People can, and undoubtedly will, argue for some time about whether President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, though, there’s a simpler and more immediate question: Does the Constitution allow him to accept the award?
Article I, Section 9, of the Constitution, the Emolument Clause, clearly stipulates: “And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.”
The award of the peace prize to a sitting President is not unprecedented. But Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson received the honor for their past actions: Roosevelt’s efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War and Wilson’s work in establishing establish the League of Nations. Obama’s award is different. It is intended to affect future action. As a member of the Nobel Committee explained, the Prize should encourage Obama to meet his goal of nuclear disarmament. It raises important legal questions for the second time in less than 10 months — questions not discussed, much less adequately addressed anywhere else.
The five-member Nobel commission is elected by the Storting, the Parliament of Norway. Thus the award of the peace prize is made by a body representing the legislature of a sovereign foreign state. There is no doubt that the Nobel Peace Prize is an “emolument” (”gain from employment or position,” according to Webster).
An opinion of the U.S. Attorney General advised, in 1902 that “a simple remembrance,” even “if merely a photograph, falls under the inclusion of ‘any present of any kind whatever.’ ” President Clinton’s Office of Legal Counsel, in 1993, reaffirmed the 1902 opinion, and explained that the text of the clause does not limit “its application solely to foreign governments acting as sovereigns.” This opinion went on to say that the Emolument Clause applies even when the foreign government acts through instrumentalities. Thus the Nobel Prize is an emolument, and a foreign one to boot.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
On Saturday, September 15th, 2009 Boise State University will play host to a speech by the American Founding Initiative.
The American Founding Initiative, as written by Boise State Professor and Director Scott Yenor:
If universities do no defend the practice of limited government and economic freedom, people committed to the practice of economic freedom will find themselves facing an uphill battle in real life. Without a defense of limited government in the realm of ideas, public policies will continue to be hostile to the practice of limited government and this impoverishes the country and our thinking. The Treasure Valley is uniquely situated to cultivate the next generation of scholarly defenders of the American tradition of liberty. Not only is the Valley filled with entrepreneurs committed to classical liberal principles, but its students thirst for connections between this commitment to classical liberalism and American constitutionalism. The American Founding Initiative at Boise State University systematically attracts, cultivates and educates these future defenders of American freedom so that freedom will have a future in our country.
The speech is titled “The Future Of Limited Government” and will feature Charles R. Kelser of The Claremont Institute. It starts at 6:00 pm and is free and open to the public.
Seriously. Yes, this was written by a college professor and a great man. Having sat through many of his lectures and classes at Boise State I can testify that Professor Yenor is well versed on this subject to help lead the charge to return to the Constitution.
That my alma mater would host such an event and help develop the defenders of liberty for this great nation gives me great joy.
Somewhat ironically, on the exact same day and time across the valley in Caldwell, David Horowitz will also be giving a speech on liberal bias on college campuses. That event is also free and open to the public.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
From the same administration that released the DHS and MIAC reports, labeling citizens who support the Constitution, Ron Paul and limited Federal government as domestic terrorists, comes this beauty:
On Tuesday, the White House posted a blog that asked supporters to report “fishy” information they come across about the health insurance debate. The appeal was made at the end of the blog, which showed a video that countered a set of online clips that made it look like Obama wanted to eliminate private coverage.
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there,” the blog concludes. “Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”
With the request raising the possibility of a kind of Nixonian “enemies list” that would initiate a whole new brand of surveillance over that undertaken during the Bush administration, critics called the move an Orwellian tactic to control the health care debate.
That’s right, Obama has set up his snitch-line to report those ‘domestic terrorists’ who dare oppose his socialism and unconstitutional government actions.
Consider this: what potential, raw abuses of government/state power await those who dare stand against any political administration who runs afoul of the Constitution? After all, the Department of Homeland Security in it’s, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic And Political Climate” report lists gun owners (pg. 3), opponents of globalization (5), those opposed to abortion (5), same sex marriage (5) and illegal immigration (6), as ‘domestic terrorists’.
Or how about the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) report, “The Modern Militia Movement” report which lists those opposed to the New World Order (1), North American Union (4), and universal national service (6) as threats to the American public. Do you fly a Gadsen Flag? The MIAC reports lists you as a domestic terrorist (7). Or how about supporting a third political party? Ron Paul? The Campaign For Liberty? Again, you are a threat to the Homeland (7).
