Suspicious Packages Found On Flights Heading To US
Friday, October 29, 2010
Obama & Democrats pledged in 2008 on putting the wars on the budget, with no more supplemental emergency spending bills to pay for these wars. Funding the wars through supplementals was how Bush & Cheney managed to avoid congressional oversight & public scrutiny.
After close to two years of controlling both Houses of Congress & the WhiteHouse, Democrats are continuing the funding of the wars through supplementals.
What's significant about this?:
When the funding of wars goes 'on budget', congressional committees & subcommittees then hold hearings & investigations into US policies, about US interests around the world, from which the UnitedState's overall foreign & military policies are derived. That's how civilian-control over the US military takes place: Through the citizens' chosen representatives choosing weapons systems & overseeing US military operations & installations, plans & policies, etc.
This doesn't happen with supplemental spending bills.
The nature of them is, "It's an emergency, we're running out of money, give us $80 billion now (that's the magic sum, invariably $80 billion) or you won't be 'supporting the troops'...We'll talk about it later".
"Later" doesn't happen.
The $80 billion ploy is so the American people think they're always talking about the same $80 billion.
Votes the charlatans out. Every last incumbent.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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