Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Last Friday, President Obama issued an executive order giving the POTUS the authority to completely take over all forms of communication in the U.S. in the case of a national emergency. That includes ALL forms of communication--radio, TV, cable, internet, even short wave radio.

Now the fact that virtually everyone agrees that centralized control of communications is necessary in times of national emergency, for well over a year the Congress has been holding hearings and arguing with one another about whether or not to give the POTUS any kind of authority without their oversight and direction. They were no closer to drafting legislation now than they were when they started the hearings during the 111th Congress.

So Obama took the bull by the horns and issued an order. At least someone in Washington had the cajones to do something widely recognized as necessary. The Congress wasn't ever going to make up its mind.

Some will say that it's just another power grab by a president seeking czar-like power over all aspects of our lives. But of course, there are two sides to every story. If Congress won't act on things, then I'm glad we have a system that permits someone to do something.

So who doesn't like what Obama did? Bucco, where are you when we need you?