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Judge Could Slap Cuffs On Obama Any Minute


Thursday, February 13, 2014 11:54


Floyd Brown / Western Journalism

Barack Obama has become known as the president who ignores the law and does what he pleases.
There are many examples, but the latest is the reboot of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, formerly known as the Office of Political Affairs (OPA). Previously, the OPA had been closed after illegally pouring tax dollars into congressional campaigns and prohibited activities.
The fact that the OPA is being reopened after these abuses warrants concern. Heck, even Congressman Darrell Issa, the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has expressed his extreme trepidation about Obama’s latest move.
The congressman is so troubled that he wrote a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel requesting White House documents related to the OPA.
Congressman Issa’s request included “all documents and communications, including emails, between the OSC and the White House referring or relating to the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach or the reopening of the Office of Political Affairs.”
With them, the committee could “effectively consider whether taxpayer money is being used to advance the interests of Democratic congressional candidates and the Democratic Party.”
Issa seems devoted to stopping the criminal activity, but the Obama White House has been legendary in its willingness to stonewall congressional Republicans’ legitimate document requests.
I’ll be watching closely to see if Issa is forced to go to court to get Obama to be compliant. If the courts force the White House to release the documents, it would handcuff Obama’s future efforts to hide the truth.
A Disconcerting Lack of Oversight

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" My Prayer" Hand Cuff did they say Hand Cuff... From your lips to God's ears!!!!

Issa Investigates New White House Political Office


Monday, 10 Feb 2014 11:04 PM
By Cathy Burke

House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa is investigating the comeback of a controversial White House political office, concerned that tax dollars may wind up being spent on Democratic candidates before the midterm elections, two reports said Monday.

The White House announced in January that it would reopen the office it closed in 2011, and renamed it the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach.

But in a letter dated Monday, the California Republican lawmaker asked the Office of Special Counsel to produce all records of contacts with the White House about the decision.

"So the committee can effectively consider whether taxpayer money is being used to advance the interests of Democratic congressional candidates and the Democratic Party, please produce . . . all documents and communications, including emails, between the OSC and the White House referring or relating to the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach or the reopening of the Office of Political Affairs," Issa wrote.

A White House spokesman declined to comment on Issa's letter, which was first reported by Politico.

The White House announced it was resurrecting the shuttered political office to handle coordination with local officeholders and Democratic Party committees, Politico reported.

The office is no stranger to controversy.

In 2011, after the White House closed the office, the Office of the Special Counsel released a report finding that the Bush administration had violated federal laws against political activities, The Hill noted.

"The rebranded version of OPA appears to be undertaking precisely the same political activities with which OSC found fault in its 2011 report," Issa wrote.

"Re-establishing [the Office of Political Affairs] raises serious concerns about the illegal use of taxpayer funds to support congressional campaigns during the 2014 midterm elections," he wrote.

Issa also called out the political office in 2011, The Hill reported, noting that he told the Washington Times at that time that an investigation into the filming of a campaign commercial at the White House was "theater" designed to embarrass the Obama team.

"The sad truth is, the most we can do on our committee is the equivalent of a pitcher who gets tired of a batter crowding the plate. Our hearings can maybe brush him [the president] back a little," Issa later told USA Today, The Hill reported.

The Hill said a senior administration official stressed the new office would undertake "official functions under well-established standards" and simply coordinate "existing political strategy and outreach activities."

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Originally Posted by kathyet2

Judge Could Slap Cuffs On Obama Any Minute


Thursday, February 13, 2014 11:54


Floyd Brown / Western Journalism

Barack Obama has become known as the president who ignores the law and does what he pleases.
There are many examples, but the latest is the reboot of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, formerly known as the Office of Political Affairs (OPA). Previously, the OPA had been closed after illegally pouring tax dollars into congressional campaigns and prohibited activities.
The fact that the OPA is being reopened after these abuses warrants concern. Heck, even Congressman Darrell Issa, the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has expressed his extreme trepidation about Obama’s latest move.
The congressman is so troubled that he wrote a letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel requesting White House documents related to the OPA.
Congressman Issa’s request included “all documents and communications, including emails, between the OSC and the White House referring or relating to the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach or the reopening of the Office of Political Affairs.”
With them, the committee could “effectively consider whether taxpayer money is being used to advance the interests of Democratic congressional candidates and the Democratic Party.”
Issa seems devoted to stopping the criminal activity, but the Obama White House has been legendary in its willingness to stonewall congressional Republicans’ legitimate document requests.
I’ll be watching closely to see if Issa is forced to go to court to get Obama to be compliant. If the courts force the White House to release the documents, it would handcuff Obama’s future efforts to hide the truth.
A Disconcerting Lack of Oversight

Read more at Western Journalism:


http://www.westernjournalism.com/judge-slap-cuffs-obama-minute/#2bF6Zj5crR9bKxis.99

http://beforeitsnews.com/obama/2014/...&utm_campaign=




" My Prayer" Hand Cuff did they say Hand Cuff... From your lips to God's ears!!!!

well what is the judge waiting for ?