Thursday, April 2, 2009

Even George Washington didn't want to be King. Now, it's The Constitution be damned.

So, Congress will grant Obama legal authority ex post facto, "if necessary" to legitimize the authoritarian action of the Executive branch. The Congressional majority seems willing to act after the fact more than once, although the Constitution would seem to preclude it. Whether Obama is really King isn't yet clear since we heard only from Steny Hower; not yet from Queen Nancy. 
Hoyer: ‘I Dont Know’ Where Obama Got Legal Authority for Auto Plan Wednesday, April 01, 2009. By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer ...
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told CNSNews.com on Tuesday that he does not know where President Barack Obama gained legal authority to oversee a restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler.  But if authority is a question, he said, then Congress will grant it to the administration.  
http://tinyurl.com/d4x3cy

Anyone know history? Economic upheaval, inveighing against laissez-faire capitalism, state control of the economy, purging the formerly-faithful to get them in line...

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