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To: Sub-Driver
"Republicans introduce bill to eliminate presidential 'czars'"

I believe this one to be silly and Unconstitutional.

A President can have as many "Task Force" heads as Congressional funding will allow.

119 posted on 01/06/2011 6:54:42 PM PST by Mariner (USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
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To: Mariner
>>> "Republicans introduce bill to eliminate presidential 'czars'" I believe this one to be silly and Unconstitutional. A President can have as many "Task Force" heads as Congressional funding will allow. <<

Really, I find the "Czars" to be silly and unconstitutional, not the bill to abolish them.

The Constitution clearly says ALL appointments by the President are made "by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate". The only time he can do otherwise is when there's a vacancy in an existing federal department, and the Senate is in recess (and that temporary appointment is only in effect until they reconvene). There's nothing in in the Constitution saying he can appoint whoever he wants to a "task force" and pay them a salary with taxpayer's money if calls them a "Czar". There's nothing constitutional whatsoever about "Czars" unless we're living in 19th century Russia.

Seems our country got along perfectly well the first 150 years without ANY "Czars", let alone 37 of them.

145 posted on 01/07/2011 4:23:25 PM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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