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Soros group wants Obama to rule by executive order

Organization cites mid-terms, claims progressives registered victory

Posted: November 08, 2010
9:04 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

NEW YORK – It was progressives who won the mid-term elections, particularly incumbents in a socialist-founded congressional caucus that emerged from last week's ballots virtually unscathed, boasted an article published by the George Soros-funded Institute for Policy Studies, a Marxist-oriented think-tank in Washington, D.C.

The article recommends that President Obama govern from executive order to push through a progressive agenda.

"Progressives won in the 2010 mid-term elections," wrote Karen Dolan, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, or IPS, and director of the Cities for Progress and Cities for Peace projects based at the radical organization.

"The Congressional Progressive Caucus, the largest caucus in the House Democratic Caucus at over 80 members, emerged virtually unscathed, losing only three members," she wrote, in the piece published on the IPS website.

"By contrast, the conservative Blue Dog Democratic caucus was more than sliced in half from 54 members to only 26. Further, of the 34 conservative Dems who voted against Obama's Healthcare Reform, a mere 12 won re-election," she wrote.

Dolan declared that "our work is now finally beginning."

"The veil of a happy Democratic governing majority is finally lifted. We didn't have it then; We don't have it now. But what we do have now is a more solidly progressive bunch of Dems in Congress and a president presumably less encumbered by the false illusion that playing nice will get him a date with the other team."

She went on to recommend that progressives "throw our support unabashedly behind the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and let's push Obama to finally do the right thing through as many Executive Orders as we can present to him."

WND reported the Congressional Progressive Caucus was founded by the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA.

Caucus member Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kirkpatrick, D-Mich., was defeated in her primary, and just three others lost in the general election, Reps. Alan Grayson of Florida, John Hall of New York and Phil Hare of Illinois. Hall and Hare are two-term incumbents while Grayson is a freshman.

Hare drew national attention earlier this year when he was captured on video by a constituent (link: http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/0 ... stitution/) admitting that when it comes to health care reform, he doesn't "worry about the Constitution."

Working within Democratic Party

Demonstrating the close relationship between the DSA and the Progressive Caucus, two weeks ago WND reported the Democratic chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee was caught on tape meeting with DSA leaders to discuss how the group can cooperate to strengthen President Obama and advance their "one-world" plans.

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., who has a long history with the DSA, was recorded promoting a "one-world" government while asking the socialist group to organize against the war in Afghanistan and in support of Obama's policies.

Conyers was a special guest at a two-day convention in Detroit in March 1982 that resulted in the formation of DSA.

Conyers has spoken at numerous DSA events, including at the socialist group's national dinner in 2008, where he was the keynote.

Conyers was one of 13 founders of Congressional Black Caucus, which long has promoted far-left causes. He is the most prominent lawmaker lobbying to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of a Philadelphia police officer. He has advocated on behalf of the Marxist Nicaraguan Sandinista dictatorship and has called for the U.S. to end its sanctions against Fidel Castro's communist regime.

As WND was first to report, the DSA has been linked closely to the Democratic Party's Progressive Caucus.

Until November 2002, the website of the Progressive Caucus was hosted by the DSA. Following news reports that drew attention to the congressional website being hosted by the socialist organization, the list of CPC names was moved to the website of Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., an avowed socialist, and eventually to its own site.

The Democratic Socialists of America's chief organizing goal is to work within the Democratic Party and remove the stigma attached to "socialism" in the eyes of most Americans.

"Stress our Democratic Party strategy and electoral work," explains an organizing document of the DSA. "The Democratic Party is something the public understands, and association with it takes the edge off. Stressing our Democratic Party work will establish some distance from the radical subculture and help integrate you to the milieu of the young liberals."

Nevertheless, as WND reported, the goal of the DSA never has been deeply hidden. Prior to the cleanup of its website in 1999, the DSA included a song list featuring "The Internationale," the worldwide anthem of communism and socialism.

Another song on the site was "Red Revolution," sung to the tune of "Red Robin." The lyrics went: "When the Red Revolution brings its solution along, along, there'll be no more lootin' when we start shootin' that Wall Street throng."

Another song removed after WND's expose was "Are You Sleeping, Bourgeoisie?" The lyrics went: "Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie. And when the revolution comes, we'll kill you all with knives and guns, Bourgeoisie, Bourgeoisie."

Obama connected to socialist group

Top Democratic Socialists of America members have been closely linked for years to Obama.

