Doug Book Since its inception in 2002,the Department of Homeland Security has grown increasingly contemptuous of the rights of the American people. Indeed,the Gestapo-like tactics of one of the Department’s better known masters of overreach–the TSA–are responsible for countless examples of the organization’s daily assault on the Constitution. But recently,another of [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch For most of his term,Barack Obama has been flirting with impeachment like Bill Clinton at a sorority on open bar night,but he may be set to go too far even by Washington’s standards. Administration officials suggested if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling,the president [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Mitch McConnell explains his “Plan B”on the debt ceiling. Barack Obama has made it a purpose of his presidency to bypass Congress and implement his agenda through executive powers. Yesterday,Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell proposed giving him a helping hand. Just last week,administration officials floated [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Barack Obama’s threat to bypass Congress and raise the debt ceiling has stirred significant talk of impeachment —and not just on talk radio. A Republican Congressman has confirmed some of his colleagues are talking about initiating impeachment hearings. Scott Keyes of ThinkProgress.org asked Rep. Pete Olson of Texas:[...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Conservatives who say they believe in “peace through strength”might take a lesson from the Obama administration this week. Its officials walked back discussion of an end-run around Congress on the debt ceiling after Republicans stepped up their talk of impeaching Barack Obama. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Not all Republicans are rolling over in the face of President Obama’s unconstitutional usurpation of power. Rep. Tim Scott,R-SC,said if the president moves forward with a plan to raise the debt ceiling without Congressional authority,he would consider it “an impeachable act.”Scott told the Tea Party [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch Barack Obama has sometimes been fond of branding his Republican foes “hostage-takers,” but officials in his administration have found a new hostage in their negotiations over raising the debt ceiling:the U.S. Constitution. The president’s advisers and several “unbiased” media outlets are suggesting if Congress refuses to raise [...] Jim Emerson,FloydReports.com When asked about his personal war against Libya and criticism about ignoring congress in a blatant disregard of the War Powers Act the President brushed both aside as just “noise”. Obama has no intention to seek congressional approval as required by law. The President wants Americans to ignore the fact that [...] Dr. Paul G. Kengor,FloydReports.com Each time President Obama addresses America’s inalienable rights,I get emails. “Did you see Obama left out ‘Creator’ again?” began the latest. The most recent occasion was a June 17 presidential statement responding to a UN resolution on sexual orientation. Obama stated that “LGBT persons are endowed with the [...] | |