You see, Obama and the cronies moved very, very quickly to establish his enemies list. By working with law enforcement, he is targeting constitutionalists and libertarians for political character assassination in an attempt to marginalize and demean you. He know that adherents to the constitution are the biggest threat to his political agenda and also the biggest opportunity for the Republican party to rebuild. That is he is now going beyond law enforcement and establishing this snitch line only confirms the fact that the American people are waking up, fascism- the total state takeover of our lives- is breathing down our neck if we don’t demand a return to the Constitution, and demand it now.
Well we are going to have a little fun and show this Administration that we are not afraid of his gestapo tactics.
The White House strategy of turning supporters into snitches when they see “fishy” information about the health care debate may run afoul of the law, legal experts say.
“The White House is in bit of a conundrum because of this privacy statute that prohibits the White House from collecting data and storing it on people who disagree with it,” Judge Andrew Napolitano, a FOX News analyst, said Friday.
“There’s also a statute that requires the White House to retain all communications that it receives. It can’t try to rewrite history by pretending it didn’t receive anything,” he said.
“If the White House deletes anything, it violates one statute. If the White House collects data on the free speech, it violates another statute.”
Napolitano was referring to the Privacy Act of 1974, which was passed after the Nixon administration used federal agencies to illegally investigate individuals for political purposes. Enacted after Richard Nixon’s resignation in the Watergate scandal, the statute generally prohibits any federal agency from maintaining records on individuals exercising their right to free speech.
So what are we going to do? Simple, we are going to email ‘The Messiah’. Make sure that what you write is in opposition to one of his policies, preferably the reason this email address was created in the first place, nationalized health care. Cap and tax or opposition to the stimulus package are also good suggestions. In any event, just email his snitch line- flag@whitehouse.gov, and then our work begins.
You see, as Judge Napolitano writes, it is against the law for Obama to retain these records on political opponents, but it is also against the law for him to delete communications. You see we are going to force the issue to bring attention to the chilling effects of civilian monitoring that was put into place with the creation of the DHS, and put to use against citizens when Obama came into power. We are going to file Freedom Of Information Act requests to obtain our own emails to the President.
Should Obama fail to produce these records, he is in violation of the statue that requires him to retain communications to his office. Should he provide our own email back to us, he violates the Privacy Act of 1974. Either way, he is caught in a catch-22.
The ACLU notes:
The ACLU said in a statement to FOXNews.com that the White House blog is a “bad idea that could send a troublesome message.”
But the organization added, “While it is unclear at this point what the government is doing with the information it is collecting, critics of the administration’s health care proposal should not fear that their names will end up in some government database that could be used to chill their right to free speech.”
Specifics on filing a FOIA request can be found here, but the most important aspect is this: to ask for both a copy of the email, any database that it was collected in and person’s who it may have been forwarded on to. For the record, the address to mail your request to is as follows:
A request made under the FOIA must be submitted in writing, by mail or fax, to the following address:
Office of Administration
FOIA Officer
725 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20503
Fax: (202) 456-7921The words FOIA REQUEST should be clearly marked on both the letter and the envelope.
Have fun, and realize this is a smoking gun against unconstitutional Executive and state power. As you get your responses, please let us know so that if necessary we can reverse engineer the President’s enemies list setup.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”- Edmund Burke
Friday, August 7, 2009
While much attention is placed on the bad side of the global economic depression, very few are trying to find those slight glimmers of hope that maybe, just maybe, this isn’t as bad as it seems. In the moment we are hurting, facing painful adjustments and lifestyle changes. We are learning, and often times finding a happier balance in our lives, by embracing a more economically feasible way of living.
One good thing is coming out of this economic hell is the sudden rise of the layman study of economics. Had someone argued for auditing the Federal Reserve system even two, three years ago you may well have had blank stares back, or worse. But now, thanks to the popularity of Dr. Ron Paul’s HR1207, the bill to audit the Federal Reserve, many Americans are taking a sudden interest and asking questions to which they are finding increasingly disturbing answers.
Take for example, the the monetary supply base. Such a conceptual and theoretical field of study might seem a bit technical for the average person, but in reality, when one takes a quick survey of its application, you find that it is actually quite straight forward. To loosen our economy, under the Federal Reserve system, we simply expand the monetary base, giving banks and lending institutions more reserve capital upon which to do business. Conversely, when we need to slow down a booming business cycle, we contract said supply. And thus, the boom and bust business cycle is born.
Or how about the name itself. “The Federal Reserve System”. It sounds so official, so quaint, so trusting. With such an powerful name, it simply must be an institution that is most critical to living in a modern world. Well, that is until we find out that it is neither federal or has reserves. In fact, when one really studies our entire economic structure you realize that it has no backing at all. It is a fiat currency system. Our dollar is only good so long as the people still believe in and have faith in our paper currency and Republic.
