.  And with this appointment, the demise of the DNC is all but assured – or at least I’m praying so. My God- watch Ryan’s response at about 2:00. It’s priceless: Someone at HotAir comme … Read More

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