President Obama's Private Army

Do you remember when President Obama said we needed a Civilian Defense force outside of the military that is as strong and as equally trained?  Well here it is:

"Secretary Clinton Announces Civilian Response Corps Reaches 1,000 Members at Its Two-Year Anniversary Mark"

The Civilian Response Corps brings together civilian federal employees who are specially trained and equipped to deploy rapidly to prevent conflict or provide post-conflict and stabilization assistance to countries in crisis or emerging from conflict. Composed of both Active and Standby components, the Corps is an innovative partnership that leverages a wide range of expertise and experience from an unprecedented partnership of federal departments and agencies: Department of State; U.S. Agency for International Development; and Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Justice. 

If we have a military why do we need a Civilian Response Corps?  Answer, the military is sworn to uphold the constitution, the CRP reports to the Secretary of State, who works for the President. This is just the groundwork for Obama's own private army.

Read the Full Story Here: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/07/144656.htm

Elena Kagan Should Not Be Confirmed To THe Supreme Court

We need a Supreme Court Justice with experience in application of the law, not just an academic view of it.

While most people cite Elana Kagan having never been a judge as a reason to disqualify her, I do not think that is the only reason. In fact, I really believe we need non-judges on the court, just like we have needed minorities and women on it. Personally I would love to see a strong constitutional attorney or a member of the military’s Judge Advocate General Corps appointed to the Supreme Court. The retiring Justice Stevens is the last member of the court to have served in the military. With all of the terror trials still looming, and whether federal vs. military trials should be used, I think we need a judge with some military experience.

When you look at Elena Kagan’s record she only has 2 years with a law firm. She spent to years clerking for judges, and until she became solicitor general, she has spent her entire time in legal academia, from University of Chicago as a professor, to Harvard Law Professor, to Dean of Harvard Law School. She has spent very little time trying cases, or writing any substantive works regarding any aspect of the law. The only issue she has really made herself a name for was getting the military kicked out of Harvard Law School. Her opinion on the law is a virtual secret.

Elena Kagan isn’t inexperienced because she was never a judge; she is inexperienced because she hasn’t done anything of significance outside of academia.