Mayo 28, 2011

"Obama Signs Patriot Act Extension with Autopen..."

"... Odd Clauses Watch Gets Hundreds of Hits."

23 komento:

The Drill SGT ayon kay ...

They can't PDF on AF-1?

The Drill SGT ayon kay ...

seriously though, what is to stop the insiders in a future Presidency from pulling out the auto-pen when the President has a secret stroke?

clint ayon kay ...

Drill SGT-- What was stopping that before?

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Indeed, wat is to stop a cabal of insiders from taking over the country and declaring martial law?

Luke Lea ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
1775OGG ayon kay ...

Maybe we should ask Mrs. Wilson what she thinks about this action done by Obama's staff!

Luke Lea ayon kay ...

I was an elevator operator in the Old Senate Office Building in 1962. One of the odder sights was to see senate aids getting on with what looked like flat aluminium toilet seats with wavy edges under their arms. Those were the auto-pens of the day.

And by the way, Wisconsin's senator at the time -- Sen. Wiley? -- was so senile he had to be led around by his wife. Whenever he got on the elevator he would greet each passenger in turn with a poke in the belly button and a word of good cheer. When we got to the basement his wife would steer him left towards the trolley sayin, "Come on, dear, we're going to vote."

Then there was the time Lyndon Johnson, V.P. at the time, nudged me awake with the toe of his shoe. I was lying on the marble floor outside my elevator on a Saturday morning; the place was deserted and my hangover severe. (I was Kefaufer patronage so couldn't get fired.) When I felt the poke I opened my eyes whereupon, in his best Texas drawl, Lyndon said, "Come on, boy. Let's go." It was the closest I ever got to real power! :)

windbag ayon kay ...

I see potential glitches with this, but there are adjustments that we have to make to accommodate technologies that our Founding Fathers couldn't see.

edutcher ayon kay ...

The Drill SGT said...

They can't PDF on AF-1?

I'm sure they can. Or they could fax it or attach it in an email in a .doc or other format.

As Sarge suggests, this could open some very interesting, not to mention nefarious, cans of worms.

Conserve Liberty ayon kay ...

I see potential glitches with this, but there are adjustments that we have to make to accommodate technologies that our Founding Fathers couldn't see.

Actually, didn't Thos. Jefferson invent an autopen?

VanderDouchen ayon kay ...

Actually, Thomas Jefferson said:

"To support the constitutionality of my Auto-pen invention is the highest form of patriotism."


WV:

manessb:

sub species of mammal found in the brackish waterways of Florida.

VanderDouchen ayon kay ...

He followed that up with:

"Dissent is the highest form of racism."

WV: emiquell:

emiiquell, eriquell, uriquell, hell, we're all iquell.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

The ship of state has been on auto pilot since Bush 43 left.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Ah, to have Barack Obama's autopen ... and Barack Obama's checkbook!


wv: horstax (One of the few miscues I've seen; perhaps wv thinks this post is about Meghan McCain. ... Huh? Didn't she propose a tax on horses?)

Mary Beth ayon kay ...

It seems detached and impersonal.

AllenS ayon kay ...

One Autopen feature that has to be an improvement over the signature of obama, is that Autopen never gets the date wrong.

People Died, The President Lied ayon kay ...

Following up on Allen's observation, the Auto pen also offers the benefit of eliminating the intellectual stammer from anything that might need to be signed. Even if he is in the White house.

I can see the day when the APOTUS will rule with an iron quill and make elections or a 1st lady completely unnecessary.

Henry ayon kay ...

The autopen was immediately confiscated by airport security.

rhhardin ayon kay ...

Look for an autobottle for christening ships next.

AllenS ayon kay ...

Hey, Autopen, how about sending me a nice stimulus check?

Phil 314 ayon kay ...

Does each Congressman who helped shepherd the bill through get an autopen?

(And why isn't it called an "e-pen"?

Robin ayon kay ...

He really does not like doing his job, does he?

Methadras ayon kay ...

Autopen should never have been used. It delegitimizes any lay in my opinion.

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