Republican 2012 Presidential Nominee

[fifafu]

No help at all? You should watch a little closer. He had majority in the house and senate for the first 2 years of his term.

[Humble Rodent]

Mhmm. He's a racist conspiracy theorist. I gotcha.

Like I said, keep watching the tele. They'll tell you who to vote for soon enough. Don't worry, you won't have to use the ol' noddle in that head o' yours.

[VanJets]

Can Republicans not count? it is taking them 6 times longer to do what the democrats did 4 years ago.

[DonLever]

<br />It doesn't matter who wins their nomination this year cause they won't beat Obama in a general election. The party is too divided and none of their candidates stick out as someone who can beat Obama head to head.<br />

[Carpe Diem]

Ron Paul has said some quite racist things, so I would not say it is to much of a stretch to call him a racist.

He has also spoken in favour of things such as homophobia and conspiracy theories.

[Satan's Evil Twin]

Ron Paul has said some quite racist things, so I would not say it is to much of a stretch to call him a racist.

He has also spoken in favour of things such as homophobia and conspiracy theories.

[unbridled_id]

" In 2008 candidate Sen. Barack Obama

"This is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he is going along. I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We are not going to use signing statements as a way of doing and end run around Congress." Now, we find that not only was he kidding about signing statements – he recently used one to ignore about 20 provisions of the omnibus spending bill – but Obama also believes he can decide for himself that the Senate is in recess when it is not, overturn at least a hundred years of precedent, and bypass the Constitution's advice and consent requirement.

Moreover, the president now considers it a political virtue that he is doing precisely what he criticized George Bush for doing: "make laws as he is going along." Obama now says: "I refuse to take 'No' for an answer… when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them."

If he were acting within the confines of the law and the Constitution, the argument might make sense.But Obama has now adopted a theory of executive power so expansive that a reporter at a recent press conference understandably asked whether the president believes we have a virtual monarchy, a president of unlimited powers subject only to periodic elections but not to the rule of law.

According to a 1993 brief from the Clinton Justice Department, Congress must remain adjourned for at least three days before the adjournment constitutes a "recess" for the purposes the recess appointment power.

The origin of this three day period is Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which states: "Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days."

In other words, the president can only recess appoint when the Senate has adjourned for more than three days, and the Senate cannot adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the House.

Speaker John Boehner has properly withheld that consent to prevent Obama from installing radical appointees into key positions.

There is recent precedent for this action and for its legitimacy.In fact, then-Obama Solicitor General Elena Kagan wrote to the Supreme Court on April 26, 2010:"Although a President may fill such vacancies through the use of his recess appointment power … the Senate may act to foreclose this option by declining to recess for more than two or three days at a time over a lengthy period. For example, the Senate did not recess intrasession for more than three days at a time for over a year beginning in late 2007."

Obama's attempt to "recess appoint" Richard Cordray while the Senate is in pro forma session is especially galling in light of the history of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the broad powers that Cordray – if Obama's sleight of hand is permitted by the courts – will wield over the United States economy.

The CFPB has the power to interfere with every consumer financial transaction in the economy. It is housed in the Federal Reserve and funded out of Fed operations, not congressional appropriations, avoiding effective congressional oversight.

All power is vested in one individual – now, presumably Cordray – with no board or commission.None of this was part of Elizabeth Warren's original design, which included a five-member commission that was funded and overseen by Congress.Senate Republicans have correctly called for reforms to make the new agency accountable before confirming a nominee and allowing it to begin writing rules that could have a major negative impact on the economy.

Obama doesn't care.He's making is up as he goes along.What a difference four years makes."

[Satan's Evil Twin]

" In 2008 candidate Sen. Barack Obama

"This is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he is going along. I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We are not going to use signing statements as a way of doing and end run around Congress." Now, we find that not only was he kidding about signing statements – he recently used one to ignore about 20 provisions of the omnibus spending bill – but Obama also believes he can decide for himself that the Senate is in recess when it is not, overturn at least a hundred years of precedent, and bypass the Constitution's advice and consent requirement.

