Demand Congress CUT OFF Czar Funding- Anti-Czar Bill

American Thinker ^ | August 2, 2009 | Thomas Lifson

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H.R. 3226, the Czar ACCOUNTABILITY and Reform Act of 2009, would bar the use of appropriated funds to pay either expenses or salaries of members of task forces, councils, or similar offices established by the president and headed by a person appointed inappropriately to such a post without Senate advice and consent.

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The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. And co-sponsored by Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark. To his everlasting credit, Democrat Senator Robert Byrd, who, for all his faults is a keen student of history, has also been raising objections to the Czar madness that has gripped the Democrats and their media lapdogs. If a Republican president had tried to grab unaccountable power in this manner, there would be a firestorm. It isn't getting a lot of media attention and with the Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate, it is probably doomed, but for the sake of the memory of our Constitution, somebody had to do it. From the Benton Country (Arkansas) Daily Record:

[Kimberly GG]

These czars should NOT have any control over stimulus funds!

[Cheetahcat]

Memory of our Constitution makes my Blood Boil.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’ve wondered about that too. There are over 30 czars now. I’ve wondered where the money comes from to pay them and their staff and their travel expenses and related office expenses. Since the Bush White House didn’t have czars, all of these are newly created positions, with no money having been spent in these areas before.

And remember, each czar has to have a secretary and office staff of his own, his own office in rented office space somewhere, office supplies, travel expense budget, seminar budget...................

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Just one more reason to get out the vote and turn control of the House over to the GOP (not that I have any grand expectations if they take it back - but I would expect them to function as a form of checks and balances to the Socialist in the White House).

[Logical me]

Even if this bill passes, King Obama is so powerful he will ignore it. We have a communists/dictator as President and nothing will stop this machine until if almost finishes America off.

[timetostand]

Everyone of these “czars” should be trotted out in front of congress and the American people and properly vetted. We need a clear description of what they are up to, who pays them and we demand accountability and oversight. I nominate Glen Beck as chief interrogator.

[Texas Fossil]

Sponsor> Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA1]

Cosponsors(34):
Rodney Alexander [R-LA5]
Michele Bachmann [R-MN6]
Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD6]
Rob Bishop [R-UT1]
John Boozman [R-AR3]
Kevin Brady [R-TX8]

Paul Broun [R-GA10]
Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL5]
Dan Burton [R-IN5]
John Campbell [R-CA48]
John Carter [R-TX31]
Jason Chaffetz [R-UT3]

Howard Coble [R-NC6]
Mary Fallin [R-OK5]
John Fleming [R-LA4]
Scott Garrett [R-NJ5]
Kay Granger [R-TX12]
Peter Hoekstra [R-MI2]

Samuel Johnson [R-TX3]
Steve King [R-IA5]
Doug Lamborn [R-CO5]
Robert Latta [R-OH5]
John Linder [R-GA7]
Frank Lucas [R-OK3]

Jeff Miller [R-FL1]
Joseph Pitts [R-PA16]
Ted Poe [R-TX2]
Harold Rogers [R-KY5]
James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5]
John Shadegg [R-AZ3]

John Shimkus [R-IL19]
Michael Simpson [R-ID2]
Lamar Smith [R-TX21]
Donald Young [R-AK]

Status:

Introduced Jul 15, 2009

Referred to Committee:

House Oversight and Government Reform
House Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement

1.
Chair
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY10]
2.
Ranking Member
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA49]
3.
Del. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
4.
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA50])

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Not sure if phone call will help but here is the list.

[AuntB]

btt

[wk4bush2004]

New group in support of the Anti-Czar bill created on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128143764145#/group.php?gid=128143764145&ref=nf

Please join and invite all your friends!

[CottShop]

This is an excellent idea- send htis to Glenn Beck, and ask if He;ll concider starting an online petition to send ot our government stating we do NOT want Czars running programs in htis coutnry WITHOUT ANY accountibility- infact, we don’t want any Czars period!

[rolling_stone]

We need a deck of cards with the czars pictures and history on them...throw in a few traitorous Cpngress Critters and we could have a full deck, maybe two.

[ViLaLuz]

We need to get rid of these stinking czars, ever last one of them.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I don't care if the commies that surround the zero have titles or get paid.

I CARE THAT THEY ARE COMMIES AND HAVE THE PRESIDENTS EAR!

[swatbuznik]

Damn straight!! It’s bad enough our money is the hands of congress critters, but in the hands of unelected, unvetted elitist snobs is too much! Nip it in the bud!!

[Freddd]

Did everyone contact their Representatives? You can at congress.org

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

Holding and watching and waiting to find the best way to permanently nuke this back-door totalitarian invasion --- funded with our own tax dollars.

[IDFbunny]

Should call the anti-posse bill.