Of course governments, realizing that people would reject this currency if it ever came to fall out of favor, have declared this “legal tender”. Meaning that as a merchant, or private citizen, if you are selling something for an agreed upon price the dollar, the Federal Reserve note, is what must be accepted. That is, of course, unless you are trading for something of equal value on both sides (barter).
In a free-market transaction I can sell you a haircut for $15. I offer my services as a hair cutter, or lawn care specialist, perhaps selling a product, in a value for value exchange. My goods or services are exchanged for your money. You gain the benefit of a new haircut, lawn mow, perhaps the fixings for dinner, and in return I obtain monetary gain.
Well recent economic troubles have pushed the value of the dollar downward. This is happening for a multitude of reasons, but the first and foremost is the rapid and sudden growth of the amount of Federal Reserve notes in circulation. You see, we didn’t obtain the stimulus or bailout monies by taxing our way there, rather we simply printed it. We put ourselves into debt to the private Federal Reserve bank and we will repay this debt through inflation.
Many countries are worried about our economic troubles and are considering de-pegging themselves from the United States dollar. Indeed, even American’s themselves are rushing back into tangible currency. Consider this: American gold and silver eagle proof and uncirculated coins are still under temporary production freezes while the US Mint seeks to keep up with the demand for bullion gold and silver stock.
Fortunately, one collaborative group saw this writing on the wall and organized ahead of the curve. This group has prepared an alternative currency/barter system for trade/purchases both now and should the dollar fail at some future date.
The American Open Currency Standard seeks to:
The AOCS exists to expedite the implementation of silver as money. We actively prospect, train, and support the 3 groups that comprise the AOCS: Merchants that accept AOCS Approved Currencies, Currency Issuers that conceptualize & requisition new minted pieces, and Currency Officers that exchange the Currencies with the general public. The AOCS promotes local enterprise, rebuilds local community wealth and creates a profit for you! (1) AOCS Mission Statement from opencurrency.com
The AOCS is both a currency, with a expanding network of merchants and retailers who will accept AOCS rounds for payments of goods and services, and a wealth preservation system. Historically, nothing else competes with the ability of precious metals (gold and silver) to rise and fall in value in accordance with the general rate of inflation and economic conditions.
Think of it as a gift certificate. Only should this company fail, the gift certificate itself will be worth something. Many stock and bond certificates have been rendered moot when the corresponding company closes its doors and goes out of business. Gold and silver, throughout history, has never failed to retain some sort of value and predominately has always been one of the most sought after assets.
But the most compelling case for a currency backed by the stability of precious metals? Because the Constitution requires it!
Article I Section 8
“To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.”
Article I Section 10
“No State shall… coin Money; emit Bills of Credit (fiat currency); make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts”
If this interests you, check out opencurrency.com or go ask your local gold/silver broker about purchasing precious metals, both for wealth preservation and an alternative barter currency should the need arise. Remember, the need to purchase goods and services that you need to survive will not disappear simply because our currency collapses under the weight of our own debt. By preparing and familiarizing ourselves now we can find both stability and preservation of our financial assets.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
We gathered on April 15th in over 300 different cities, our voices united in one purpose; to stop the unconstitutional bailouts, to stop the stimulus spending, to audit the Federal Reserve and return to the Constitution.
And yet… Congress is still spending like drunken sailors, still considering a bill to nationalize our health care system, still considering Cap and Tax and even proposing to expand the powers of the private Federal Reserve.
Our calls to answer abuses of constitutional authority went unheeded. It is now time to formalize the process and petition for a redress of grievances, laying out a course of action against the unconstitutional actions by our government.
It is time for the Continental Congress 2009, organized by the We The People Foundation.
Since its inception, WTP has stood for Constitutional Obedience without exception, striving to hold our elected officials accountable to the finest governing documents ever given to mankind. Anything less than full compliance with our Constitution and Bill of Rights is unacceptable.
After years of rationally and intelligently Petitioning the Government for Redress of violations of numerous provisions of the Constitution with no reasonable response, and especially now as violations to the Constitution escalate with devastating effects on our country and citizens, we have turned our focus to Continental Congress 2009 knowing that this is the appropriate next step for a FREE People to take.
Since last December, we have been diligently working to convene a Continental Congress for America from November 9th through the 24th, to conclude on the eve of our Thanksgiving holiday. (1) ‘A Most Urgent Appeal Regarding CC2009′, July 14th, 2008.
