Why Would You Confirm This Man?
Sep 9, 2009 Political
There was a vote for cloture today on Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law Professor, friend of the Resident, and animal rights whackjob, for the position of Regulatory “Czar”.
I know, there are some people who object to the word “czar”- I do also, (It’s an anti- Russian thing with me), but remember, I was not the first to do so, and it has kind of stuck in a “shorthand” way to describe the power these un- elected, (in some cases unconfirmed- in other cases, even unvetted) people can have on our lives.
Especially this one.
Remember, a person can be intelligent as Einstein, but still be a danger to this country, and this man more than most. Why? Simple really- he will be able to influence the regulations of virtually everything. Everything! How much sugar is allowed in chewing gum- the amount of allowable kilowatts your home can consume (if you go over that amount they will reduce power to your home, or charge you an “extra” sin tax on the kilowatts you use in excess of your allowance). The list is virtually unlimited on what or who he could regulate.
After the departure of Van Jones, the former White House special adviser for green jobs, enterprise and innovation, Washington has begun to take more seriously an argument made on July 30 by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) — that Obama is attempting to expand the number of “czars” in order to sneak radicals into his administration. The president, wrote Cantor in The Washington Post, has appointed a “virtual army of ‘czars’ — each wholly unaccountable to Congress yet tasked with spearheading major policy efforts for the White House.” And Sunstein is often included in that list. According to Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), who has introduced legislation that would cancel the salaries of presidential appointees who haven’t been confirmed by the Senate, Sunstein is one of 34 such “czars.” Glenn Beck, the TV and radio host who has taken credit for the campaign that ousted Jones, has attacked the man he calls “Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein” on no fewer than 12 episodes of his Fox News show.
washingtonindependent.com
You are indeed tarred with the brush of the company you keep, but Sunstein has his own baggage- an avid animal rights activist, he is a proponent of the right for animals to sue the meat-packing plants that have cruel methods for dispatching the animals for consumption by a meat- hungry nation.
Even if the “czar” issue fades, the attacks on Sunstein’s more controversial views may stick. By far the most damaging critique has been the one that prompted the senatorial holds: Sunstein’s view of animal rights, including the view that humans may sue on the behalf of animals. “If confirmed,” Sunstein told Cornyn in a July 31 letter that effectively ended the hold, “I certainly would not use my position at [the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs] to promote animal standing in civil litigation.” But David Martosko, a spokesman for the conservative Center for Consumer Freedom, has hammered Sunstein for his views, and done so on two episodes of Beck’s show.
On TV and in his interview with TWI, Martosko said that Sunstein was a “disciple” of Peter Singer, the Princeton University ethicist who has taken controversial stands on, among other things, the morality of killing disabled infants “if that was in the best interests of the baby and of the family as a whole.” In an email to TWI, Singer said that he had only worked with Sunstein once, and that Martosko was wildly off base.
washingtonindependent.com
This may or may not be true, but it is beyond dispute that Sunstein’s views are wildly out of step with the majority of people in this country, most of whom eat meat, and many of whom hunt. Would there be an attack on hunting next? do not know- do you want to wait until it becomes law, or try to head it off at the pass, as they used to say in the older Westerns?
Our way of life includes a big swath of “Leave Me Alone”- we as a people have a distaste for over regulation, and this could be one person who might be responsible for the Resident’s ouster in a short time if he begins imposing unwarranted regulations on certain segments of society. There will be pushback, because the American public is awakening to the fact that this is a multi-pronged assault on our freedoms. Sunstein is just the pointman du jour.
We need to excise him from government service ASAP, and return him to the LaLa land of Harvard Academia, where he can think of other outrageous theories that do not work in the real world.
Meanwhile, I’ll be waiting at the gate for my Baby Harp Seal seat covers- I hear they are so soft…..
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Tags: animal rights, czar, incompetent Harvard Professor, regulations, whackjob
They Will “Nudge” You To Be Skinny
Sep 3, 2009 Political
Cass Sunstein, the “Regulatory Czar” in Hussein’s little cadre of tinpot dictatorettes he surrounds himself with, is merrily on his way to putting his crackpot theories into effect, which means that you too could be sued by an animal near you. Admittedly, he will use this ridiculous proposition to go after the meat producers in this country, with the end result that they would be forced out of business, or at the very least, taxed into the poorhouse- either way, it would mean that the price and accessibility of meat, whether it be beef, chicken, fish or other, would be ridiculously high priced if available at all.
Chief among the personnel who oversee the regulatory process is the administrator of an unheralded office within the White House’s Office of Management and Budget called the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). The administrator is also known as the “Regulatory Czar.” Earlier this year the President nominated Cass Sunstein to run this office. Sunstein’s nomination is now pending before the full Senate. A vote on his nomination is expected next week.
Unless you work on regulatory matters involving the federal, government you are probably not aware that OIRA exists. However, the office has tremendous influence on the number and scope of regulations that come out of the various federal agencies. The office acts as the gatekeeper vetting both final regulations that become law as well as proposed regulations.
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Some of Mr. Sunstein’s views are troubling to say the least. He is on record supporting rights for animals including giving standing to private persons to sue on behalf of animals under existing laws. He has also stated that he believes there should be more regulation in the area of animal rights.
This is slippery slope to say the least. What will happen if he is presented with a regulatory situation where he is free to “follow the law” as well as advance his own personal views at the same time? And what if he uses the power of this office to influence the law he then eagerly follows?
blog.getliberty.org
Yeah, no kidding- to say that this geek’s views are troubling is akin to saying that hell is warm. The position he is being appointed to is regulatory, which means that he will be overseeing virtually everything, not just the food you eat (which would be bad enough), but everything that the Federal government can regulate, and they can regulate a lot.
If he is confirmed by the Senate, Cass Sunstein will be, in effect, one of the most powerful men in the government. He could push through regulations that punish certain groups, whether they be energy groups, ranchers and farmers, water rights advocates, virtually everything that affects your everyday existence and your ability to earn money and thrive.
Thrive is a word people do not use enough, as they have become blase about “thriving”- we as a nation have come to expect to “thrive”- if Sunstein has his way, you won’t be doing too much of that good old- time thriving anymore.
Given Sunstein’s troubling statements and advocacy, he should not be confirmed to run OIRA. The Senate should vote down his nomination.
And in so doing, it should send a clear message to the President that a nominee with radically leftwing views concerning issues like animal rights should not be in a position where he has the opportunity to craft laws, rules, and regulations that could plunge the livestock industry into a litigation abyss from which it may never emerge.
blog.getliberty.org
If you like burgers, steaks, or really any meat, this has to trouble you- there will be no Burger Kings, or Mickey Ds, or really any fast food. But beyond that, you will not be allowed to hunt, or fish ( he hasn’t addressed what happens to the millions of overpopulated wildlife who will starve to death, slowly, if they are not kept in check, or stunted fish who will overpopulate our lakes), but that is just the beginning.
Will you even be allowed to eat veggies? That is a question you might ask John Holdren, who believes even trees have rights, ( and by extension, broccoli and squash- can they sue in court if they were brutally picked?). He is another of Nobama’s advisors. Where does he dig these nutjobs up? Did he really think that these were smart people while he was smoking a blunt?
You’d have to figure our “Reviled Leader” had to be on drugs in order to pick this many loons- and by simple association, he must be right up there too. So we have a drug-addled Resident, who appoints crazy people to positions of power, and they are going to starve us by regulating the Breadbasket of America out of business.
How’s that “Change” workin’ out for you?
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Tags: animal rights, liberal loons, nutjob, regulation, sunstein