Saturday, April 16, 2011

Scalise says Obama violates Constitution over 'czars'

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the chief sponsor of the effort to defund administration-appointed advisers known as "czars," reacted angrily Saturday to a signing statement from Obama saying he plans to keep them. In a statement emailed to The Hill, Scalise accused Obama of acting like a “dictator.”

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"President Obama should know that it is the courts, not the executive branch, that has the authority to determine the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress, especially considering that he agreed to this provision and signed the law himself," Scalise said in an emailed statement.

"The President does not have the option of choosing which laws he will follow and which he will ignore,” he continued.

Scalise said that Obama's backtracking on the czar issue will make future talks on spending and the budget more difficult.

“The president knew that the czar amendment was part of the overall budget deal he agreed to, and if he cannot be trusted to keep his word on this, then how can he be trusted as we negotiate on larger issues like federal spending and the economy,” he said.

5 comments:

  1. How long did it take him to figure this out???

    These "czars" perform functions that are nowhere authorized or allowed for by the Constitution. I'm an idiot, and I've known that for years. Oh, wait. 3/4 of our government, if not more, performs functions unauthorized or allowed for in the Constitution.

    AP

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  2. More importantly in my mind, how can obama be trusted to hold the office of President? It's time for him to go. Impeach him now.

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  3. Yep. First comment.

    "Why have we not started impeachment proceedings against this President?"

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  4. "Why have we not started impeachment proceedings against this President?"

    I suspect that there is no one in the Congress with the intestinal fortitude to present articles of impeachment on the House floor. The fear of the ensuing race wars makes them piss themselves.

    I suspect that my congressman thinks I'm crazy. He doesn't reply to my letters regarding this subject. The fact that he is a Democrat may have something to do with it.

    I could be wrong....

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  5. The fact that he is a Democrat may have something to do with it.

    I could be wrong....

    Heh! :)

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