Posted on 02/20/2009 3:02:59 PM PST by Maigret
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to take a coordinated and comprehensive approach to developing and implementing an effective strategy concerning urban America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. About 80 percent of Americans live in urban areas, and the economic health and social vitality of our urban communities are critically important to the prosperity and quality of life for Americans. Vibrant cities spawn innovation, economic growth, and cultural enrichment through the businesses, universities, and civic, cultural, religious, and nonprofit institutions they attract. Forward-looking policies that encourage wise investment and development in our urban areas will create employment and housing opportunities and make our country more competitive, prosperous, and strong. In the past, insufficient attention has been paid to the problems faced by urban areas and to coordinating the many Federal programs that affect our cities. A more comprehensive approach is needed, both to develop an effective strategy for urban America and to coordinate the actions of the many executive departments and agencies whose actions impact urban life.
Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established within the Executive Office of the President the White House Office of Urban Affairs (the "Office").
Sec. 3. Functions. The principal functions of the Office are, to the extent permitted by law:
(a) to provide leadership for and coordinate the development of the policy agenda for urban America across executive departments and agencies;
(b) to coordinate all aspects of urban policy;
(c) to work with executive departments and agencies to ensure that appropriate consideration is given by such departments and agencies to the potential impact of their actions on urban areas;.......
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov ...
I never thought we’d see a Marxist brand of Fascism — at least not here. He’s not wasting any time, is he?
It’s the the New Mental Ward White House (with padded cells), except all the patients are running the show
#2) What the heck does the White House have to say about urban affairs anyway? Has the Constitutional Law Professor forgotten about these little enclaves we call states and that irritating thing known as the 10th Amendment?
“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, “
#1 Have you ever read the Constitution?
#2 What “authority”, grants you the power to do this?
#3 Cities are for states to deal with. The only “federal city” is DC, and as we’ve seen the Feds have done a bang-up job on that place.
OH MY WORD!
The sucessors of Martin Luther King Jr take absolute control of the cities.
Business had better begin packing on Monday. The cities will become uninhabitable. Staying is a city will ruin the business. If a business is located in a city north od Kentucky/Virginia line it is in bad trouble
HAVE we forgot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDulUKcmYvI&feature=related
After all that was a campaign promise.
This country is doomed.
Gettin’ ready for the riots!
Hot Summer of 1968, here we come!
Does this mean 0bummer will have “F’Shizzle-Men” telling him what he wants to hear?
So, I wonder how many people are going to staff the new unit and how many people Obama will end up with in and around the White House directly reporting to him?
We just may be doomed, we are definately screwed.
This basically amounts to the Federal Executive branch asserting itself as lord over state government. So much for the tenth amendment, but then the Constitution's pretty much shredded already, right?
Republicans need to challenge this as Unconstitutional let the SCOTUS decide if the President can create a cabinet position that coordinates Urban affairs in the States.
Is this a prelude to the Civil Defense force? Maybe they will be called the URBAN TASK FORCE? better known as ACORN.
Obama does not see this country as a Republic.
“his king kong manbeast wife”
Bahahahaha!...and a new tag line is born.
Welcome to The Chicago Patronage System in action on the national level.
Why are we wasting all this money on funding Congress when we could send them all home and just let King O rule by fiat? ACORN as part of the Executive Branch - that didn’t take long, did it? If this is how much damage he’s done to our country in less than 30 days, I can’t even begin to imagine the carnage of where we’ll be by the end of the next 47 months of this reign of terror and destruction.
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