youlie User ID: 757124 United States 09/10/2009 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) President Obama's Unconstitutional 'Czars' 9-9-9 (LPAC) -- Although several Presidents have had "czars" - a special advisor to the President on a particular issue - President Obama, in a mere 8 months, has far exceeded the use of czars by any previous Administration, having appointed at least 32, the latest being Lazard's Ron Bloom as "manufacturing" czar. 25 new czar positions were created by Obama. A "czar" is not subject to the Appointments Clause of the federal Constitution, under which officers of the United States are subject to Senate confirmation ("advice and consent"), and which applies to all Cabinet secretaries and many subordinate positions. The Constitution allows "inferior officers" to be appointed by the President or Department heads - but a czar who is more powerful that a Cabinet secretary, or who has more access to the President than a Cabinet secretary, hardly qualifies as an "inferior" officer. As Fox News has pointed out, one of the early czars was President Nixon's National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, who often bypassed both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State. Czars also enable a President to evade Congressional oversight, since a President can assert "executive privilege" in the face of a request, or even a subpoena, for testimony from his advisors. As such, the use of czars is a threat to the system of checks & balances enshrined in the federal Constitution, and is thus a step toward the tyranny which our Founding Fathers sought to prevent. And it is also a direct repudiation of Obama's own campaign promises for a more transparent and accountable government. PRESIDENTIAL "CZARS" [* = position newly created by Obama] *Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley *Auto recovery Czar: Ed Montgomery *Border Czar: Alan Bersin *California Water Czar: David J. Hayes *Car Czar: Ron Bloom (now Manufacturing Czar) *Central Region Czar: Dennis Ross *Domestic Violence Czar: Lynn Rosenthal Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske Economic Czar: Paul Volcker *Energy and Environment Czar: Carol Browner Faith-Based Czar: Joshua DuBois *Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis *Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones (resigned 9/6) *Guantanamo Closure Czar: Daniel Fried Health Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle *Information Czar: Vivek Kundra *International Climate Czar: Todd Stern Intelligence Czar: Dennis Blair *Manufacturing Czar: Ron Bloom *Mideast Peace Czar: George Mitchell *Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein *Science Czar: John Holdren *Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney *Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration *TARP Czar: Herb Allison *Terrorism Czar: John Brennan *Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra *Urban Affairs Czar: Adolfo Carrion Jr. *Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter *WMD Policy Czar: Gary Samore RELEVANT QUOTATIONS U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 2: "He (the President) shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consults, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments." Rep. Mike Pence: "The Constitution of the United States vests Congress with the responsibility to advise and consent in the appointment of high ranking officials by the President. To date, President Obama has appointed more than thirty individuals to czar positions within his Administration without permitting the Congress or the American people to properly examine their backgrounds or public records." Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV): "The rapid and easy accumulation of power by White House staff can threaten the constitutional system of checks and balances," wrote Byrd. "At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate confirmed officials." |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 757124 United States 09/10/2009 01:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) [ link to thehill.com] Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) on Wednesday called for President Obama's "czars," or appointed high-level advisers, to testify before Congress about their "authority and responsibilities" in the executive branch. The president's "czars" have become a point of controversy among his opponents because they do not have to be confirmed by the Senate as cabinet-level officials do. McHenry wrote to committee chairman Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) and ranking member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) asking the appointed officials to testify. "If the czars have high-level, decision-making authority as their titles would indicate, then it is my concern that their appointment without Senate approval represents a circumvention of our Constitutionally-mandated confirmation process," McHenry, who is a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said in his letter. Czars were in the spotlight again after "green jobs" czar Van Jones' resigned this weekend. It was revealed that Jones made harsh comments about Republicans and signed a "truther" petition alleging that the government played a role in the 9/11 attacks. "His ability to slip into a position of power without due Congressional diligence only further underscores the necessity for a confirmation process," the third-term Republican said of Jones. However, the actual number of czars in the administration is a disputed matter. McHenry requests that all of President Obama's 44 czars testify before Congress. But other reports put the number at around 30. The North Carolina Republican did not provide a list of the 44 czars he wants to testify. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 576799 United States 09/10/2009 02:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) This is the first official update on Obama’s Czars.
Here is a list of Obama’s 44 current and prospective Czar positions:
1. Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
3. Bailout Czar: Not appointed yet.
4. Border Czar: Alan Bersin (Former US attorney)
5. Car Czar: Ron Bloom
6. Climate Czar: Todd Stern
7. Copyright Czar: Not appointed yet.
8. Cyberspace Czar: Not appointed yet.
9. Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
10. Economic Czar: Paul Volcker
11. Education Czar: Not appointed yet.
12. Energy Czar: Carol M. Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar: Joshua Dubois
14. Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
15. Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
16. Guantanomo Closure Czar: Danny Fried
17. Health Care Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
18. Income Redistribution Czar: Not appointed yet.
19. Information Czar: Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar: Admiral Dennis Blair
21. Internet Fraud Czar: Not appointed yet.
22. Iran Czar: Not appointed yet.
23. Latin American Czar: Not appointed yet.
24. Mideast Policy Czar: Dennis Ross
25. Middle-East Peace Czar: George Mitchell
26. Mortgage Czar: Not appointed yet.
27. Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
28. Performance Czar: Not appointed yet.
29. Radio-Internet Fairness Czar: Not appointed yet.
30. Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
31. ‘Safe Schools’ Czar: Kevin Jennings
32. Science Czar: John Holdren
33. Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney
34. Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
35. Tarp Czar: Herb Allison
36. Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
37. Terrorism Czar: John Brennan
38. Urban Affairs/Housing Czar: Adolfo Carrion
39. Violence Against Women Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
40. Voter List Czar: Not appointed yet.
41. War Czar: Not appointed yet.
42. Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
43. WMD Czar: Gary Samore
44. Zoning Czar: Not appointed yet |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 757124 United States 09/10/2009 02:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) Oh jesus, it's worse than I thought. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 737555 United States 09/10/2009 02:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) Oh jesus, it's worse than I thought.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 757124it has only just begun |
Fred Jackson User ID: 768777 United States 09/11/2009 07:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) Oh jesus, it's worse than I thought.
it has only just begun
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 737555 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 768777 United States 09/11/2009 07:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) Oh jesus, it's worse than I thought.
it has only just begun
Quoting: Fred Jackson 768777 |
Maximus Interruptus
User ID: 768699 United States 09/11/2009 08:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) I want to be the booty examiner czar. silence is golden.... |
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User ID: 771802 United States 09/17/2009 02:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Complete list of OBAMA CZARS (32!) Bush is still ahead I guess you just dont remember. Right since it just came to your attention or you are completely clueless as to how this game is being played out. Obama and Bush are no different It doesn't matter who I m it's who U R so ChoOse |