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Obama signs slew of bills
politico ^ | 1/14/13 | DONOVAN SLACK

Posted on 01/15/2013 11:27:43 AM PST by ColdOne

President Obama on Monday signed 20 bills into law, from legislation naming post offices to bills authorizing intelligence spending and increasing penalties for stealing trade secrets for the benefit of foreign entities.

Among the new laws are the "North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012," which requires the State Department to regularly brief Congress on efforts to advocate for North Korean children, and the "Drywall Safety Act of 2012," which would limit sulfur content and establish drywall labeling requirements.

Also on the list: the "Clothe a Homeless Hero Act," which requires the TSA to make every

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: fubo; hivpositive; marxistpos
H.R. 6586, the "Space Exploration Sustainability Act," which extends from July 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020, authority for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to make certain payments to Russia related to work on the International Space Station; and extends, to entities that apply for licenses in calendar year 2013, authority for the Department of Transportation to pay claims for damages resulting from commercial space launches or reentries above the amount of insurance required by Federal law;

S. 3472, the "Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA)," which authorizes, in certain circumstances, the release of child education records without parental consent, and eliminates parental notification requirements for information requested for certain court proceedings;

1 posted on 01/15/2013 11:27:46 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: Nachum

Ping.


2 posted on 01/15/2013 11:30:24 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: ColdOne

How about “The Americans with no Abilities Act?”
Then ALL of Obama’s supporters can jump on the Government Gravy Train.


3 posted on 01/15/2013 11:33:16 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: ColdOne

Was there anything he signed that Congress actually had an Art 1 Sec 8 power to enact?


4 posted on 01/15/2013 11:33:28 AM PST by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: ColdOne
"Among the new laws are the "North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012," which requires the State Department to regularly brief Congress on efforts to advocate for North Korean children, and the "Drywall Safety Act of 2012," which would limit sulfur content and establish drywall labeling requirements."

The fiscal house is burning down and this stuff is the nonsense congress is wasting its time (and our money) with.

5 posted on 01/15/2013 11:39:02 AM PST by circlecity
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To: ColdOne

Busy day. Need some time off and a round of golf afterwards.


6 posted on 01/15/2013 11:40:00 AM PST by A message
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To: ColdOne

Busy day. Need some time off and a round of golf afterwards.


7 posted on 01/15/2013 11:40:18 AM PST by A message
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To: Dead Corpse

well damn. I thought from the title he just paid off all our bills from his personal stash.


8 posted on 01/15/2013 11:40:34 AM PST by Gasshog (Welcome to the United States of Stupidos!)
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To: ColdOne
S. 3472, the "Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA)," which authorizes, in certain circumstances, the release of child education records without parental consent, and eliminates parental notification requirements for information requested for certain court proceedings;

Well, they have no regard for enumerated God-given, unalienable rights, so it sure isn't surprising that they don't have any regard either for the sort of unenumerated rights the Ninth Amendment talks about.

9 posted on 01/15/2013 11:45:59 AM PST by EternalVigilance (It's amazing how expensive "free" can be.)
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To: ColdOne
The communists growth in America is growing and it is about at a level that it can never be overcome. Goodbye America.
10 posted on 01/15/2013 12:06:16 PM PST by Logical me
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