Why is it okay for the Obamas to Campaign for Hillary on Our Tax Dollars? (John Kerry, Reagan)
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And, btw, I wasn't happy paying for that unnecessary Iraq War, either.
"There are payments that are made by the [Democratic National Committee] to the federal government anytime the president is traveling for political purposes," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters, who were also flying aboard the presidential 747. "Those rules apply both for routine fundraising trips but also when Secretary Clinton is aboard Air Force One."
Wait! The Trump Cult may actually have a point here...
Obama should stay in Washington and fulfill his duties by filling the Supreme Court and other federal judgeship vacancies...
And working out a deal on the ACA with the R leadership.
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Originally Posted by Merge
Oh, wait...
nevermind.
Never mind indeed. In fact, you could make the case that Obama IS trying to tackle all these unresolved issues, by doing his best to get a lame-duck Congress to deal with him on them.
Well according to the article that I just aded in ... One hour of use of rAir Force one is 206,337.00 and The Hillary Campaign Reimbursed 36k. So what about the difference?
Actually they havent.. And Obama probably isnt either..
By law, they are required to reimburse the costs..
Except for the Secret Service and security, that's on the taxpayer's dime. Every President, because he is the leader of the political party he belongs to, campaigns for his party.
The opposite party does the traditional whine about the costs. Same old same old. Double standard.
"In the case of political travel by the president, there are rules that the federal government be reimbursed by the appropriate political organization for the costs of the travel.
...But while relevant political organizations may be on the hook for paying part of the costs associated with the plane’s operation, there are additional security costs associated with presidential travel that do fall to the taxpayers."
Wait! The Trump Cult may actually have a point here...
Obama should stay in Washington and fulfill his duties by filling the Supreme Court and other federal judgeship vacancies...
Oh, wait...
nevermind.
I wasn't aware Congress, or any other branch, had a duty to fill every empty seat. The President has a right to nominate, or not, and Congress has the right to confirm, or not. These pathetic whiny cry baby comments get you nowhere.
Full disclosure I'm against filling the seat with another Scalia. I would like to see all seats filled with people who will defend the Constitution as it is written but Scalia took it too far on a number of issues; conversely Ginsburg has done the same for the liberal agenda and I dont support filling vacancies that way either. If you don't like what the Constitution says then ammend it. The Constitution has been ammended 27 times since it was ratified including once in my life and 5 times in my parents.
I wasn't aware Congress, or any other branch, had a duty to fill every empty seat. The President has a right to nominate, or not, and Congress has the right to confirm, or not. These pathetic whiny cry baby comments get you nowhere.
Full disclosure I'm against filling the seat with another Scalia. I would like to see all seats filled with people who will defend the Constitution as it is written but Scalia took it too far on a number of issues; conversely Ginsburg has done the same for the liberal agenda and I dont support filling vacancies that way either. If you don't like what the Constitution says then ammend it. The Constitution has been ammended 27 times since it was ratified including once in my life and 5 times in my parents.
Actually, this entire thread is an example of "pathetic whiny cry baby comments get you nowhere"...
Regardless of your (unsolicited and irrelevant) philosophical views about filling the Supreme Court vacancies... it is the Congress' duty to provide a timely hearing for all of the presidential judicial appointees. It's not a question of "confirmation", as Congress has failed even to initiate the process, in contravention to its Constitutional duties. So it's ironic that Obama's detractors haven't addressed the GOP Congress and its failure to perform the simplest and most neutral of tasks.
I really didn't think it was going to be necessary to explain this.
I wasn't aware Congress, or any other branch, had a duty to fill every empty seat. The President has a right to nominate, or not, and Congress has the right to confirm, or not. These pathetic whiny cry baby comments get you nowhere.
Full disclosure I'm against filling the seat with another Scalia. I would like to see all seats filled with people who will defend the Constitution as it is written but Scalia took it too far on a number of issues; conversely Ginsburg has done the same for the liberal agenda and I dont support filling vacancies that way either. If you don't like what the Constitution says then ammend it. The Constitution has been ammended 27 times since it was ratified including once in my life and 5 times in my parents.
They have a duty to vote on the nomination - not to automatically confirm if there is a reasonable basis for not doing so, but not to ignore their constitutional obligation to act on the President's nomination rather than leave a vacant seat on the bench for months out of political gamesmanship.
You expect him to take the bus and be guarded by an old lady with an umbrella?
All of the sudden it's an issue because it's Obama, but when it was a Republican President doing it, it was fine for the same hypocrites.
Can you please forward me the evidence of what president ?
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