Posted on 04/28/2012 6:33:56 PM PDT by opentalk
Isnt it funny what you can find out on Friday evening about what our executive branch does?
For instance, Agence France-Presse reported last night that Barack Obama bypassed Congress to send $192 million to the Palestinian Authority, claiming that national security required the US to put money into Mahmoud Abbas pocket:
President Barack Obama has signed a waiver to remove curbs on funding to the Palestinian Authority, declaring the aid to be important to the security interests of the United States. A $192 million aid package was frozen by the US Congress after the Palestinians moved to gain statehood at the United Nations last September.Congress deliberately froze those funds, and not just because of the statehood demand through UNESCO. Hamas, a terrorist organization, reconciled with Fatah and has rejoined the PA, which means were putting almost $200 million into the hands of a terrorist organization.But in a memo sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, published by the White House, the president said it was appropriate to release funds to the authority, which administers the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In signing the waiver, Obama instructed Clinton to inform Congress of the move, on the grounds that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests of the United States.
The language of the Palestinian Accountability Act could not be clearer: [N]o funds available to any United States Government department or agency
may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. Obama literally waived that statutory language off yesterday afternoon.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
I will tell you a little secret.
Remember the 'cash for clunkers' program?
Do you know where all the 'scrapped' metal went?
Apparently, China didn't want MONEY, they needed STEEL. So...
BUMP
The press (MSM) doesn't care about truth - right/wrong - or being consistent. The MSM cares about 'their team' winning. They're biased, one-sided, and bigoted - yet they wonder why citizens are dropping subscriptions, turning off the news - and in general not trusting them... Amazing.
He has made it quite clear he will circumvent Congress and the courts. He dares anyone to stop him and they won’t. It’s up to us to stop him with our votes in November.
So based on your post, you clearly recognize the lawlessness of this man and yet you somehow still believe we can remove him office with “votes” in Nov.? Ha ha ha that’s hilarious!!
So based on your post, you clearly recognize the lawlessness of this man and yet you somehow still believe we can remove him office with “votes” in Nov.? Ha ha ha that’s hilarious!!
“Weve had an Imperial Presidency for nearly a century.”
179 years at least. Since President Jackson.
Very clever little play on letters
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When will the Bill of Impeachment be brought?
Where is the MSM news about this? .. crickets!
If youd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Congress? Barry doesn't care about no Congress.
Power of the purse - now the power of the President.
Power to write legislation - now the power of the President.
Legislative review - no longer the power of the Supreme Court - it would be “unprecedented” for those “unelected” individuals to over-rule something passed with a “strong majority”.
WOW! Who needs the other two branches of government?
Well, we must change them. Vote in November! .....................................................FRegards
Obamas 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and passed by the full committee.
It give BILLIONS of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies. http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/1
Read the summary from David Obeys office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.
$3.6 billion, matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces
$400 million, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces
Afghanistan:$1.52 billion, $86 million above the request
West Bank and Gaza: $665 million in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
Jordan:$250 million, $250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance
Egypt: $360 million, $310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance, $50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance
Pakistan: $1.9 billion, $591 million above the request
Iraq: $968 million, $336 million above the request
Oversight: $20 million, $13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Lebanon: $74 million
International Food Assistance: $500 million, $200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis
Refugee Assistance: $343 million, $50 million above the request, including humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)
Disaster Assistance: $200 million to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia
Peacekeeping: $837 million for United Nations peacekeeping operations, including an expanded mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a new mission in Chad and the Central African Republic
Department of Justice: $17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system
Obama gives your tax dollars to rebuild Muslim mosques around the world http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/... #
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL GIVE AWAY NEARLY $6 MILLION OF AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS TO RESTORE 63 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES, INCLUDING ISLAMIC MOSQUES AND MINARETS, IN 55 NATIONS. See the State Department document here. http://exchanges.state.gov/media/pdfs/office-...
And THATS just the tip of the iceberg. THIS will blow your mind!!
http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/ They should have 2010 up, but they dont. Thats where youll find Obamas largesse towards Muslim countries really go off the charts.
http://www.foreignassistance.gov/DataView.aspx
charts:
http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/fast-facts.html
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we don’t need no steengkeen congress
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