Obama himself spoke at a forum organized by the group at the University of Chicago in early 1996 called "Employment and Survival in Urban America."

Quentin Young, considered the father of the U.S. single-payer health-care movement, is a longtime Democratic Socialists of America activist. Young has had a relationship with Obama, particularly in the 1990s, when he reportedly advised Obama on health care.

Young reportedly was present at a 1995 meeting at the home of former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers, who was said to have launched Obama's political career.

Young has been active in Chicago socialist circles and was previously accused of membership in a communist group. In 1992, Chicago's branch of the Democratic Socialists of America awarded Young, a member, with their highest honor – the Debs Award.

In a 2008 article in the official Communist Party USA magazine, Young noted Obama previously expressed support for a single-payer universal health-care program, although he later waffled when asked about his position.

As an Illinois state senator representing a mostly black district on the South Side of Chicago, Obama publicly supported universal health care. He also co-sponsored the Bernardin Amendment, which did not pass but would have amended the Illinois State Constitution to add health care to the list of basic rights for residents.

Meanwhile, Obama spoke at the March 29, 1998, memorial service for Chicago Democratic Socialists of America member Saul Mendelson.

Timuel Black, a member activist, mediated political disputes on behalf of Obama in the 1990s and was reportedly involved in Obama's campaign committee during his successful 2004 Senate race.

Longtime member and activist Arnold Wolf was a member of "Rabbis for Obama" and has held fundraisers in his home for Obama, including a function in 1995 that was aimed at introducing Obama to the Hyde Park activist community.

Eliseo Medina, international executive vice president of the Service Employees International Union, has been honored by Democratic Socialists of America. During the most recent presidential campaign, Medina served on Obama's National Latino Advisory Council.

WND reported Medina, speaking at a 2009 Washington, D.C., conference, declared granting citizenship to millions of illegal aliens would expand the progressive electorate and help ensure a progressive governing coalition for the long term.

Here is a list of the members:

Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07); won re-election

Lynn Woolsey (CA-06); won re-election

Diane Watson (CA-33); Replaced by Democrat Karen Bass

Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-1; won re-election

Mazie Hirono (HI-02); won re-election

Dennis Kucinich (OH-10); won re-election

Neil Abercrombie (HI-01); chose not to run; replaced by Democrat Colleen Hanabusi

Tammy Baldwin (WI-02); won re-election

Xavier Becerra (CA-31); won re-election

Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL); won re-election

Robert Brady (PA-01); won re-election

Corrine Brown (FL-03); won re-election

Michael Capuano (MA-0; won re-election

André Carson (IN-07); won re-election

Yvette Clarke (NY-11); won re-election

William "Lacy" Clay (MO-01); won re-election

Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05); won re-election

Steve Cohen (TN-09); won re-election

John Conyers (MI-14); won re-election

Elijah Cummings (MD-07); won re-election

Danny Davis (IL-07); replaced by Democrat Andre Carson

Peter DeFazio (OR-04); won re-election

Rosa DeLauro (CT-03); won re-election

Donna F. Edwards (MD-04); won re-election

Keith Ellison (MN-05); won re-election

Sam Farr (CA-17); won re-election

Chaka Fattah (PA-02); won re-election

Bob Filner (CA-51); won re-election

Barney Frank (MA-04); won re-election

Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11); won re-election

Alan Grayson (FL-0, lost to Republican Daniel Webster

Luis Gutierrez (IL-04); won re-election

John Hall (NY-19), lost to Republican Nan Hayward

Phil Hare (IL-17); lost to Republican Roger Schilling

Maurice Hinchey (NY-22); won re-election

Michael Honda (CA-15); won re-election

Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02); won re-election

Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30); won re-election

Hank Johnson (GA-04); won re-election

Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); won re-election

Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13); replaced by Democrat Hansen Carter

