Comments on: FEMA Recommendations Overruled By Bush http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike The Actuary’s Musings » Signing Statement Used to Nullify Qualification Requirements for FEMA Post http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-84677 Mike The Actuary’s Musings » Signing Statement Used to Nullify Qualification Requirements for FEMA Post Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:26:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-84677 [...] Donklephant reminds us that the President still loves to add caveats to almost every bill he signs into law. [...] [...] Donklephant reminds us that the President still loves to add caveats to almost every bill he signs into law. [...]

]]> By: SilverSeraphim http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82468 SilverSeraphim Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:04:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82468 Thanks, Jim! Thanks, Jim!

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82465 Jim S Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:35:18 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82465 Sorry, the site only has the statements themselves, not the text of the law but that should be easily findable. The link is: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements.php?year=2006&Submit=DISPLAY Sorry, the site only has the statements themselves, not the text of the law but that should be easily findable. The link is:

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements.php?year=2006&Submit=DISPLAY

]]> By: Richard http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82298 Richard Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:11:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82298 Yes, Jim. We’d like to see that Web site, too. The issue here is not just an efficient FEMA. It’s separation of powers and how Dubya is using signing statements to convert the U.S. presidency into a dictatorship. Interestingly, although Senate Majority Leader Arlen Specter has acquiesced to Bush’s torture and domestic-spying programs, there’s a turf war going on between the administration and the Senate over these signing statements -- I guess about who has the jurisdiction to violate our civil liberties. By the way, ES, “medieval� also aptly describes the type of jurisprudence that involves incarcerating people in Guantanamo and secret CIA prisons abroad without dues process, and torturing people. Signing statements are integral to that program, too. Yes, Jim. We’d like to see that Web site, too.

The issue here is not just an efficient FEMA. It’s separation of powers and how Dubya is using signing statements to convert the U.S. presidency into a dictatorship. Interestingly, although Senate Majority Leader Arlen Specter has acquiesced to Bush’s torture and domestic-spying programs, there’s a turf war going on between the administration and the Senate over these signing statements — I guess about who has the jurisdiction to violate our civil liberties.

By the way, ES, “medieval� also aptly describes the type of jurisprudence that involves incarcerating people in Guantanamo and secret CIA prisons abroad without dues process, and torturing people. Signing statements are integral to that program, too.

]]> By: SilverSeraphim http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82293 SilverSeraphim Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:25:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82293 Hey, Jim S, where's that website? I think I could get some mileage out of it... Hey, Jim S, where’s that website? I think I could get some mileage out of it…

]]> By: ES http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82136 ES Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:23:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82136 This is something I do not understand - if there was a need to place a warm body in the office of FEMA director, then there are plenty of people with emergency management experience who are Republicans. Granted the person chosen for the job needs some real strong managerial skills, but the job also requires someone with the "nuts and bolts" knowledge of what emergency responders, government agencies, and NGOs do when a disaster hits. One of my complaints with the modern GOP is their stand to "cut" government to its most basic components but they revert to a medieval mentality to give government jobs to toadies and sycophants when they assume power. This is something I do not understand – if there was a need to place a warm body in the office of FEMA director, then there are plenty of people with emergency management experience who are Republicans. Granted the person chosen for the job needs some real strong managerial skills, but the job also requires someone with the “nuts and bolts” knowledge of what emergency responders, government agencies, and NGOs do when a disaster hits.

One of my complaints with the modern GOP is their stand to “cut” government to its most basic components but they revert to a medieval mentality to give government jobs to toadies and sycophants when they assume power.

]]> By: rachel http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82044 rachel Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:23:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82044 And need I mention that under Clinton, FEMA was actually able to do its job? And need I mention that under Clinton, FEMA was actually able to do its job?

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-82034 Jim S Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:06:18 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-82034 In addition not all of Clinton's signing statements were challenges to the law. Often it was a statement supporting the law. There's a web site that has the text of the laws and the signing statements and I read quite a few of them from Bush and Clinton. Almost all of Bush's signing statements were like this one. I didn't find one of Clinton's that read like it. In addition not all of Clinton’s signing statements were challenges to the law. Often it was a statement supporting the law. There’s a web site that has the text of the laws and the signing statements and I read quite a few of them from Bush and Clinton. Almost all of Bush’s signing statements were like this one. I didn’t find one of Clinton’s that read like it.

]]> By: Jeremy http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-81998 Jeremy Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:43:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/10/06/fema-recommendations-overruled-by-bush/#comment-81998 And before someone says "but Clinton did it too": "In all, <b>Bush has challenged more than 800 laws</b> enacted since he took office, most of which he said intruded on his constitutional powers as president and commander in chief. By contrast, <b>all previous presidents challenged a combined total of about 600 laws.</b>" And before someone says “but Clinton did it too”:

“In all, Bush has challenged more than 800 laws enacted since he took office, most of which he said intruded on his constitutional powers as president and commander in chief. By contrast, all previous presidents challenged a combined total of about 600 laws.“

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