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Friday, October 4, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Obamacare Can Be Defunded Without Senate Approval
October 2, 2013
When the House passed legislation to defund ObamaCare but would keep the government
running through mid-December, the Senate, led by Senate Majority
Leader, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) stated that they would not budge on
Obamacare and the legislation was defeated.
On Monday, Dr. Harold Pease, an expert on the United States Constitution, stated that the authority in dealing with Obamacare funding belongs to the U.S. House, not the U.S. Senate and that the House is doing this all wrong.
Pease said, “Everything hinged upon funding which was given exclusively to the House of Representatives, the only power that they alone had.”
Pease went on to say, “All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. To fund anything, in this case Obamacare, first approval is required by the House of Representatives.”
“If that does not happen taxpayer money cannot be spent. The people, through their representatives to Congress, have determined, after a three-year closer scrutiny of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), that it does not protect the patient, is not affordable and is not even workable; hence in the interests of the vast majority of the people needs to be defunded.”
When the United States Supreme Court ruled on Obamacare in 2012, Chief Justice Roberts stance on Obamacare coincides with the intent of the U.S. Constitution, explained by Pease, and the powers between the House and Senate.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Obamacare cannot be implemented and is not considered the law of the land, contrary to Democrat claims.
Bubba Atkinson of the Independent Journal Review wrote, “Chief Justice Roberts actually ruled the mandate, relative to the commerce clause, was unconstitutional. That is how the Democrats got Obama-care going in the first place. This is critical. His ruling means Congress can’t compel American citizens to purchase anything, ever. The notion is now officially and forever, unconstitutional. As it should be.”
“Next, he stated that, because Congress doesn’t have the ability to mandate, it must, to fund Obama-care, rely on its power to tax. Therefore, the mechanism that funds Obama-care is a tax,” said Atkinson. “He struck down as unconstitutional, the Obama-care idea that the federal government can bully states into complying by yanking their existing medicaid funding. Liberals, through Obama-care, basically said to the states — “comply with Obama-care or we will stop existing funding.” Roberts ruled that is a no-no.”
When the House attached Obamacare to the legislation in funding the government, it made a mistake in doing so and the funding of Obamacare should have been separate, thereby giving the Senate no power in denying the Houses’ request to defund Obamacare.
Pease said, “House opposition to funding Obamacare would have been far more powerful if made a “stand alone” bill not attached to general funding, but it is not. “Stand alone,” having no other parts, would have left the Senate no wiggle or compromise room once it went to them, nor would there be for the Joint Conference Committee thereafter that reconciles any differences between the two houses. There would be nothing to reconcile, Obamacare is merely defunded.”
“Still, the intent of the Founding Fathers was to give the people, through their House of Representatives, the power collectively to say no to any proposed federal tax, which she is decidedly doing.”
If Obamacare is removed from the government budget, presented, and voted on as a separate bill, Obamacare can be defunded by the House. If that is the case, then the Senate and the President has no constitutional authority to override the House's decision.
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So in all of this I see that the House was partially right, if they had only been a separate bill to not fund obamacare then it would basically be null and void and the democrats would look like an ass once more...
On Monday, Dr. Harold Pease, an expert on the United States Constitution, stated that the authority in dealing with Obamacare funding belongs to the U.S. House, not the U.S. Senate and that the House is doing this all wrong.
Pease said, “Everything hinged upon funding which was given exclusively to the House of Representatives, the only power that they alone had.”
Pease went on to say, “All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. To fund anything, in this case Obamacare, first approval is required by the House of Representatives.”
“If that does not happen taxpayer money cannot be spent. The people, through their representatives to Congress, have determined, after a three-year closer scrutiny of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), that it does not protect the patient, is not affordable and is not even workable; hence in the interests of the vast majority of the people needs to be defunded.”
When the United States Supreme Court ruled on Obamacare in 2012, Chief Justice Roberts stance on Obamacare coincides with the intent of the U.S. Constitution, explained by Pease, and the powers between the House and Senate.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Obamacare cannot be implemented and is not considered the law of the land, contrary to Democrat claims.
Bubba Atkinson of the Independent Journal Review wrote, “Chief Justice Roberts actually ruled the mandate, relative to the commerce clause, was unconstitutional. That is how the Democrats got Obama-care going in the first place. This is critical. His ruling means Congress can’t compel American citizens to purchase anything, ever. The notion is now officially and forever, unconstitutional. As it should be.”
“Next, he stated that, because Congress doesn’t have the ability to mandate, it must, to fund Obama-care, rely on its power to tax. Therefore, the mechanism that funds Obama-care is a tax,” said Atkinson. “He struck down as unconstitutional, the Obama-care idea that the federal government can bully states into complying by yanking their existing medicaid funding. Liberals, through Obama-care, basically said to the states — “comply with Obama-care or we will stop existing funding.” Roberts ruled that is a no-no.”
