You stay classy down there in Florida U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite

I can see my 'law student/grad/even lawyers' who don't 'like Obama RIGHT NOW. Let the 'interpretation' of the language of the words BEGIN! @ the 'loose interpretations' that will no doubt ensue do to this 'proclamation'. lol This will be GOOD!

I rarely get political here. Not due to lack of knowledge but rather due to lack of patience it takes to discuss politics. I am not really interested in changing anyone's mind like some people seem to be. @ the arguing down.

But this is SILLY. She wants it done as a 'formality'? Who the fuck does she think she is fooling with that shit? Fuck outta here. You don't want him to have it. Just say that shit and stop all the tomfoolery Ginny. Stop insulting our intelligence with this shit. Talk about wasting our time on shit that is not important..

She is citing an Article in the Constitution and the actions of a past President as her reasoning. And even that is bull. @ the last one..

What about what Teddy Roosevelt in 1906? What did he do? How did it come about? Lets find out shall we?

Here is what happened:


Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (not Noble) in 1906 for his work in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. This made him the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any of the categories.

The Prize consisted of:

* a large gold medal,
* a diploma in a fancy case
* and a cash award.

He intended to give away the prize money explaining to his children that to accept it would be like taking money for saving a drowning man.

On January 8, 1907, he wrote to the Nobel Prize Committee:

"The medal and diploma will be prized by me throughout my life, and by my children after my death. I have turned over the money to a committee, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce and Labor, in trust, to be used as a foundation for promoting the cause of industrial peace in this country. In our modern civilization it is as essential to secure a righteous peace based upon sympathy and fair dealing between the different classes of society as it is to secure such a peace among the nations of the earth; and therefore I have felt that the use I have made of the amount of the Nobel Prize was one peculiarly in accordance with the spirit of the gift."




The Treaty of Portsmouth resolved the Russo-Japanese War and earned Theodore Roosevelt recognition by the Nobel Prize Committee.



Normally the Secretary of State would negotiate such delicate situations as this. But just prior to the negotiations Secretary of State, John Hay, the last cabinet holdover from McKinley's administration, died in July 1905. This single event creates a turning point in Theodore Roosevelt's presidency.
Hay was one of the two secretaries to Abraham Lincoln and a friend of TR's father. As a result Roosevelt couldn't, in good conscience, remove Hay as his Secretary of State. That prevented Roosevelt from pursuing his own diplomatic initiatives. However, when Hay died, Roosevelt took charge.

[Incidentally, John Hay would pay $100 for 6 strands of hair removed from Abraham Lincoln at the autopsy. The strands would be put in a ring and given to Roosevelt. He wore the ring at his inauguration.]

TR did not actually pick up the prize money (or the prize itself) until 1910, when he visited Europe after his African Safari. He did not feel right accepting the prize while he was in office. TR wore an old fashioned suit with a top hat when he went to get the award. He picked up the prize in Christiania, Norway, on May 5, 1910 and part of his speech to the Nobel Prize Committee is as follows:

"I think it eminently just and proper that in most cases the recipient of the prize should keep for his own use the prize in its entirety. But in this case, while I did not act officially as President of the United States, it was nevertheless only because I was President that I was enabled to act at all; and I felt that the money must be considered as having been given me in trust for the United States. I therefore used it as a nucleus for a foundation to forward the cause of industrial peace, as being well within the general purpose of your committee; for in our complex industrial civilization of today the peace of righteousness and justice, the only kind of peace worth having, is at least as necessary in the industrial world as it is among nations. There is at least as much need to curb the cruel greed and arrogance of part of the world of capital, to curb the cruel greed and violence of part of the world of labor, as to check a cruel and unhealthy militarism in international relationships."


TR's idea for an industrial peace foundation never came to be. By 1918 it was clear the the foundation would not go forward. Instead, during World War I, he donated the funds to war relief efforts.

In his book, "The Lion's Pride", Ed Renehan, Jr. writes,

"He made twenty-eight different donations of various amounts. A few of the gifts included $6,900 to the Red Cross; $5,000 to Eleanor for her Y.M.C.A. project; an additional $4,000 to the YMCA National War Work Council; and $1,000 to Edith's sister, Emily Carow, a volunteer with the Italian Red Cross at Porto Maurizo, Italy."


SOURCE

Now this US Rep. in Florida would have you believe that Congress asked him to do it and that he 'complied'. No. It is pretty clear what happened. THIS IS ONE OF THE EVENTS that she is citing as to why Barack should 'ask permission' to accept the award.

I hope that you are smart enough to figure out what is REALLY going on here..It is pretty clear what happened here...

Here is the Article that she is citing as the reason why he should have to ask...

Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution clearly states: 'no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.

It is the 'foreign state' part.



Here's the article:


Republican Reps. Ron Paul, Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns have sent President Barack Obama a letter asking him to consult with Congress before accepting the Nobel Peace Prize he won last month.

Their press release states: "Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution clearly states: 'no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state. I urge President Obama to affirm his devotion to our Constitution and seek the consent of Congress before accepting the award in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10.”


