Bush's Legal Obligation to Tell Congress About $700M for Iraq

[displacedtexan]

Here it is, folks! Everything you ever wanted to know about Bush*'s ILLEGAL diversion of funds(the details are available through the link provided):

Bush's Legal Obligation to Tell Congress About $700M for Iraq

April 21, 2004

Since Bob Woodward disclosed that President Bush in July of 2002 diverted $700 million into Iraq invasion planning without informing Congress, the Bush Administration has failed to provide one shred of evidence to rebuff the charge. According to Woodward, Bush kept Congress "totally in the dark on this" leaving lawmakers with "no real knowledge or involvement." Not only does the Constitution vest the power of the purse with Congress, but whichever of the two supplemental bills passed between 9/11 and July 2001 the President drew the money from had explicit language obligating him to inform key congressional leaders.Unfortunately, instead of opening an investigation, White House allies on Capitol Hill actually told USA Today that the move was acceptable because "the $700 million was small compared" with the overall spending bills.

IF THE WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS TO HAVE USED THE POST-9/11 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL...

BUSH REQUIRED TO TELL CONGRESS, EVEN IF HE USED THE 9/11 SUPPLEMENTAL:
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BUSH DELIBERATELY USED VAGUE LANGUAGE IN DOCUMENTS TO HIDE SECRET MOVE
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SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN SAYS WHITE HOUSE NEVER NOTIFIED HIS COMMITTEE
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BUSH SAID 9/11 BILL FOR NEW YORK AND CURRENT MILITARY OPERATIONS – NOT IRAQ
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IF THE WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS TO HAVE USED THE JULY 2002 SUPPLEMENTAL...

BILL REQUIRED BUSH TO TELL CONGRESS BEFORE MOVING FUNDS
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BILL REQUIRED BUSH TO TELL CONGRESS IF FUNDS GIVEN TO FRONTLINE STATES
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UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY EVIDENCE THEY EVEN MENTIONED IRAQ TO CONGRESS
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THE SUMMER SUPPLEMENTAL WAS SIGNED AFTER SECRET ORDER WAS MADE
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full text:
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=46962

[blm]

1. Excellent. Thanks displacedtexan.

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[displacedtexan]

2. Sen. Byrd is the key here, which explains the BFEE smear against him.

I wondered where this Byrd smearing was coming from lately. Now, it's obvious: Byrd chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee.

[Richardo]

4. Well he may be the ranking minority member but he doesn't chair...

...'til the Dems get the Senate back!

[indepat]

3. GWB has no stinkin' obligation to tell the Congress nor anyone else

anything he doesn't want to tell: dictators and emperors are just not inclined to do that.

[Harrumph]

5. And yesterday on CNN.....

I heard Wolf Blitzered say the money had been 're-programmed'!! WTF how do you re-program money?