Remember "You reap what you sow" - Obama Signs Congress Approved Bill Giving Him More Power.(
TOF).By Lori 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.
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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.
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)
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?Read the full story
here.