When the House attached Obamacare to the legislation in funding the government, it made a mistake in doing so and the funding of Obamacare should have been separate, thereby giving the Senate no power in denying the Houses’ request to defund Obamacare.
Pease said, “House opposition to funding Obamacare would have been far more powerful if made a “stand alone” bill not attached to general funding, but it is not. “Stand alone,” having no other parts, would have left the Senate no wiggle or compromise room once it went to them, nor would there be for the Joint Conference Committee thereafter that reconciles any differences between the two houses. There would be nothing to reconcile, Obamacare is merely defunded.”
“Still, the intent of the Founding Fathers was to give the people, through their House of Representatives, the power collectively to say no to any proposed federal tax, which she is decidedly doing.”
If Obamacare is removed from the government budget, presented, and voted on as a separate bill, Obamacare can be defunded by the House. If that is the case, then the Senate and the President has no constitutional authority to override the House's decision.
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So in all of this I see that the House was partially right, if they had only been a separate bill to not fund obamacare then it would basically be null and void and the democrats would look like an ass once more...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Its Bout That Time... Again.
So here we are our government has been shut down. Our WWII Vets can't see the monument dedicated to them and their fellow fallen comrades. Last I checked they were public monuments and obama hired guards to keep people out. If anything open them up and post the guards around the monuments so no sorry sumbitch defaces them. The stock market is falling. Politicians are blaming each other, well mainly just the democrats. With harry reid head lining that offense. Oh and don't forget that kerry signed a UN gun ban treaty a few days ago... look for a back door sweep there.
So I come to the conclusion to bring the rifles out of the closet, give them a thorough goin through and oil them up and count the munitions. We The People can't and won't take much more. And if shit keeps goin this way this country may very well see another revolution. Its been a long time coming, but if you look back in history, its coming around. Some of my quick math; mine, not yours, not some book head, mine so you can take it with a grain of salt or accept it or figure it out yourself; we really ain't do for a major war til 2030. just about every 80 years America is involved in a major conflict.
So be ready, be prepared and soldier on!
So I come to the conclusion to bring the rifles out of the closet, give them a thorough goin through and oil them up and count the munitions. We The People can't and won't take much more. And if shit keeps goin this way this country may very well see another revolution. Its been a long time coming, but if you look back in history, its coming around. Some of my quick math; mine, not yours, not some book head, mine so you can take it with a grain of salt or accept it or figure it out yourself; we really ain't do for a major war til 2030. just about every 80 years America is involved in a major conflict.
So be ready, be prepared and soldier on!
143-Year-Old Law Has Washington Treading Gingerly During Shutdown
Administration officials now live in fear of a 19th-century law that
could get them fired, penalized or even imprisoned if they make the
wrong choices while the government is shut down.
The law is the Antideficiency Act, passed by Congress in 1870 (and amended several times), which prohibits the government from incurring any monetary obligation for which Congress has not appropriated funds.
In shutting down the government, most memos cite the law as the reason. The Government Accountability Office says employees who violate the Antideficiency Act may be subject to disciplinary action, suspension and even "fines, imprisonment, or both."
CNBC has learned that in several executive branch departments, high-level staff members review individual decisions about what government activities to allow for fear of running afoul of the Antideficiency Act. One White House official said he has advised his employees not to check their email or cellphones. Under the act, even volunteering for government service is expressly prohibited.
In a memo to his department employees today, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew cited the law as the reason for reduced staffing.
"For the duration of this impasse, as required by the Antideficiency Act and directed by OMB, the Department will be required to operate with only the minimal staffing level necessary to execute only certain legally exempted activities," Lew wrote.
The only exemptions to the shutdown concern "emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property," according to government documents. That has meant airports and the Postal Service are open, Social Security checks get paid and federal prisons and courts will operate as normal as do most national security functions including the military and the Central Intelligence Agency. But national parks and museums are closed along with big parts of the departments of Education and Commerce
Congress passed the law as part of a struggle—dating back to the nation's founding—for control over the power of the purse. Some presidents, such as Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, would incur obligations for which Congress had to appropriate funds after the fact.
What is ironic is that Congress in shutting down the government has to at least to some extent given up the power of the purse to the executive branch. Under the broad guidelines of what constitutes an emergency or threat to life or property, OMB now more or less decides what gets funded and what doesn't. But that latitude is limited by the fear of officials that, sometime after the event, a given decision is found to have been in violation of the Antideficiency Act.
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The law is the Antideficiency Act, passed by Congress in 1870 (and amended several times), which prohibits the government from incurring any monetary obligation for which Congress has not appropriated funds.