Moreover, the president now considers it a political virtue that he is doing precisely what he criticized George Bush for doing: "make laws as he is going along." Obama now says: "I refuse to take 'No' for an answer… when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them."

If he were acting within the confines of the law and the Constitution, the argument might make sense.But Obama has now adopted a theory of executive power so expansive that a reporter at a recent press conference understandably asked whether the president believes we have a virtual monarchy, a president of unlimited powers subject only to periodic elections but not to the rule of law.

According to a 1993 brief from the Clinton Justice Department, Congress must remain adjourned for at least three days before the adjournment constitutes a "recess" for the purposes the recess appointment power.

The origin of this three day period is Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which states: "Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days."

In other words, the president can only recess appoint when the Senate has adjourned for more than three days, and the Senate cannot adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the House.

Speaker John Boehner has properly withheld that consent to prevent Obama from installing radical appointees into key positions.

There is recent precedent for this action and for its legitimacy.In fact, then-Obama Solicitor General Elena Kagan wrote to the Supreme Court on April 26, 2010:"Although a President may fill such vacancies through the use of his recess appointment power … the Senate may act to foreclose this option by declining to recess for more than two or three days at a time over a lengthy period. For example, the Senate did not recess intrasession for more than three days at a time for over a year beginning in late 2007."

Obama's attempt to "recess appoint" Richard Cordray while the Senate is in pro forma session is especially galling in light of the history of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the broad powers that Cordray – if Obama's sleight of hand is permitted by the courts – will wield over the United States economy.

The CFPB has the power to interfere with every consumer financial transaction in the economy. It is housed in the Federal Reserve and funded out of Fed operations, not congressional appropriations, avoiding effective congressional oversight.

All power is vested in one individual – now, presumably Cordray – with no board or commission.None of this was part of Elizabeth Warren's original design, which included a five-member commission that was funded and overseen by Congress.Senate Republicans have correctly called for reforms to make the new agency accountable before confirming a nominee and allowing it to begin writing rules that could have a major negative impact on the economy.

Obama doesn't care.He's making is up as he goes along.What a difference four years makes."

[Carpe Diem]

It doesn't matter who wins their nomination this year cause they won't beat Obama in a general election. The party is too divided and none of their candidates stick out as someone who can beat Obama head to head.

[Carpe Diem]

" In 2008 candidate Sen. Barack Obama

"This is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he is going along. I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We are not going to use signing statements as a way of doing and end run around Congress." Now, we find that not only was he kidding about signing statements – he recently used one to ignore about 20 provisions of the omnibus spending bill – but Obama also believes he can decide for himself that the Senate is in recess when it is not, overturn at least a hundred years of precedent, and bypass the Constitution's advice and consent requirement.

Moreover, the president now considers it a political virtue that he is doing precisely what he criticized George Bush for doing: "make laws as he is going along." Obama now says: "I refuse to take 'No' for an answer… when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them."

If he were acting within the confines of the law and the Constitution, the argument might make sense.But Obama has now adopted a theory of executive power so expansive that a reporter at a recent press conference understandably asked whether the president believes we have a virtual monarchy, a president of unlimited powers subject only to periodic elections but not to the rule of law.

According to a 1993 brief from the Clinton Justice Department, Congress must remain adjourned for at least three days before the adjournment constitutes a "recess" for the purposes the recess appointment power.

The origin of this three day period is Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which states: "Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days."

In other words, the president can only recess appoint when the Senate has adjourned for more than three days, and the Senate cannot adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the House.

Speaker John Boehner has properly withheld that consent to prevent Obama from installing radical appointees into key positions.

There is recent precedent for this action and for its legitimacy.In fact, then-Obama Solicitor General Elena Kagan wrote to the Supreme Court on April 26, 2010:"Although a President may fill such vacancies through the use of his recess appointment power … the Senate may act to foreclose this option by declining to recess for more than two or three days at a time over a lengthy period. For example, the Senate did not recess intrasession for more than three days at a time for over a year beginning in late 2007."

Obama's attempt to "recess appoint" Richard Cordray while the Senate is in pro forma session is especially galling in light of the history of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the broad powers that Cordray – if Obama's sleight of hand is permitted by the courts – will wield over the United States economy.

