Thread: Stimulus Czars for a few states including Idaho

I saw this one on Neil Cavuto (fox news) last night, but can't find the video to save my life. He mentioned several Czars that will be working in a few states - one of which is Idaho.

Since I could not find the info. on it via Fox News, I looked and did a fast search and came up with the gov's site.

http://accountablerecovery.org/states/idaho

[Coordination & Oversight

The Idaho legislature will make decisions on how to appropriate the stimulus funds. Gov. Otter or the Board of Examiners has the authority to spend these funds if money comes in while the legislature is not in session. Otherwise, the governor can only recommend uses of the funds. There is a Stimulus Executive Committee that reviews proposals from both state agencies and the private sector. The committee is made up of three former governors and five former state budget directors.

Despite the limits on his authority, Gov. Otter took steps to remain central to the process. By executive order, he has required all state agencies to notify him directly of requests for stimulus funding or of funds received. Those individual requests, signed by agency officials, can be downloaded from the state's stimulus website, but no consolidated list of approved or recommended projects is available.

Idaho's Stimulus "Czar" is Wayne Hammon, Director of the Division of Financial Management. Prior to joining the Governor's staff, Hammon served over six years as Idaho State Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency and spent over seven years in Washington, DC in a variety of positions. ]


I will try to find out who this bozo is, and how bad this means for us here in Idaho.....but....looking at his service in the Ag. Industry, I think we have another fight on our hands here in Idaho....a really BIG one.

Go get'em Peevedinidaho. Idaho deserves better.

Hee, hee Thanks, roundabout. I've been thinking (I know - BAD move), but this may be the way the administration can circumvent State's Rights.

Ok, follow me on this ---

If you accept or want Govt. cash, then you have to do what "they" say. For an example---- "The administration doesn't like your policy on Immigration, so you need to comply with 'Our rules', or ya don't get the cash you want for any more road projects or schools".......

That really isn't all that far off

Peevedinidaho wrote,

If you accept or want Govt. cash, then you have to do what "they" say. For an example---- "The administration doesn't like your policy on Immigration, so you need to comply with 'Our rules', or ya don't get the cash you want for any more road projects or schools".......

No doubt. There is a post concerning Oklahoma and a threatning letter that they just recently recieved from the AG's office of Eric Holder concerning a English only proposal for some of the state's business.

This is why I believe that Ron Paul is correct when saying that citizens around the country need to participate and pay attention to their state and local reps.

Furthermore, I believe that the news media is always drawing attention to the federal government at the detriment of the states specifically to undermine the sovereignty of the states. Pay attention to the feds, focus all of your attention here, watch what the right hand is doing,............

Our states deserve our attention and support. Then the states will gain the power to tell the feds where to go. JMHO

You might be interested in; thepatrickhenrycaucus.org

My poor congressmen and senators hear from me constantly. And I email everyone in the state legislature if there are bills I have an opinion about.
And I gotta a lot of opinions.
The only problem with czars is that this circumvents Congress and state legislatures and the will of the people.
Keep us posted, Peeved.

If you accept or want Govt. cash, then you have to do what "they" say. For an example---- "The administration doesn't like your policy on Immigration, so you need to comply with 'Our rules', or ya don't get the cash you want for any more road projects or schools"

Then if I were a state official in Idaho, I would propose no more federal taxes be collected and paid to the criminal federal reserve. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, you federal jackass.

2010 and 2012 will be the time to clean house at the White House and the halls of Congress and restore our Constitution! Government by the people and not against the people..NOW!!