Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Abuse Of Power: Obama Renames Post To Bypass Congressional Defunding

Illegal immigration may be a controversial issue where liberals and conservatives rarely agree, but when Congress passes a law the president must follow it, right? Well, maybe not. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are voicing their angst over a recent presidential action which, apparently, directly defied a mandate passed by Congress. President Obama is accused of rebranding an immigration post which was defunded in a bill passed unanimously by both houses of Congress – and signed by Obama himself. Obama wanted a public advocate position created to aid both legal and illegal immigrants after they enter the United States. Federal lawmakers stood shoulder-to-shoulder in opposition to the post and refused to fund it. “Some members of Congress became outraged that American taxpayer dollars were being used to fund a Homeland Security position that advocates on behalf of illegal immigrants,” Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, reported. During the summer months the Obama administration very quietly changed the title of the position, without really changing either the job duties or even the name of the individual tapped to head the post. The old job title: Public Advocate.



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