U.S.S Cole

This is an update to what is happening in Washington and the Obama Administration.

Late last week, Obama told the judge hearing the case of the man who planned the bombing of the USS Cole to postpone the hearing for 4 more months. The judge denied Obama's order stating that Obama had no jurisdiction in the case and had no authority to order the hearing postponed, furthermore, he stated there was no just cause for the postponement and that the trial would proceed as planned. So, what did Obama do? Thursday afternoon, Obama dropped the charges against the defendant. What he actually did was to drop the charges without prejudice. What this means is the charges can be refiled and the person can go on to be tried at a later date. (Although, with all the things going on in the world, does anyone believe this won't get lost in the fray?)

Does this scare the hell out of anyone but me. The President of the United States purposely sidestepped the rule of law and the separation of powers because the judge had the balls to follow the law. I guess this is what all of the people who voted for Obama wanted when they voted for change. This should scare you. When the President of the United States can circumvent the law, what else is he willing to do when he does not get his way? He stated that he still wants this person tried, but in a civilian court and not by a military tribunal. I thought the Military Tribunal was formed for exactly this purpose.

Please pass this along, everyone, Democrat and Republican, Independent and Libertarian needs to know in what direction this new president is taking us.

Furthermore, the past 4 nominations for cabinet members have had serious tax problems. I.E. They didn't pay them, and still Obama refused to withdrawal his nominations. Also, he has resulted to fear tactics in order to try and push through the stimulus (oops, I'm sorry, the spending) package. Making the comment that if we don't pass the package immediately, The United States may never recover. Who does he think he is talking to? The American people can do anything if the government gets out of their way. There is nothing the Country cannot do if left to the people, but when the government gets involved, it only gets worse. I guess this is the type of change we can expect. Get prepared, tough times are coming. Earl