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Robert Byrd is criticizing Obama. Does that mean he’s turned into a racist again?
Sen. Byrd sounds a warning
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After seeing the president hamstring yet another cabinet department by setting up another policy office inside the Executive Office, I thought Senator Byrd's criticism this morning is apt:
Byrd said such positions "can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials."
While it's rare for Byrd to criticize a president in his own party, Byrd is a stern constitutional scholar who has always ...
The Daily Five: A Stress Test Transparency Problem
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... 77 percent. .... Sen. Robert Byrd likes the White House czars well enough, but he doesn't like the concept of White House czars. They offend his constitutional rectitude. .... Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) hires a new chief of staff and communications director .... For what it's worth, the DHS ...
Byrd: Obama’s consolidating power in the White House
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Do I go for the easy insult here about the paranoid fears to which Klansmen are prone? No, no. Such common jests are beneath us. In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials.”… “As presidential assistants ...
Dwayne Horner: Sen. Byrd: Obama is Threatening Constitutional Authority
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Ok, all the Obamabots who flood Townhall Blogs complaining about Republicans giving Obama a chance to govern....who constantly say let the man govern...that say leave The One alone...check this out. From Politico , "Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch. " Sen. Byrd goes on to say: “As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for ...
Noted KKK Kleagle Pans Black President for Acting Unconstitutionally, Uppity
Ace of Spades HQ —
Noted KKK Kleagle Pans Black President for Acting Unconstitutionally, Uppity Robert K. Byrd, eminent scholar on the evils of miscegenation, raps Obama for a power-grab. Snark aside, the old coot does have a point... Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obamas appointment of White House czars to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch. In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obamas decision to create White House offices on health reform, ...
Byrd: Obama Is Threatening Constitution With Power Grabs
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Politico:
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.
In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House ...
POWER GRAB?
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing Pr…
Instapundit —
POWER GRAB?
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.
In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have ...
Byrd vs. Barack
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Senate, Obama AdministrationVideo from Politico (write-up here):
Remember the days when the left complained about the expansive abuse of power by the executive branch? Robert Byrd does! I like fights like this. Either Robert Byrd gets a blow to his ego, or the Obama administration runs up against a wall in the Senate. Both scenarios are a long time in coming. Byrd has already stepped aside once, and might decide to make a stand or quit altogether. One can hope, anyway. ...
The Imperial Presidency And The Office Of Legal Counsel
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... presidential demands for authority during an emergency. But in light of the record of repeated acquiescence in a less dangerous time–and no public evidence that the Clinton OLC ever said “no” to Clinton on a national security matter–the critique of presidential power offered in public from 2001 to 2009 rings hollow. The Clinton officials cheerfully loaded the revolver of presidential power and handed it over to the Bush administration.
And speaking of the Imperial Presidency . . .
Funny enough, the usual suspects are muttering ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.
Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour told Reuters. He cited beatings, the dislocation of limbs, spraying of pepper spray into closed cells, applying pepper spray to toilet paper and over-forcefeeding detainees who are on hunger strike.
Sen. Robert Byrd: Obama in power grab with White House Advisers
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Sen. Robert Byrd: Obama in power grab with White House Advisers
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal ...
Larwyn's Link Kerplosion: "He just doesn't get it"
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... Words ‘ring hollow’ in Obama’s error filled speech : Red State Times: He'll "redistribute wealth" : TAB The Obama budget's attack on the Second Amendment : JWF Climate Czar Will Reign Like Caesar Of Old : IBD 2010 GOP ad preview : Patriot Room Dow 6000: He just doesn't get it : Spectator The Magic of Obanomics : STACLU Obama's Straw Men : WSJ (Rove) Paranoid Zeitgeist : Dr. Sanity Nuclear Raid : Surber Robert Byrd: Obama in power grab : Politico New Republic 's Peretz Baffled By ...
The Imperial Presidency And The Office Of Legal Counsel
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... far as Bush's OLC when confronted with specific presidential demands for authority during an emergency. But in light of the record of repeated acquiescence in a less dangerous time--and no public evidence that the Clinton OLC ever said "no" to Clinton on a national security matter--the critique of presidential power offered in public from 2001 to 2009 rings hollow. The Clinton officials cheerfully loaded the revolver of presidential power and handed it over to the Bush administration. And speaking of the Imperial Presidency . . . Funny enough, the usual suspects are muttering ...
Criticism Against Obama From Senior Democrat
blonde sagacity —
... it's rare for Byrd to criticize a president in his own party, Byrd is a stern constitutional scholar who has always stood up for the legislative branch in its role in checking the power of the White House. Byrd no longer holds the powerful Appropriations chairmanship, so his criticism does not carry as much weight these days. Byrd repeatedly clashed with the Bush administration over executive power, and it appears that he's not limiting his criticism to Republican administrations..." (Read the entire piece)
Sen. Byrd questions the Constitutionality of White House "czars"
Wizbang —
... etc. Unfortunately "czars" are essentially unaccountable. Unlike cabinet appointments, "czars" are not vetted by Congress, nor does Congress have any oversight with regard to projects that are developed and managed by the "czars." Despite his questionable past, Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) has remained a staunch defender of the Constitution and its stated separation of government powers. Yesterday, in a rare move that was deeply critical of a President from his own party, Sen. Byrd sent a letter of concern to President Obama: "As presidential assistants and advisers, these White ...
Obama’s massive staff of “czars” centralizes too much Presidential power, bypassing Congress
Flopping Aces —
... As the Politico pointed out in their article the same day, Byrd wanted Obama to ” limit claims of executive privilege while also ensuring that the White House czars don’t have authority over Cabinet officers confirmed by the Senate.” ...
How Unconstitutional is Barack Obama? Let me count the ways
Stop The ACLU —
... Congress who has been so willingly hypnotised into giving up their grasp on EVERYTHING? Maybe it’s something in the water. So much for checks and balances. Barack Obama reigns. Even Senator Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in history, hates the idea of Czar appointments. It’s dangerous he says. It gives the president too much power. In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd, a Democrat, said that the czar system “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances,” Politico reported. Byrd added that oversight of federal agencies is the responsibility of ...
