Obama Signs Congress Approved Bill Giving Him More Power

Nice to know the republicans really stuck up for freedom... er, well, they didn't.   It passed with plenty of Republican votes and couldn't have passed without them...
 
Why even Romney's running mate voted for it.
 
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1] Aye
 
http://www.opencongress.org/vote/2012/h/537
 
Good to know that the next regime is on board with the same agenda to convert us from a constitutional republic to a socialist dictatorship.  

You can always count on politicians from both parties to push forward the same globalist big-government agenda.

I particularly liked this comment about the fact that the agencies most in a position to enforce martial law are now answerable only to the President and not to congress (contrary to balance of powers and checks and balances outlined in the Constitution).

More freedom for Obama, less accountability, and the ability to control. Note: Homeland Security, DOD, and FEMA are on this list. Scarey thought indeed. I wonder if the same people who did President Obama’s background check will be doing theirs also?


August 21, 2012 by Lorri Anderson

According to news reports President Obama signed the “The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011” on August 10, 2012.

Politico.com reports, “Democrats and Republicans came together to give President Obama more power to appoint officials jobs in his administration without seeking approval from the Senate.” This bill will go into effect anywhere from 0-60 days from the date of President Obama signing it.

The Senate approved the bill, 79-20, in June 2011.

The House approved it, 261-116, last month. “In the middle of election season, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have come together to give President Barack Obama more power to appoint officials to jobs in his administration without seeking approval from the Senate.”

Yes, you read correctly: more power. The article went on to point out just why this didn’t break across mainstream media: Lost in the hubbub last weekend over Rep. Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate was the fact that Obama signed a bill that eliminates the need to obtain Senate confirmation for about 170 executive branch posts: the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011.

Senator Lieberman, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, which marked up and reported out the measure, said: “This bipartisan legislation represents the Senate at its best. A problem was identified, and Democrats and Republicans worked together to craft a solution. Now, future Administrations will be able to get their teams in place more quickly, and the Senate will be able focus its time and energy on the most important Executive Branch appointments. In no way does this bill erode the Senate’s role of “advice and consent.”

Rather, it strengthens the Senate’s power by freeing us up to concentrate on nominees who will actually shape national policy.” This is very concerning, this gives Obama the legal right to hire who he wants without approval from the senate for the following positions. A list of positions exempted from Senate confirmation appears below.

This list is provided via Senator Joe Lieberman.

Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Administration Rural Utilities Service Administrator Directors (7), Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Commerce Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Officer Corps, NOAA (321) Corporation for National and Community Service Managing Directors (2) Department of Defense Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration) Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Director of the Selective Service System Members (6), National Security Education Board Council of Economic Advisers Members (2) Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Management Commissioner – Education Statistics Members (15), National Board of Education Sciences Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Public Health Services Corps (2536) Department of Homeland Security Assistant Administrator, Grants, FEMA Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration Director, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement Chief Medical Officer Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs US Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Management Department of Justice Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance Director, National Institute of Justice Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Director, Office for Victims of Crime Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Director, Women’s Bureau Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director Deputy Director, Demand Reduction Deputy Director, State and Local Affairs Deputy Director, Supply Reduction Department of State Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Assistant Secretary for Administration Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Assistant Secretary for Management Treasurer of the United States Administrator, Community Development Financial Institution Fund Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Management Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security and Preparedness Appalachian Regional Commission Alternate Federal Co-Chairman African Development Bank Governor Alternate Governor African Development Fund Governor Alternate Governor Asian Development Bank Governor Alternate Governor Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Members (13), Board of Trustees Mississippi River Commission Commissioners (7) National Council on Disability Members (15) National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board Members (10) National Museum and Library Services Board Members (20) National Science Board Members (24)