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Offline Chris_

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Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« on: October 28, 2009, 07:30:37 AM »
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Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republicans Claim

As critics continue to mull over whether President Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite says the U.S. Constitution does not allow him to accept the award without the consent of Congress.

In a letter to Obama delivered on Monday, Brown-Waite, R-Fla., along with Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, claim the president is obligated under the Constitution to obtain Congress' approval before he formally accepts the prize.

Article I, Section 9, of the Constitution, the emolument clause, states: "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 five-member Nobel commission, which awarded Obama the prize earlier this month, is elected by the Norwegian Parliament -- the Storting. The award is therefore made by a group representing a foreign state, the writers argued.

"As the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway, the Storting, the prize is clearly subject to the requirements set forth in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution. Obtaining permission from Congress should be straightforward," Brown-Waite wrote in the letter.

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Hmmmm, what are the odds that only Fox News, the eeeeeeevil propaganda machine, will cover this?


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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 08:27:05 AM »
Like he would have any problem getting his pet Congress to endorse it.
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 08:31:10 AM »
Pretty thin logic, but then again, that's what Paul is good for.
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009, 10:19:49 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 28, 2009, 08:31:10 AM
Pretty thin logic, but then again, that's what Paul is good for.
Yeah, he is thin.
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2009, 11:00:50 AM »
The Zero will get it and that is because they are afraid to piss him off and be thrown under the bus
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2009, 09:16:34 PM »
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Republica
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2009, 09:47:19 PM »
Quote from: newbeer on October 28, 2009, 11:00:50 AM
The Zero will get it and that is because they are afraid to piss him off and be thrown under the bus
IMO, the point was never that they would not permit him to get the prize...the point is that he would have to ask permission.   :evillaugh:
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Re: Obama Cannot Accept Nobel Prize Without Congress' Consent, Three House Repub
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2009, 09:59:06 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on October 28, 2009, 09:47:19 PM
IMO, the point was never that they would not permit him to get the prize...the point is that he would have to ask permission.   :evillaugh:

If and it's a big if, that it was decided he did need permission, he would not have to ask. There are plenty in congress waiting to fellate BO, that permission would be granted before it was asked for.
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