"Mutt like me"..

[kaydee457 13]

Awe, he's so cute when he atlks like this....Soooooo keeuel!!! I was so impressed by his sign on the podium he spoke from, from the "Office of the President Elect".....only problem? There's no such office!

But alas, we can be cool again.... and hey Europe listen up! We elected a halfrican american! Do you like us again?

Edited November 8, 2008 by kaydee457

[Beautiful_years 0]

At least racial slurs wont be a problem with this new president, its something we can talk about, not the dreaded no approach topic

[*Robert* 2]

And he said "mutts like me." If you're going to quote someone, at least get it right.

"Obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me," Obama said with a smile. "So whether we're going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household."

And to answer your question... Yes.

[rebeccajo 14]

Facts - 1. Kaydee - 0.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentVi...contentId=24780

Presidential Transition Act of 1963

Public Law 88-277

Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, on one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four

An Act

To promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the Inauguration of a new President.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “President Transition Act of 1963â€

PURPOSE OF THIS ACT

Sec. 2. The Congress declares it to be the purpose of the Act to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the inauguration of a new President. The national interest requires that such transitions in the office of President be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the faithful execution of the laws and in the conduct of the affairs of the Federal Government, both domestic and foreign. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Congress that appropriate actions be authorized and taken to avoid or minimize any disruption. In addition to the specific provisions contained in this Act directed toward that purpose, it is the intent of the Congress that all officers of the Government so conduct the affairs of the Government for which the exercise responsibility and authority as (1) to be mindful of problems occasioned by transitions in the office of President, (2) to take appropriate lawful steps to avoid or minimize disruptions that might be occasioned by the transfer of the executive power, and (3) otherwise to promote orderly transitions in the office of President.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO PRESIDENTS-ELECT AND VICE PRESIDENTS-ELECT

Sec. 3 (a) The Administrator of General Services, referred to hereafter in this Act as “the Administrator,†is authorized to provide, upon request, to each President-elect and each Vice President-elect, for use in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including-

(1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the President-elect, the Vice-President elect, or their designee provided for in subsection (e) of this section, at such place or places within the United States as the President-elect or Vice-President-elect shall designate;

(2) Payment of the compensation of members of office staffs designated by the President-elect or vice-President-elect at rates determined by them not to exceed the rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-18: Provided, That any employee of any agency of any branch of the Government may be detailed to such staffs on a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis with the consent of the head of the agency; and while so detailed such employee shall be responsible only to the President or Vice-President-elect for the performance of his duties: Provided further, That any employee so detailed shall continue to receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for his regular employment, and shall retain the rights and privileges of such employment without interruption. Notwithstanding any other law, persons receiving compensation as members of office staffs under this subsection, other than those detailed from agencies, shall not be held or considered to be employees of the Federal Government except for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal Employee’s Compensation Act, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959;

(3) Payment of expenses for the procurement of services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof for the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for the head of any department by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals;

(4) Payment of travel expenses and subsistence allowances, including rental of Government or hired motor vehicles, found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for persons employed intermittently or for persons serving without compensation by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-2), as may be appropriate;

(5) Communications services found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect;

(6) Payment of expenses for necessary printing and binding, notwithstanding the Act of January 12th, 1895, and the Act of March 1, 1919, as amended (44 U.S.C. 111);

(7) Reimbursement to the postal revenues in amounts equivalent to the postage that would otherwise be payable on mail matter referred to in subsection (d) of this section.

(B) The Administrator shall expend no funds for the provision of services and facilities under this Act in connection with any obligations incurred by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect before the day following the date of the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2, or after the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President.

© The terms “President-elect†and “Vice-President-elect†as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.

(d) Each President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possessions of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President, and such mail matter shall be transmitted as penalty mail as provided n title 39, United States Code, section 4152. Each Vice-President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possession of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him under his written autograph signature in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Vice President.

(e) Each President-elect and Vice-President-elect may designate to the Administrator an assistant authorized to make on his behalf such designations or findings of necessity as may be required in connection with the services and facilities to be provided under this Act. Not more than 10 per centum of the total expenditures under this Act for any President-elect or Vice-President-elect may be made upon the basis of a certificate by him or the assistant designated by him pursuant to this section that such expenditures are classified and are essential to the national security, and that they accord with the provisions of subsections (a), (B), and (d) of this section.