In shutting down the government, most memos cite the law as the reason. The Government Accountability Office says employees who violate the Antideficiency Act may be subject to disciplinary action, suspension and even "fines, imprisonment, or both."
CNBC has learned that in several executive branch departments, high-level staff members review individual decisions about what government activities to allow for fear of running afoul of the Antideficiency Act. One White House official said he has advised his employees not to check their email or cellphones. Under the act, even volunteering for government service is expressly prohibited.
In a memo to his department employees today, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew cited the law as the reason for reduced staffing.
"For the duration of this impasse, as required by the Antideficiency Act and directed by OMB, the Department will be required to operate with only the minimal staffing level necessary to execute only certain legally exempted activities," Lew wrote.
The only exemptions to the shutdown concern "emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property," according to government documents. That has meant airports and the Postal Service are open, Social Security checks get paid and federal prisons and courts will operate as normal as do most national security functions including the military and the Central Intelligence Agency. But national parks and museums are closed along with big parts of the departments of Education and Commerce
Congress passed the law as part of a struggle—dating back to the nation's founding—for control over the power of the purse. Some presidents, such as Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, would incur obligations for which Congress had to appropriate funds after the fact.
What is ironic is that Congress in shutting down the government has to at least to some extent given up the power of the purse to the executive branch. Under the broad guidelines of what constitutes an emergency or threat to life or property, OMB now more or less decides what gets funded and what doesn't. But that latitude is limited by the fear of officials that, sometime after the event, a given decision is found to have been in violation of the Antideficiency Act.
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Veterans Pass Barriers at Closed WWII Memorial
Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the closed World War II Memorial
because of the government shutdown were escorted past the barriers
Tuesday by members of Congress so they could see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for a
previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were opened just
enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he arrived.
Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II but was
never deployed abroad.
"It's unfortunate that this is what happens when they know that there
are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don't have the good
sense to say keep the damn thing open," he said. "These are the guys
that created it."
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War II veterans from
across the country for free to visit the memorial built in their honor
on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard Honor Flight
group, said the trip had been planned for months for a group of 91
veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their chartered plane
left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker and Reps.
Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all Mississippi
Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said Wicker and
Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
"We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here," Palazzo said of moving the barricades. "This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and long-sleeved
t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member of Congress,
she said. She came to the memorial and began taking pictures. Another
lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted the veterans in,
Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue coming to the memorial
to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
"I couldn't believe my eyes," Bachmann said. "It was big buses and a
narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all these veterans standing
here behind police tape and they're prevented from going in to see the
memorial."
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
"I don't really understand why they would have barricaded veterans out
of their own memorial anyway," he said. "If there are people there
guarding it to keep people out, they could watch people as they visit."
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park rangers enjoy
greeting the veterans. The memorial was closed, she said, because of an
order to close all park service grounds to protect the sites and keep
visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
"This is not something the park service wanted to do. We'd like to get back to work," Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed Congress, not the
National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group's trip.
"I'm not impressed with Congress' ability or the president," he said.
"They're not showing us much leadership and judgment. It's all
political."
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This is probably the best time to go see the monuments in DC. Id like to see obama try to stop them Vets!Bless em all!!
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the closed World War II Memorial
because of the government shutdown were escorted past the barriers
Tuesday by members of Congress so they could see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for a
previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were opened just
enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he arrived.
Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II but was
never deployed abroad.
"It's unfortunate that this is what happens when they know that there
are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don't have the good
sense to say keep the damn thing open," he said. "These are the guys
that created it."
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War II veterans from
across the country for free to visit the memorial built in their honor
on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard Honor Flight
group, said the trip had been planned for months for a group of 91
veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their chartered plane
left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker and Reps.
Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all Mississippi
Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said Wicker and
Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
"We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here," Palazzo said of moving the barricades. "This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and long-sleeved
t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member of Congress,
she said. She came to the memorial and began taking pictures. Another
lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted the veterans in,
Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue coming to the memorial
to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
"I couldn't believe my eyes," Bachmann said. "It was big buses and a
narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all these veterans standing
here behind police tape and they're prevented from going in to see the
memorial."
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
"I don't really understand why they would have barricaded veterans out
of their own memorial anyway," he said. "If there are people there
guarding it to keep people out, they could watch people as they visit."
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park rangers enjoy
greeting the veterans. The memorial was closed, she said, because of an
order to close all park service grounds to protect the sites and keep
visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
"This is not something the park service wanted to do. We'd like to get back to work," Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed Congress, not the
National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group's trip.
"I'm not impressed with Congress' ability or the president," he said.
"They're not showing us much leadership and judgment. It's all
political."
