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Sen. Paul Delivers State of the Union Response – Jan. 24, 2012

Uploaded by SenatorRandPaul on Jan 24, 2012

President Obama’s state of the union speech Jan 24, 2012

President Obama c/o The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

I know that you receive 20,000 letters a day and that you actually read 10 of them every day. I really do respect you for trying to get a pulse on what is going on out here.

The Heritage Foundation website (www.heritage.org ) has lots of good articles and one that caught my attention was concerning your State of Union Speech on January 24, 2012 and here is a short portion of that article:

Cordray On the Job? Not So Fast, Mr. President – Todd Gaziano

Obama:  “Today, American consumers finally have a watchdog in Richard Cordray with one job: To look out for them.”

But Cordray is not legitimately on the job, because he was never legally appointed.  What’s more, the President should not to play games with the appointment if the position is so important to fill.  The President’s purported appointment of Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three others to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when the Senate was in periodic pro forma sessions cannot be justified by any supposed emergency or any other legal argument.  (The nominations to the NLRB had only been submitted to the Senate in late December and had not even filled out their Senate confirmation questionnaires.)

The attempted, unilateral appointments were unconstitutional regardless of the President’s rationale because the Senate had not adjourned its session and had not confirmed the nominees.  And the administration’s post-hoc attempt at a legal justification by the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel is not only sweeping in its claim of tyrannical power, but it is an embarrassment to the Attorney General and Department’s lawyers who normally issue such advice.  In sum, the “I can’t wait” line would not work for a third-grader trying to justify his serial rule breaking.  It certainly is not a constitutional pass for a President who pledges to support and defend the Constitution.

Thank you so much for your time. I know how valuable it is. I also appreciate the fine family that you have and your committment as a father and a husband.

Sincerely,

Everette Hatcher III, 13900 Cottontail Lane, Alexander, AR 72002, ph 501-920-5733, lowcostsqueegees@yahoo.com

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