Barbara Lee (CA-09); won re-election

John Lewis (GA-05); won re-election

David Loebsack (IA-02); won re-election

Ben R. Lujan (NM-3); won re-election

Carolyn Maloney (NY-14); won re-election

Ed Markey (MA-07); won re-election

Jim McDermott (WA-07); won re-election

James McGovern (MA-03); won re-election

George Miller (CA-07); won re-election

Gwen Moore (WI-04); won re-election

Jerrold Nadler (NY-0; won re-election

John Olver (MA-01); won re-election

Ed Pastor (AZ-04); won re-election

Donald Payne (NJ-10); won re-election

Chellie Pingree (ME-01); won re-election

Charles Rangel (NY-15); won re-election

Laura Richardson (CA-37); won re-election

Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34); won re-election

Bobby Rush (IL-01); won re-election

Linda Sánchez (CA-47); won re-election

Jan Schakowsky (IL-09); won re-election

José Serrano (NY-16); won re-election

Louise Slaughter (NY-2; won re-election

Pete Stark (CA-13); won re-election

Bennie Thompson (MS-02); won re-election

John Tierney (MA-06); won re-election

Nydia Velazquez (NY-12); won re-election

Maxine Waters (CA-35); won re-election

Mel Watt (NC-12); won re-election

Henry Waxman (CA-30); won re-election

Peter Welch (VT-AL); won re-election

Robert Wexler (FL-19); replaced by Democrat Tee Deutsch
With research by Brenda J. Elliott

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=225829

"This is a very BAD MAN"

Foundation Announces 2010 Soros Justice Fellows
Open Society Institute Selects 18 Justice Leaders from AZ, CA, CT, IL, LA, MD, MN, NY, VA and Washington, DC
Press Release
Date:

April 14, 2010
Contact:
Karynn Fish
kfish@sorosny.org
1-212-547-6916

NEW YORK—The Open Society Institute today awarded $1.4 million to a group of extraordinary scholars, lawyers, advocates, and journalists working to tackle deep-rooted problems in the U.S. justice system.

The 2010 Soros Justice Fellows, from nine states and Washington, DC, will take on issues including racial profiling, federal immigration enforcement, and the school-to-prison pipeline.

They include a community organizer in Connecticut who will challenge policies that push children out of school and onto a path to jail, and an advocate in New Orleans who will help the city's Mardi Gras Indians and Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs curb police intimidation that threatens beloved local traditions.

"The Soros Justice Fellows offer hope and the possibility for real and lasting change for a criminal justice system that has long been in crisis," said Ann Beeson, executive director for U.S. Programs at the Open Society Institute. "Now, more than ever, we welcome their commitment and vision."

Other fellows include a Maryland poet will who will write a book exploring how crime and punishment create ripple effects that move far beyond victim and accused, and two journalists who together will investigate the unintended consequences of a federal immigration enforcement program that began in Texas and is taking hold nationally.

The 18 Soros Justice Fellows will receive a stipend of $45,000 to $108,750 for each of 17 projects lasting 12-18 months.

Since 1997, the Open Society Institute has awarded more than $15 million to Soros Justice Fellows as part of a broader effort to curb mass incarceration and ensure a fair and equitable system of justice in the United States.

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Institute, has contributed more than $7 billion to foster open societies around the world, including more than $1 billion in the United States.

For more information on the Soros Justice Fellowships, please visit www.soros.org.
2010 Soros Justice Fellows

Reginald Dwayne Betts, Bowie, MD

An author, poet, and juvenile justice activist, Betts will write a book about the ways that crime and mass incarceration affect the families of both victims and incarcerated, social workers, teachers, and others who will never see the inside of a jail cell.

Ronald Chatters III, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Chatters will advocate on behalf of the thousands of people with disabilities who leave Los Angeles jails every year. While incarcerated, people with disabilities lose vital Supplementary Security Income benefits and health insurance, compounding the challenges they face when they reenter society.

William Collins, Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, New Orleans, LA

Collins will examine and challenge how racial and ethnic minorities are purged from Louisiana capital juries-a practice that contributes to a disproportionate number of minority defendants on death row.

Alexandra Cox, Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives, Brooklyn, NY

Cox will develop and implement research and protocols for discovering and improving relationships between youth and staff in juvenile facilities, and thereby increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for incarcerated youth.

Amanda J. Crawford, Phoenix, AZ

The former Arizona Republic reporter will pursue a series of magazine articles that explores the consequences of the drug war along the U.S. border and beyond.

Manuel Criollo, Labor/Community Strategy Center, Los Angeles, CA

Criollo, a grassroots organizer and activist, will spearhead an effort to challenge policies and practices in the city and county of Los Angeles that represent an increasingly punitive approach toward Black and Latino youth.

Renee Feltz & Stokely Baksh, New York, NY & Fairfax, VA

Journalists Feltz and Baksh will produce a multimedia investigative report to examine Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operation Secure Communities. Although designed to target dangerous "criminal aliens," there are signs that the year-old program has already veered dangerously off course.

