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Posted on 09/26/2009 8:25:59 AM PDT by kellynla
With 28 remaining czars in the Obama administration after the departure of Van Jones, there has been a new call to bring transparency to shed light on the secretive nature of this group of individuals that operate outside the watch of government.
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) takes that sentiment a step further.
In an interview with Dan Mangru of Newsmax TV, Paul said he believes that the czars are unconstitutional.
“They are not authorized (by the constitution), and not approved by the Senate, but Obama’s not the only guilty party.”
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Paul asserted that government operating in secrecy is nothing new and pointed to the existence of czars since the 1970’s
“The whole principle of uncontrolled government and government working in secrecy, that’s nothing new, but thank goodness it’s becoming more apparent.”
Asked if he would favor passing legislation that would bring Obama’s czars under Senate authority, Paul said he would favor such legislation and would also favor denying funding to Obama’s czars.
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