Obama ignores Law, Encourages Others to do the Same

[poncho]

What you are talking about is compromise. This is the same attitude that permeates the church and why the church is like it is and why the nation is like it is. Absolutes are all but lost in the church and so there goes the nation. The truth is that the Republican party is no better then the Demoicratic party.

I think what OR is saying is the republicans woulda, shoulda, coulda, didn't. But at least they aren't leftists. Sound about right OR?

 

[independentDEM]

so we can do that now?

so we can pick n choose what laws to follow?

is it cool if I don't pay my taxes ? lol

 

[OldRegular]

I think what OR is saying is the republicans woulda, shoulda, coulda, didn't. But at least they aren't leftists. Sound about right OR?

You hit the nail on the flat head, poncho!:thumbsup::thumbs::thumbsup: If we could just do it to the Republicans, get their attention!

 

[OldRegular]

so we can pick n choose what laws to follow?

That seems to be the practice of Obama.

is it cool if I don't pay my taxes ? lol

Only if you are the Secretary of the Treasury!

 

[saturneptune]

What you are talking about is compromise. This is the same attitude that permeates the church and why the church is like it is and why the nation is like it is. Absolutes are all but lost in the church and so there goes the nation. The truth is that the Republican party is no better then the Demoicratic party.

Did you come to the conclusion of your last statement after an in depth analysis? Duhhhhh The trend basically started in 1988, or 24 years ago. Absolutes in the church are one thing, but it will never happen in politics. We are all flawed. That does not negate the fact that some in the past have been better leaders than others, and there is always a person who will do less damage to the nation.

What have you done to change the quality of the nominees from what we have had to deal with in recent elections besides griping every four years?

 

[freeatlast]

Did you come to the conclusion of your last statement after an in depth analysis? Duhhhhh The trend basically started in 1988, or 24 years ago. Absolutes in the church are one thing, but it will never happen in politics. We are all flawed. That does not negate the fact that some in the past have been better leaders than others, and there is always a person who will do less damage to the nation.

What have you done to change the quality of the nominees from what we have had to deal with in recent elections besides griping every four years?

There is a couple kinds of compromise. One is where you give up some of what is right and accept wrong to get some portion of what is right. This is not of the Lord. The other kind is to give up a particular way of acheiving what is right and still end up with the same right. This is of the Lord. In other words in the first you are giving up some good for evil to get some part of good. The second is giving up your idea how to accomplish the good for another idea that accomplishes the same good. The first is taking a different road and ending up in a different place. The second is taking another route and ending up in the place desired.
The last is permissible, but the church is doing the prior as well is the government. As I mentioned I think it was Spurgeon who said if faced with choosing the lessor of two evils, DON'T!

 

[OldRegular]

Meanwhile back at the OP ranch!

Obama has on occasion ignored laws when it is politically advantageous. Now he is encouraging others to do the same. High crimes and misdemeanors?


Officials sound warning over defense cuts, GOP lawmakers claim Obama AWOL

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...damage-military-gop-lawmakers-say-obama-awol/

Published August 01, 2012

Obama administration officials warned Wednesday of dire consequences for the U.S. military if Congress cannot avert scheduled spending cuts, even as Republican lawmakers charged that President Obama has gone AWOL on the issue.
During another day in Washington marked by officials talking past one another, the Obama administration unveiled new details about the potential impact of roughly $110 billion in across-the-board cuts starting Jan. 2. Half would be to the defense budget.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the White House's acting budget chief, Jeff Zients, warned in a hearing that the Navy would be forced to purchase fewer ships and soldiers going to war would receive less training.

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Meanwhile, Republicans have hammered the administration for allegedly trying to "hide the ball" and make the cuts seem less devastating than they are.

Republicans point to two moves by the administration this week. First, the Labor Department advised federal contractors, including defense firms, that they don't have to warn workers about potential layoffs from the cuts -- though a law called the WARN Act mandates such notices go out 60 days in advance, which if followed would happen just before Election Day.

Then the White House budget office said the president would spare military personnel from the automatic cuts.

After the announcement, Republican senators accused the administration of "flailing around" in an attempt to make the massive cut "look less devastating than it actually is."