Guy Gambill, Justice Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. & Minneapolis, MN

A veteran of the armed services, Gambill will advocate for alternatives to arrest and incarceration for veterans. More than two million veterans are caught up in the criminal justice system each year, and that number is growing.

Raj Jayadev, New America Media / Silicon Valley De-Bug, San Jose, CA

Jayadev will develop an action network within communities most targeted by the justice system to provide information, advice and support for people entering the criminal court process. His project aims to improve the plea bargaining system of Santa Clara County.

Laura McCargar, A Better Way Foundation, Hartford, CT

McCargar will work to stem the flow of Connecticut youth into the school-to-prison pipeline by exposing and reforming the little-known practice of counseling older students to enroll in alternative school or drop out of school altogether. This practice typically accelerates the flow of young people into the justice system.

Alison McCrary, Safe Streets / Strong Communities, New Orleans, LA

McCrary will challenge law enforcement practices that criminalize New Orleans' Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs and Mardi Gras Indian tribes. The centuries-old cultural groups, which number almost 150 citywide, are persistent victims of racial profiling, police abuse, harassment, illegal arrests, and intimidation.

Zachary Norris, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, Baltimore, MD

Across the U.S., families of incarcerated youth have shown their capacity to organize and demand meaningful changes in the juvenile justice system. Norris will create the Justice for Families Alliance, a national effort to organize and support families of incarcerated youth.

Laurie Jo Reynolds, Chicago, IL

Reynolds, an educator, artist, and activist, will coordinate a series of educational and cultural programs to address the unintended consequences of sex offender statutes in Illinois, with the goal of developing support for new policies that lower recidivism and reduce harm.

Marie Claire Tran-Leung, Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Chicago, IL

Tran-Leung will use the federal Fair Housing Act to challenge discrimination in the private rental housing market against people with criminal records.

Jesse Wegman, Brooklyn, NY

Wegman, a lawyer and journalist, will write a series of articles about jailhouse lawyers. Every day, in prisons across the country, these lawyers do the work of their counterparts on the outside: they conduct legal research, draft legal briefs, oppose government motions, and scramble to meet filing deadlines, all in the service of their clients.

Flozelle Woodmore, A New Way of Life, Los Angeles, CA

Woodmore, who served 20 years of a life sentence for killing her abusive partner, is among the rare few to have gained freedom after being sentenced to life in prison in California. Woodmore will organize friends and family members of people serving life sentences to advocate for change in the parole system.

Malcolm Young, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL

The economic downturn has made it even more difficult for people returning from prison to secure employment. Young's project aims to increase job opportunities for formerly incarcerated people.
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"VERY BAD!"

Obama Uses Executive Orders to Bypass Congress
By Brian Koenig | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Mon, Apr 23, 2012


President Barack Obama's agenda, particularly involving legislative proposals like his ambitious "Buffett Rule" tax plan, has been stunted by a polarized Congress now toiling in gridlock. Consequently, the White House is resorting to its purported "executive authority" -- specifically, by issuing a flurry of new executive orders.

To put it lightly, the president's view of Congress has been unpalatable, at least, since the Republicans captured the House of Representatives in the 2010 election. And Obama's solution? Bypass Congress altogether.

"We had been attempting to highlight the inability of Congress to do anything," asserted former White House chief of staff William M. Daley, referring to a strategy meeting carried out last fall. "The president expressed frustration, saying we have got to scour everything and push the envelope in finding things we can do on our own."

Indeed, the Obama administration is now launching its "We Can't Wait" campaign, a seemingly despotic ploy to work around Obama's congressional foes and enact a catalog of new executive-ordained policies.

On Monday, for example, Obama issued an executive order that would grant U.S. officials the authority to decree sanctions on foreign nationals who have used internet tracking and cellphone monitoring -- among other technologies -- to perform human-rights abuses.

Furthermore, the White House released another executive order earlier this month that would establish an oversight group consisting of 12 federal agencies charged with supporting "safe and responsible unconventional domestic natural gas development."

One more executive order -- entitled, "National Defense Resources Preparedness" -- quietly issued on March 16, granted unprecedented power to the president to control "critical resource and production sources," including energy production. In effect, this insatiable product of Obama's "We Can't Wait" campaign granted the president unbounded authority to seize control of all U.S. resources as long as his intention is "to promote the national defense" -- an obscure maxim that bolsters countless meanings.

All in all, the White House's agenda is clear. "I refuse to take 'no' for an answer," Obama professed in a speech carried out earlier this year. "When Congress refuses to act and -- as a result -- hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them."

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