Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at Dept Homeland S...

[link|http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060307-5.html|http://www.whitehous...3/20060307-5.html]

Section 1. Establishment of a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security.

(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall establish within the Department of Homeland Security (Department) a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (Center).

(b) The Center shall be supervised by a Director appointed by Secretary. The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director) prior to making such appointment.

(c) The Department shall provide the Center with appropriate staff, administrative support, and other resources to meet its responsibilities under this order.

Never mind the lack of separation between church and state. WTF has the Department of Homeland Security got to do with this? Isn't it deliberate, US policy that a depertment only does one thing, otherwise it takes a life of its own and consumes other organisations? Isn't this precisely the Big Government that most people don't want?

E.g. [link|http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040601-1.html|Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and the Small Business Administration] had a similar executive order. There's even a White House [link|http://www.dtiassociates.com/fbciconference/index.cfm|conference] tomorrow on how to apply for private grants, etc.

Basically, Bush wants to privatize the providing of government services.

If you understand this, you understand why Bush wants to continue cutting taxes, why he doesn't care that DHS isn't efficient, etc. A federal govenment that is hamstrung and can't provide services that people need or expect is a "strong argument" for having the private sector do it. Or so he thinks....

Bush's presidency is about fulfilling [link|http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Grover_Norquist|Grover Norquist's vision] of shrinking government so that it can be drowned in a bathtub. Except for the DOD, CIA, NSA, DHS, etc., of course.

My $0.02.

[edit:] typo

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #247,265 by warmachine 3/8/06 6:53:22 PM Reply	Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at Dept Homeland S... [link\|http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060307-5.html\|http://www.whitehous...3/20060307-5.html] Section 1. Establishment of a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall establish within the Department of Homeland Security (Department) a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (Center). (b) The Center shall be supervised by a Director appointed by Secretary. The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (WHOFBCI Director) prior to making such appointment. (c) The Department shall provide the Center with appropriate staff, administrative support, and other resources to meet its responsibilities under this order. Never mind the lack of separation between church and state. WTF has the Department of Homeland Security got to do with this? Isn't it deliberate, US policy that a depertment only does one thing, otherwise it takes a life of its own and consumes other organisations? Isn't this precisely the Big Government that most people don't want? Matthew Greet Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? - Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
Post #247,266 by boxley 3/8/06 6:59:58 PM Reply	gotta have a place for the self righteous rats to report Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #247,267 by Another Scott 3/8/06 7:16:21 PM 3/8/06 9:20:35 PM Reply	It's just a continuation of what he's done before. E.g. [link\|http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040601-1.html\|Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and the Small Business Administration] had a similar executive order. There's even a White House [link\|http://www.dtiassociates.com/fbciconference/index.cfm\|conference] tomorrow on how to apply for private grants, etc. Basically, Bush wants to privatize the providing of government services. If you understand this, you understand why Bush wants to continue cutting taxes, why he doesn't care that DHS isn't efficient, etc. A federal govenment that is hamstrung and can't provide services that people need or expect is a "strong argument" for having the private sector do it. Or so he thinks.... Bush's presidency is about fulfilling [link\|http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Grover_Norquist\|Grover Norquist's vision] of shrinking government so that it can be drowned in a bathtub. Except for the DOD, CIA, NSA, DHS, etc., of course. My $0.02. [edit:] typo Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott March 8, 2006, 09:20:35 PM EST Expand All History
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Post #247,314 by warmachine 3/9/06 7:11:09 AM Reply	Most insightful Matthew Greet Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? - Mark Renton, Trainspotting.

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