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Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the closed World War II Memorial
because of the government shutdown were escorted past the barriers
Tuesday by members of Congress so they could see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for a
previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were opened just
enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he arrived.
Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II but was
never deployed abroad.
"It's unfortunate that this is what happens when they know that there
are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don't have the good
sense to say keep the damn thing open," he said. "These are the guys
that created it."
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War II veterans from
across the country for free to visit the memorial built in their honor
on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard Honor Flight
group, said the trip had been planned for months for a group of 91
veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their chartered plane
left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker and Reps.
Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all Mississippi
Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said Wicker and
Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
"We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here," Palazzo said of moving the barricades. "This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and long-sleeved
t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member of Congress,
she said. She came to the memorial and began taking pictures. Another
lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted the veterans in,
Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue coming to the memorial
to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
"I couldn't believe my eyes," Bachmann said. "It was big buses and a
narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all these veterans standing
here behind police tape and they're prevented from going in to see the
memorial."
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
"I don't really understand why they would have barricaded veterans out
of their own memorial anyway," he said. "If there are people there
guarding it to keep people out, they could watch people as they visit."
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park rangers enjoy
greeting the veterans. The memorial was closed, she said, because of an
order to close all park service grounds to protect the sites and keep
visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
"This is not something the park service wanted to do. We'd like to get back to work," Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed Congress, not the
National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group's trip.
"I'm not impressed with Congress' ability or the president," he said.
"They're not showing us much leadership and judgment. It's all
political."
———
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
Korean War veteran Frederick Jenkins, from
Iowa, third from left, poses for a photograph at National World War II
Memorial in Washington Tuesday. Veterans who had traveled from across
the country were allowed to visit the National World War II Memorial
after it had been officially closed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON — Dozens of veterans barricaded outside the
closed World War II Memorial because of the government shutdown were
escorted past the barriers Tuesday by members of Congress so they could
see the monument.
More than 125 veterans from Mississippi and Iowa arrived for
a previously scheduled visit to the memorial Tuesday morning to find it
barricaded by the National Park Service. Several members of Congress
escorted them inside after cutting police tape and moving barriers that
blocked the memorial.
John Kleinschmidt, 87, of Ames, Iowa, said the barriers were
opened just enough for his group to walk through freely by the time he
arrived. Kleinschmidt trained as a flight engineer during World War II
but was never deployed abroad.
“It’s unfortunate that this is what happens when they know
that there are busloads of veterans coming down here, and they don’t
have the good sense to say keep the damn thing open,” he said. “These
are the guys that created it.”
The Honor Flight Network brings groups of World War
II veterans from across the country for free to visit the memorial built
in their honor on an almost daily basis.
Wayne Lennep, a volunteer with the Mississippi Coast Guard
Honor Flight group, said the trip had been planned for months for a
group of 91 veterans as well as family members and escorts. Their
chartered plane left Gulfport, Miss., on Tuesday morning.
The veterans were met at the memorial by Sen. Roger Wicker
and Reps. Steven Palazzo, Alan Nunnelee and Gregg Harper, all
Mississippi Republicans. Other lawmakers joined as well. Lennep said
Wicker and Palazzo have met the veterans on previous trips.
Palazzo told the Mississippi Press of Pascagoula that he moved the barricades.
“We cannot deprive our veterans of coming here,” Palazzo said of moving the barricades. “This is their day.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was out walking in her shorts and
long-sleeved t-shirt when she got a panicked email from another member
of Congress, she said. She came to the memorial and began taking
pictures. Another lawmaker cut the tape, and the lawmakers escorted
the veterans in, Bachmann said. Several lawmakers plan to continue
coming to the memorial to ensure veterans can visit, she said.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Bachmann said. “It was big
buses and a narrow strip of sidewalk, and there were all
these veterans standing here behind police tape and they’re prevented
from going in to see the memorial.”
Lennep said blocking off the memorial seemed excessive.
“I don’t really understand why they would have
barricaded veterans out of their own memorial anyway,” he said. “If
there are people there guarding it to keep people out, they could watch
people as they visit.”
National Park Service spokeswoman Carol Johnson said park
rangers enjoy greeting theveterans. The memorial was closed, she said,
because of an order to close all park service grounds to protect the
sites and keep visitors safe while more than 300 workers are furloughed.
“This is not something the park service wanted to do. We’d like to get back to work,” Johnson said.
Charles Ricketts, a veteran from Ames, Iowa, blamed
Congress, not the National Park Service, for nearly ruining his group’s
trip.
“I’m not impressed with Congress’ ability or the president,”
he said. “They’re not showing us much leadership and judgment. It’s all
political.”
- See more at:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/10/01/veterans-pass-barriers-at-closed-wwii-memorial/#sthash.2tK9KzoQ.dpuf
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