thank goodness those days of executive branch power-grabbing are over

[Azazello1313]

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.

 

In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials.”

 

While it's rare for Byrd to criticize a president in his own party, Byrd is a stern constitutional scholar who has always stood up for the legislative branch in its role in checking the power of the White House.

 

byrd must be racist. oh wait....

[driveby]

 

 

byrd must be racist. oh wait....

and senile.

 

He's gonna get a new seat next to Joe Lieberman in the back. The one with the obstructed view.

[Perchoutofwater]

 

 

byrd must be racist. oh wait....

[TimC]

 

 

byrd must be racist. oh wait....

 

C'mon Az, it's not like he's in the Klan. Wait a sec....