House Bill Takes on Obama’s Czars
It’s about time someone stood up and did this. But, given the current communists running the show in Washington, it stands a snowball’s chance in Hell of passing:
House bill aimed at accountability for appointed ‘czars’
By Gary Lookadoo Staff Writer – NWANews
BENTON COUNTY – U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark., signed on to support and co-sponsor a House bill aimed at eliminating funding for so-called “czars” who hold senior policy-making positions by presidential appointment while bypassing confirmation to those positions by the U.S. Senate.
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.
The legislation would not apply to interim appointments.
These czars, appointed decision makers, control policies that impact the lives of all Americans, yet Americans have many questions about their role in governing, Boozman said in a news release.
“There is little information about their qualifications, what department they belong to and what power they hold. They need to be accountable to Congress and the American people, but the appointment of ‘czars’ circumvents the system and violates our system of checks and balances,” Boozman said in the release.
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution entrusts the U.S. Senate to advise and provide consent on executive nominations, the release states.
The law extends beyond cabinet-level appointments. Assistant secretaries and undersecretaries must follow the process of Senate confirmation, but only seven of the 34 czars appointed by President Obama have been confirmed by the Senate, the release states.
H.R. 3226 is sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga.
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2 August, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Both elected and unelected the political/civil service culture should be labeled for what they are, the aristocrats. The million dollar woman. Don’t worry, she only looks bionic.
Here is an idea, no salary for public servants, a living allowance only. In other words you can keep on the gubmint teat, you can keep your secure job with your special heathcare and other benefits that we don’t have but we will only pay your bills with a small weekly allowance thrown in for good measure.
And don’t be thinking of striking or stealing, any deviation from the plan and you lose your job, period.