Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I sent this to my Representative today:

Dear Sir,

With the President's appointment of Richard Cordray to director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I can't help but wonder if this is not a blatant disregard for the Constitution of the United States, which President Obama swore to uphold. Supposedly.

To quote a recent Fox News article, "According to a 1993 brief from the Clinton Justice Department, Congress must remain adjourned for at least three days before the adjournment constitutes a “recess” for the purposes the recess appointment power. The origin of this three day period is Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which states: “Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days.” In other words, the president can only recess appoint when the Senate has adjourned for more than three days, and the Senate cannot adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the House. Speaker John Boehner has properly withheld that consent to prevent Obama from installing radical appointees into key positions."(http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/04/obamas-cordray-appointment-mocks-constitution/)

I'm no Constitutional Law expert, but if the details of this article are correct, then it seems to me that President Obama has violated his oath to uphold the Constitution. "I...will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." This current President has done nothing of the sort. He's done more to damage this country than he has to help it, and this appointment is just another example of his disregard for our laws and the American way of life. Shouldn't disregarding the Constitution be an impeachable offense?

I view Obama as a rogue President who's socialist agenda is to destroy our Republic and make it a socialist country. I'd like to know what you can do as a member of Congress to put a stop to this President's unconstitutional actions?

Thank you very much for your time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

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