I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Ron Paul is behind this one. I see you Ron. Keep that good ole disdain up and running! Ole sucker ass mofo...Now your ass wants to 'uphold' the Constitution. Cute.

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While he is not perfect...Barack Obama

Lets go over some of the things that he has 'done' while in Office shall we? 'Cause you know the first thing that everyone likes to scream who opposes him is..."Well, what HAS HE DONE?" (Translation: He hasn't done that ONE (OR TWO) THINGS I would like done so he pretty much hasn't done squat...)

Create a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners

Create a $10 billion fund to help homeowners refinance or sell their homes. "The Fund will not help speculators, people who bought vacation homes or people who falsely represented their incomes."

What a difference a year makes. In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about a plan to help homeowners with subprime mortgages refinance loans or sell their homes. About $10 billion should suffice, he said at the time.

The months went by, the economy worsened, and Obama won the election. On Feb. 18, 2009, President Obama unveiled his plan. Price tag: $75 billion.

By providing incentives to both lenders and borrowers, the plan allows some homeowners to refinance loans. It excludes investors, speculators, people who fraudulently obtained loans, and people who purchased homes so beyond their means that even refinancing won't help them.

"The plan I’m announcing focuses on rescuing families who have played by the rules and acted responsibly," Obama said. "It will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin a chance to rebuild. It will prevent the worst consequences of this crisis from wreaking even greater havoc on the economy. And by bringing down the foreclosure rate, it will help to shore up housing prices for everyone."

The plan may end up more expensive than $75 billion because it also provides a guarantee of up to $200 billion in capital for federal mortgage holders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That guarantee may or may not be necessary, said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

A few parts of Obama's overall plan require approval from Congress, but most of the money comes from the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, that Congress approved in 2008, Geithner said.

By putting $75 billion toward the program, Obama exceeded the terms of his campaign promise. Promise Kept.


Establish a credit card bill of rights

The credit card bill of rights would "ban unilateral changes ... apply interest rate increases only to future debt ... prohibit interest on fees ... prohibit 'universal defaults' (whereby a credit card raises its rates because the consumer was late paying a different creditor ... require prompt and fair crediting of cardholder payments."

On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama promised to clean up the credit card industry by establishing a consumers bill of rights. No more "any time, any reason" rate increases, no more confusing contracts, he said.

Once in office, Obama wasted little time weaving that promise into speeches and town hall meetings, saying that "it’s time for reform that is built on transparency, accountability, and mutual responsibility — values fundamental to the new foundation we seek to build for our economy." On April 23, 2009, he told credit card company executives that he was supporting the consumer credit card bill of rights already inching its way through Congress.

The bill passed and Obama signed it on May 22, 2009, despite worries from the banking industry that it would reduce credit availability during the economic crisis. In large part, the law fulfills Obama's campaign pledge: It prevents creditors from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers, it prohibits most rate increases meant to penalize consumers for late payments on unrelated accounts, and it requires companies to post credit agreements on the Internet, among other things.

The bill falls short when it comes to a prohibition of interest on the fees card companies charge consumers if they go over their credit limit or fail to pay their bills on time. But this omission is not considered significant by consumer advocates. They say the measure goes a long way in reforming the credit industry. For example, most people pay more than their minimum payment every month. That extra cash will now go toward paying down card balances associated with the line of credit, said Lauren Saunders who works for the National Consumer Law Center.

Another example: The new law prevents companies from raising interest rates on existing balances unless the bill goes unpaid for more than 60 days.


Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women

"This advisor will ensure that his agenda is coordinated across federal agencies and fully addresses prevention, programs, and the legal aspects of gender based violence."


President Barack Obama named Lynn Rosenthal to be his adviser on violence against women.

Vice President Joe Biden announced the pick on June 26, 2009. As a U.S. senator, Biden authored the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Rosenthal most recently served as the executive director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She was also the executive director from 2000 to 2006 of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.

The White House said Rosenthal's duties would include advising the president and vice president on domestic violence and sexual assault issues; serving as a liaison to groups representing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; coordinating with the Justice Department's Office of Violence Against Women on implementation of Violence Against Women Act programs; coordinating with the Department of Health and Human Services on implementation of Family Violence Prevention Act services such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline; coordinating with the State Department and USAID on global domestic violence initiatives; and driving the development of new initiatives and policy aimed at combating domestic violence and sexual assault.


There are MANY MANY MANY more here:

While I am sure that some of the promises were kept in a way that may not be 'agreeable' to everyone, the point is, they were kept. I am sure that some of you more politically savvy people will pick these apart like a buzzard does its prey but lest I REMIND YOU he inherited (as does every President) these issues. He will not be able to fix them all in their totality. I know it. You know it. So lets not act like all of the sudden he is Jesus Christ himself. No one over here said that. That's ya'll saying that when things go bad or not his way. smh.


Oh and congratulations Mr. President on the Peace Prize. What? Ya'll don't like that either? Cool. Just curious though, WHO DID YOU HAVE WINNING IT? How about winning it last year? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WITHOUT GOOGLING IT WHO WON LAST YEAR? Yeah...that's what the hell I thought...


Back to the asse....I mean the music and..Oh hell, you KNOW WHAT I MEAN. As you were..

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