The CFPB has the power to interfere with every consumer financial transaction in the economy. It is housed in the Federal Reserve and funded out of Fed operations, not congressional appropriations, avoiding effective congressional oversight.

All power is vested in one individual – now, presumably Cordray – with no board or commission.None of this was part of Elizabeth Warren's original design, which included a five-member commission that was funded and overseen by Congress.Senate Republicans have correctly called for reforms to make the new agency accountable before confirming a nominee and allowing it to begin writing rules that could have a major negative impact on the economy.

Obama doesn't care.He's making is up as he goes along.What a difference four years makes."

[fifafu]

1. From The Ron Paul Freedom Reports

1. Given the inefficiencies of what DC laughingly calls the criminal justice system, I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal."

   "We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational."

   "Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks."

   One referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as "the world-class philanderer who beat up his paramours" and who "seduced underage girls and boys."

   Another referred to Barbara Jordan, a civil-rights activist and member of Congress as "Barbara Morondon," the "archetypical half-educated victimologist."

[Satan's Evil Twin]

1. From The Ron Paul Freedom Reports

1. Given the inefficiencies of what DC laughingly calls the criminal justice system, I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal."

   "We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational."

   "Order was only restored in L.A. when it came time for the blacks to pick up their welfare checks."

   One referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as "the world-class philanderer who beat up his paramours" and who "seduced underage girls and boys."

   Another referred to Barbara Jordan, a civil-rights activist and member of Congress as "Barbara Morondon," the "archetypical half-educated victimologist."

[Satan's Evil Twin]

A new challenger appears.

[Satan's Evil Twin]

Typical copy and paste drivel.

You do know what a "pro forma" session is in the Senate right? 98 senators are in holiday, and two senators show up for 5 minutes once every three days and they pretend they are not in recess.

I would LOVE it if republicans challenge this in court and make a fool of themselves to the American people.

[Gurn]

""I refuse to take 'No' for an answer… when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them." "

So Barry refuses to let congress act in a way that doesn't hurt their economy? Say what?

[fifafu]

Barry wants another czar.

[fifafu]

If someone has to explain how they didn't write their own racist newsletters they are a moron at best. It's called the Ron Paul Freedom Report. No links, no other authors just editorials pinted under the single heading of The RON PAUL Freedom Report.

[key2thecup]

Soldier in Trouble for Praising Ron Paul on National TV

Rep. Ron Paul likes to silence the GOP rivals who criticize his foreign policy as “dangerous” by reminding them that he receives more financial support from military personal than all the other candidates combined.

But the Army is now investigating whether a 28-year old reservist breached military protocol when he praised Paul’s foreign policy positions on national television during a Paul rally Tuesday night.

The soldier, Cpl. Jesse Thorsen, walked on stage and lobbed praise on the Texas congressman, calling his foreign policy “better than any candidate out there.”

At one point, Thorsen stopped, reached out his hand out to Paul and exclaimed, “I’m flabbergasted right now. This is an incredible moment for me. It’s like meeting a rock star.”

The Department of Defense policy does not prevent soldiers from advocating for a political candidate, but active duty troops wearing a uniform are expected to avoid activities that “imply official sponsorship, approval, or endorsement.” Thorsen is not active duty.

Thorsen has reportedly described himself as a 10-year veteran who has served two tours in Afghanistan and was due to head back for a third.

“I’ve been serving for 10 years now, and all 10 years of those have been during wartime,” Thorsen said. “I’d like to see a little peacetime Army, and I think [Paul] has the right idea.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/soldier-in-trouble-for-praising-ron-paul-on-national-tv/

[unbridled_id]

Typical copy and paste drivel.

You do know what a "pro forma" session is in the Senate right? 98 senators are in holiday, and two senators show up for 5 minutes once every three days and they pretend they are not in recess.

I would LOVE it if republicans challenge this in court and make a fool of themselves to the American people.

[Satan's Evil Twin]

If someone has to explain how they didn't write their own racist newsletters they are a moron at best. It's called the Ron Paul Freedom Report. No links, no other authors just editorials pinted under the single heading of The RON PAUL Freedom Report.