In many respects, the Obama Administration's recently proposed 2011 federal budget is fatally flawed. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of homeland security.
The new Obama budget proposes to spend an astonishing $3.8 trillion in 2011 alone. This also includes $2 trillion in new taxes over the next ten years and $8.5 trillion in additional debt over the next decade. Under this plan, the budget deficit in 2010 would hit a record $1.56 trillion with and additional $1.3 trillion next year.
Where does that money go?
Shockingly, it turns out that several key Obama political appointees now in charge of terrorist detainee issues at the Justice Department were lawyers and activists working on behalf of these same detainees before joining the Administration. The Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Neal Katyal - the official responsible for leading the prosecution team against these terrorists - was himself the attorney for Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, before joining the Obama Justice Department.
Another Justice Department official who works on detainee issues, Jennifer Daskal, advocated for Guantanamo detainees before joining the Obama Administration. While an official at the organization Human Rights Watch, Ms. Daskal protested that Guantanamo inmates were allowed only one book in their cell at a time and complained that a "self-styled poet" was only given a pencil for short periods of time. How unfortunate.
Where are our elected representatives like Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) to speak up on our behalf and demand more from our government?
To be "fair", the Obama budget has cuts in these areas too. For example, Border Patrol would be forced to cut its ranks by nearly two hundred agents and the Department of Homeland Security would have to cut spending on border technology due to delayed deployment on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Talk about misplaced priorities!
As our next Congressman for Michigan's Ninth Congressional District, Paul Welday will not stand for such nonsense. As an experienced leader who will bring common sense to the job, Paul Welday will actively fight to protect the safety and security of our citizens. He will put his priority on spending to defend the interests of the American people, not on paying for lawyers for terrorists.
The new Obama budget proposes to spend an astonishing $3.8 trillion in 2011 alone. This also includes $2 trillion in new taxes over the next ten years and $8.5 trillion in additional debt over the next decade. Under this plan, the budget deficit in 2010 would hit a record $1.56 trillion with and additional $1.3 trillion next year.
Where does that money go?
- In the Department of Homeland Security, the Obama budget calls for an additional $200 million to pay for state and local costs of securing terrorism-related trials in places like New York City so terrorists like 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed can be tried in federal district courts rather than in military tribunals.
- The Obama Administration is also proposing an additional $73 million in the Justice Department budget for the transfer and prosecution of detainees remaining at Guantanamo Bay, which the President has promised to close to satisfy a campaign pledge.
Shockingly, it turns out that several key Obama political appointees now in charge of terrorist detainee issues at the Justice Department were lawyers and activists working on behalf of these same detainees before joining the Administration. The Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Neal Katyal - the official responsible for leading the prosecution team against these terrorists - was himself the attorney for Osama bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, before joining the Obama Justice Department.
Another Justice Department official who works on detainee issues, Jennifer Daskal, advocated for Guantanamo detainees before joining the Obama Administration. While an official at the organization Human Rights Watch, Ms. Daskal protested that Guantanamo inmates were allowed only one book in their cell at a time and complained that a "self-styled poet" was only given a pencil for short periods of time. How unfortunate.
Where are our elected representatives like Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) to speak up on our behalf and demand more from our government?
To be "fair", the Obama budget has cuts in these areas too. For example, Border Patrol would be forced to cut its ranks by nearly two hundred agents and the Department of Homeland Security would have to cut spending on border technology due to delayed deployment on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Talk about misplaced priorities!
As our next Congressman for Michigan's Ninth Congressional District, Paul Welday will not stand for such nonsense. As an experienced leader who will bring common sense to the job, Paul Welday will actively fight to protect the safety and security of our citizens. He will put his priority on spending to defend the interests of the American people, not on paying for lawyers for terrorists.
