There is a growing move in Washington to investigate and
prosecute corruption in Congress and government, and the name being most
mentioned for Chief Counsel of a special Congressional Committee is Trey
Gowdy.
COMMENTS:
Gowdy has a lifelong excellent reputation as a criminal
prosecutor. Having watched him go after
Lois Lerner and other targets of House Committees, I would not want to be on
the receiving end of any of his investigations.
We all know that Congress and our government have become so corrupt that
even the Attorney General is turning a blind eye to it. It is far beyond the time when Americans
should be demanding actions beyond mere lip service from Congress. On the other hand, there is the possibility that
we could end up without anyone left in government if such a committee is
successful in routing the evil-doers out of their perches.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. I am concerned about a stealth move being made in
Congress right now. As I understand it,
there is a move afoot to require a state to place all of its electoral votes
with a winning candidate. In order
words, if the vote is split in a state 50.5% of the vote to the Democrat
Presidential candidate and 49.5% to the GOP candidate, all of that state’s Electoral College votes MUST be assigned to the Demo candidate. That’s not fair; between California and New York,
there is no way a GOP candidate could ever win the Presidency. (Marlo ~ Morgan Hill, CA)
A. Kudos to you for catching that in the news and bringing
it up. Yes, it is grossly unjust and
undemocratic and simply must be stopped.
There seems to be no end to what fascist moves this administration and
the left-wing Democratic liberals will go to in order to usurp the Constitution
and the intent of the founding fathers.
Remember when they tried to outlaw baseball, hot dogs and apple
pie?
Q. Did I hear that Congress actually passed a bill requiring
transparency? I can’t believe it. How come we haven’t heard about it? (Luke ~ Prescott, AZ)
A. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, (DATA)
was passed Monday and requires various government agencies to make available to
the public a list of all of their
expenditures. The bill, which drew
bipartisan support in a 388-1 vote Monday, should allow Americans who want to
know how tax money is apportioned to more readily understand whether “their
taxpayer dollars are being wasted or if they’re being spent wisely.” I cannot imagine how Obama can sign this
bill; if he does, we’ll know where White House money goes. What excuse might he use to veto it? Disclosure might endanger the desert
tortoise?
Q. Is Obama getting any heat over his decision to delay
approval of the Keystone Pipeline until after the election? (Gordy ~ Albuquerque, NM)
A. At least one labor union is a
tad uptight: Terry O’Sullivan, leader of the
Laborers’ International Union which represents a half-million construction
workers, claimed the administration’s announcement on Good Friday that it was
putting off the decision, has politics written all over it. The fact is that no
agency has come forth in the six years since it was proposed to challenge
it. Republicans, as well as
red-state Democrats who want the proposed Canada-to-Texas pipeline approved,
slammed the administration for the delay. Some Democrats even threatened to
find ways around the president to get the pipeline project approved. Obama responded to the criticism by taking a
trip to Asia.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense
of insecurity.” ~ Dalia Lama
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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