Drop Foxie!

The fascist, Zionist, neocon billionaire Sam Fox is so close to Bush he even got a nickname: Foxie.

George W. appointed Sam Fox to be the U.S. ambassador to Belgium. The appointment should have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Bush knew he would not have enough votes. So he withdrew Fox's nomination minutes before the Senate was going to vote and appointed him while the Senate was on a one-week Easter break. Recess appointments were intended to give the president flexibility if Congress is out for a lengthy period of time, not to circumvent lawmakers' approval. Withdrawing a nomination minutes before a Senate vote and then appointing the candidate when the Senate is on a one-week vacation is a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution.

What about the recess appointment?

Senator Chris Dodd: “This is underhanded and an abuse of Executive authority – sadly this behavior has become the hallmark of this administration [...] abusing the recess appointment beyond anyone's imagination.”

Senator John Kerry: “Never before has a president used a recess appointment to support a withdrawn nominee. Every time this White House shows that it can't win the game, they just change the rules, our democracy and the Constitution loses.”

Senator Joe Biden: “It is illegal for President Bush to use a recess appointment to install someone whose nomination was no longer even pending before Congress.”

Can anybody doubt that this is a blatant violation of the intent of the framers of the U.S. Constitution? The Senate was ready to vote, Bush withdrew the nomination and when the Senate went in recess for a mere one week, Bush recess appointed Fox, violating the constitution and the laws of the United States of America. Adding another crime and misdemeanor to his impressive list, warranting another ground for impeachment.

Certain recess appointments do not qualify to be paid out of the State Department budget. But if the position has a fixed pay rate, like an ambassadorship, the salary cannot be waived. So Fox cannot be paid and cannot volunteer either! There is no middle way. Either you get paid or you don't. Both options are against the laws of the U.S.

That's not the end of he story! Fox donated 50,000 U.S. dollar to the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” (of course there was nothing swift nor truth in this bunch of criminals) to blacken the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and secure a second term for war criminal and dictator Bush. The “ranger” contributed more than 200,000 USD to the Bush campaign.

Fox is chairman of the Coalition of Jewish Republicans. He is thereby guilty of advocating genocide against the Palestinian people, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

If this fascist dares to appear in Belgium, the Belgian government should dispatch its anti-terrorist commando units to arrest him and deliver him to the International Court in The Hague. Standing accused of violating the U.S. Constitution and advocating genocide.

(Raw Story: State Department won't rule out paying Swift Boat donor Ambassador) (The Washington Post: A Poke in the Eye at Recess)