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CastleBravo
09-09-09, 03:43 PM
To provide that appropriated funds may not be used to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office which is established by or at the direction of the President and headed by an individual who has been inappropriately appointed to such position (on other than an interim basis), without the advice and consent of the Senate.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3226

Full Text http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-3226
SteamWake
09-09-09, 03:44 PM
No chance in hell this will pass.
AVGWarhawk
09-09-09, 03:59 PM
It needs to. Obama has thugs as Czars. Furthermore, Czars is not the greatest of names either. At any rate, we do not need to pay salaries to folks who call other a-holes because they do not agree with them.
Platapus
09-09-09, 08:38 PM
The key term is "inappropriately appointed".

Under Pub. L. No. 76-19, 53 Stat. 561, 5 USC 133 (1939) Aka "the Reorganization Act of 1939), the president is allowed to appoint, without the advise and consent of the Senate, advisors. There are some exceptions in that some of these advisors do require Senate consent.

So if the President appoints someone under the auspices of PL 76-19, they would not be "inappropriately appointed" and therefore not addressed under the proposed HR 3226.

It would only apply if the President were to appoint someone to a position that requires Senate consent, without getting Senate consent. And the likelihood of any President doing that is slim.

Now if legislation is being discussed that will change PL 76-19 to require all Presidential advisors to be confirmed by the Senate, that would require a change or dismissal of PL 79-19.

I would not be in favour of such action. The President, in accordance with applicable laws such as PL 76-19 should be able to consult with advisors of his choosing and not those of the Senate's choosing.

It should also be noted that not all US "czars" are appointed by the President. There are some that are appointed by cabinet members.
August
09-09-09, 09:16 PM
I'm against it. Passage of this bill would mean that future presidents could be prevented from assembling their team for political purposes. Anyone remember the circus surrounding Bush's appointments?