In short, the Continental Congress is meeting to analyze the facts of our petitions, choose a course of action and then present our demands to the government. The intent and motivation behind this is to bring our nation back into full and absolute compliance with the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
If this interests you, or if you just want to network with fellow lovers of freedom, liberty and the Constitution, then head on down to the Caldwell Library at 1010 Dearborn St. We will be starting about 10:30 am, running ~2.5-3 hours.
For more information and contact info, join the Idahoans For Liberty Meetup group, a semi-joint organization of the We The People Foundation Idaho and the Idaho chapter of the Campaign For Liberty.
Mind you, this is a serious effort to restore the Republic and return to the Constitution.
I love my country and I love the Constitution, it hangs on my wall along with the Declaration of Independence. But ask yourself this: do you really see America coming out of these bailouts, stimulus spending, expansion of the Federal Reserve and nationalization of our health care, auto and banking industries the same as we went in?
If you don’t believe that America will be recognizable by the time this ‘Hope and Change’ gets fully implemented, this may just be the cause you are looking for.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Bailouts, reforms, expanded powers of the Federal Reserve. Economic turmoil. Nationalization of our the auto, bank and health care industries.
When you look at all the problems facing us today it almost seems surreal. It almost seems passé to worry about the erosion of civil liberties due to the expansion of government power and control. Contrast this to the eight years of the Bush presidency when one couldn’t sneeze without someone arguing about how Bush is violating their rights. No one, it seems, is willing to face the reality: Obama, by and large, is carrying on with the exact same agenda, secrecy and expansion of government that his predecessor was. Hope and change has turned out to be nothing more than a marketing gimmick. A intentional disguise to hide the fact that he actually intends to build on what he inherited from President Bush. A cool ploy to hide the man behind the curtain: centralized banking and the power oligarchs.
And I don’t begrudge those haven’t caught up to this fact yet. But the facts are the facts. There will be no end to the war or terror, the war in Iraq or secret military tribunals. There will be no end to the Department of Homeland Security and the so-called Patriot Act. If anything we have seen the emboldenment and elevation of the Terror State since Obama took office. And, just like the patriots warned would happen, the DHS is now starting to label American’s as terrorists for simply supporting the Constitution, waving a Gadsen flag or re-affirming a strong political stance.
What we are facing is really a crises of responsibility. It really boils down to that.
Men, it is time to step up. If you love your life, if you love your country, it is time to step up.
I would like to suggest this: It doesn’t matter if a government program is doing good or bad, by simply existing it is a threat to our liberty and freedom. Decentralize and repeal must become the mantra of the patriot, the Christian, the freeman. We must demand a return to the principals our our forefathers: our rights end were another person’s begin. Taxation operates out of compulsion and force; it is the antithesis of freedom and liberty. We can not support federal government mandated programs where they exceed the 18 limited and enumerated powers of the Constitution, no matter the positive or negative effects to society.
Perhaps some of you are not the ‘political type’. I get that, I really do. But I would like to ask you this: at what point does this system become a problem? How many abuses will you allow to be assailed against you before you petition for redress? Where is your line in the sand?
Think about your home. Your land and home are taxed. The loan you obtain the home with is taken from a bank owned by the Federal Reserve. The food you fill it with, regulated and controlled in it’s manufacture, marketing and content. The clothes you wear, subject to trade law and the health care you need should you become sick, nationalized. The car in your driveway, built by a company owned by the Federal Government. Your employer, regulated, controlled and taxed. At every aspect of our most basic right to life, liberty and property we find the usurpations and abuses promulgating every aspect of our being.
Consider what Frederic Bastiat wrote in ‘The Law’, 1850:
Each of us has a natural right—from God—to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three basic requirements of life, and the preservation of any one of them is completely dependent upon the preservation of the other two. For what are our faculties but the extension of our individuality? And what is property but an extension of our faculties?
Do you see where we are at? Do you see what is at hand? Put most simply: you have a moral obligation to fight against government encroachment into areas that exceed it’s lawful powers. We can no longer be happy with simply fighting for a smaller percentage of government growth, we must reduce the size, scope and authority of said government.
Decentralize and repeal. No longer a choice between two bad idea’s, but honest hope and change. The first step, of course, is for us to take responsibility for our own lives. So I guess the real question of the day is this: what are you doing to promote your own freedom and happiness? What battles are you fighting? Are you dependent on this system that operates on force to help you obtain what you need to survive? These are the questions we must ask.
Men, are we willing to fight this battle for posterity? History will record the result.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Political Affiliation: Republican Constitutionalist Libertarian
Ok I’m frustrated, angry even. Is there no Republican who has a sense of morality or values? Where is our leadership?
I thought we had hit bottom with the nomination of John McCain. Sadly, it seems, we still have a long, long way to go.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
To make matters worse, he was one of a very-few handful of Republican Party leaders who had the courage and conviction to truly stand up and fight the bailouts and stimulus spending.
Every single time we start to find a political stride, rebuild our message and return to our values this happens. I am not saying we need to be judgmental, or even moralistic. But what I am saying is this: do we really have time for all this corruption, greed, arrogance, graff and adultery?
Sanford… I saw him as 2012 Presidential material. I thought he might stand a chance to unite the libertarian and conservative wings of the Republican party. I thought he could satisfy both the Palin and Paul supporters who remain locked-in to their candidates (myself, being a Pauler, included).
SANFORD: WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM THE PERILS OF FINANCIAL RUIN AND SOCIALISM AND YOU SEE FIT TO STEP OUT ON YOUR WIFE, YOUR DUTIES AS GOVERNOR, FOR A LUSTY HIKING TRIP?
Uggh…
I wonder if it’s a setup. A compelling case could be made for targeted political character-assassinations against those who are fighting socialism, the bailouts and tyranny. But still, that’s no excuse.
We need men to be men. We need Christians to follow Christ. Our resolve, being tested mightily, needs to be the strongest it has ever been. We cannot let these trifles to enter our lives, not now, not ever. Men: every act against your duties as a man, a father and a husband makes our burdens greater and weakens our resolve. There can be no place for this, far, far too much is stake. Perfection must be our goal, both personally and politically. Now is the time that everything must be on the table, nothing held back.
We must be reminded that our Lord God has promised corruption and tyranny to all who stray from His ideals:
“But you, O God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of corruption;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men
will not live our half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.” (Psalm 55:23)
I have called for repentance before. I repeat that call today.
Let us return to the Constitution. Let us return to Liberty and Freedom. Let us mean it when we say that our ideals are limited government, smaller taxation and personal freedom. Let us be men of such wisdom and character that we earn our way to lead this nation out of the wilderness. Let us make our hope that divinely inspired document, the Constitution.
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Obama administration is proposing the creation of a new office within the Treasury Department to coordinate policy in the state-regulated insurance sector, according to a near-final draft of the plan.
The office would be charged with gathering information about the insurance sector and negotiating international agreements, according to the draft. It would also be empowered to consult with the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on insurance matters if a failing insurer needs to be resolved by the government. Legislative action would be required to establish the new office.
The proposed insurance office is a far cry from the federal regulation of the industry that some insurers had been seeking. Large property and casualty firms and life insurers have pushed for years to have an optional federal charter but have been met with stiff opposition from smaller firms and insurance agents.
Or this…
Senate lawmakers from both parties raised questions on Thursday about one of the main elements of President Obama’s proposal to restructure the financial system: granting more power to the Federal Reserve.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the proposal and the Fed’s role as a “systemic risk regulator” at a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
But committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) continues to have questions about granting the central bank authority to oversee “systemic risk.” Meanwhile, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) took aim at the Fed for failing to regulate lending practices among large firms at the center of the financial crisis. Shelby questioned the administration’s plan to vest more power in an agency that traditionally has tried to maintain its independence in setting monetary policy.
Or this…
Progressives must keep demanding a single-payer health care system to ensure that the reform package Congress eventually votes upon at least has a robust public option, Rep. Barbara Lee told local health care and community leaders Monday.
About 250 people attended the national heath care plan discussion that Lee, D-Oakland, hosted in the Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church on West MacArthur Blvd. Joining Lee on the dais were several Bay Area health policy experts, most of whom extolled a single-payer plan — in which one source of money, most likely the government, pays all health care providers — but acknowledged that’s essentially a political impossibility.
But they said pushing for a single-payer plan will build support for the proposal unveiled last week by the Democratic chairman of the Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, which at least includes a public alternative to private insurance.
“At no point can we be silent,” Lee told the crowd, adding President Barack Obama wants “a democratic movement of people” to push for the best possible plan under the political circumstances. “Health care should not be driven by a profit motive. I don’t believe it should be an industry — I believe it’s a human right.”
Where does the Constitution grant Congress the right to take action in these areas?
Where does the Constitution grant Congress to overrule our inalienable rights AGAINST government interference?
There are 18 specific, enumerated powers given to Congress and two clauses to allow action on these powers- the interstate commerce clause and the general welfare clause.
Where does President Obama claim to draw his power from? Where does he claim legitimacy for his actions? We need to only look at a key line from his Inauguration:
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Translation: ”expedience’s sake” seems to be whatever fits Obama’s socialist agenda.