In the case where the President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there shall be no expenditures or funds for the provisions of services and facilities to such incumbent under this Act, and any funds appropriated for such purposes shall be returned to the general funds of the Treasury.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO FORMER PRESIDENTS AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS

Sec. 4. The Administrator is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former President and each former Vice President, for a period not to exceed six months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as President or Vice President, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this act to be provided to Presidents-elect and Vice Presidents-elect. Any person appointed or detailed to serve a former President or former Vice President under authority of this section shall be appointed or detailed in accordance with, and shall be subject to, all of the provisions of section 3 of this Act applicable to persons appointed or detailed under authority of that section. The provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838 3; U.S.C. 102, note), other than subsections (a) and (e) shall not become effective with respect to a former President until six months after the expiration of his term of office as President.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act but not to exceed $900,000 for any one Presidential transition, to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. The President shall include in the budget transmitted to the Congress, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Approved March 7, 1964

Edited November 8, 2008 by rebeccajo

[Teacher Mark 53]

Facts - 1. Kaydee - 0

You're being real generous Rebeccajo. That's just the tally for the past five minutes.

[*Robert* 2]

Facts - 12. Kaydee - 0.

fixx0red!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I'm happy he's thinking of getting a shelter dog

[kaydee457 13]

Facts - 1. Kaydee - 0.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentVi...contentId=24780

Presidential Transition Act of 1963

Public Law 88-277

Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the seventh day of January, on one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four

An Act

To promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the Inauguration of a new President.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “President Transition Act of 1963â€

PURPOSE OF THIS ACT

Sec. 2. The Congress declares it to be the purpose of the Act to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the inauguration of a new President. The national interest requires that such transitions in the office of President be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the faithful execution of the laws and in the conduct of the affairs of the Federal Government, both domestic and foreign. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Congress that appropriate actions be authorized and taken to avoid or minimize any disruption. In addition to the specific provisions contained in this Act directed toward that purpose, it is the intent of the Congress that all officers of the Government so conduct the affairs of the Government for which the exercise responsibility and authority as (1) to be mindful of problems occasioned by transitions in the office of President, (2) to take appropriate lawful steps to avoid or minimize disruptions that might be occasioned by the transfer of the executive power, and (3) otherwise to promote orderly transitions in the office of President.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO PRESIDENTS-ELECT AND VICE PRESIDENTS-ELECT

Sec. 3 (a) The Administrator of General Services, referred to hereafter in this Act as “the Administrator,†is authorized to provide, upon request, to each President-elect and each Vice President-elect, for use in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including-

(1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the President-elect, the Vice-President elect, or their designee provided for in subsection (e) of this section, at such place or places within the United States as the President-elect or Vice-President-elect shall designate;

(2) Payment of the compensation of members of office staffs designated by the President-elect or vice-President-elect at rates determined by them not to exceed the rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-18: Provided, That any employee of any agency of any branch of the Government may be detailed to such staffs on a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis with the consent of the head of the agency; and while so detailed such employee shall be responsible only to the President or Vice-President-elect for the performance of his duties: Provided further, That any employee so detailed shall continue to receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for his regular employment, and shall retain the rights and privileges of such employment without interruption. Notwithstanding any other law, persons receiving compensation as members of office staffs under this subsection, other than those detailed from agencies, shall not be held or considered to be employees of the Federal Government except for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal Employee’s Compensation Act, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959;

(3) Payment of expenses for the procurement of services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof for the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for the head of any department by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals;

(4) Payment of travel expenses and subsistence allowances, including rental of Government or hired motor vehicles, found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for persons employed intermittently or for persons serving without compensation by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-2), as may be appropriate;

(5) Communications services found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect;

(6) Payment of expenses for necessary printing and binding, notwithstanding the Act of January 12th, 1895, and the Act of March 1, 1919, as amended (44 U.S.C. 111);

(7) Reimbursement to the postal revenues in amounts equivalent to the postage that would otherwise be payable on mail matter referred to in subsection (d) of this section.

(B) The Administrator shall expend no funds for the provision of services and facilities under this Act in connection with any obligations incurred by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect before the day following the date of the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2, or after the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President.

© The terms “President-elect†and “Vice-President-elect†as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.

(d) Each President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possessions of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President, and such mail matter shall be transmitted as penalty mail as provided n title 39, United States Code, section 4152. Each Vice-President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possession of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him under his written autograph signature in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Vice President.

(e) Each President-elect and Vice-President-elect may designate to the Administrator an assistant authorized to make on his behalf such designations or findings of necessity as may be required in connection with the services and facilities to be provided under this Act. Not more than 10 per centum of the total expenditures under this Act for any President-elect or Vice-President-elect may be made upon the basis of a certificate by him or the assistant designated by him pursuant to this section that such expenditures are classified and are essential to the national security, and that they accord with the provisions of subsections (a), (B), and (d) of this section.

In the case where the President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there shall be no expenditures or funds for the provisions of services and facilities to such incumbent under this Act, and any funds appropriated for such purposes shall be returned to the general funds of the Treasury.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO FORMER PRESIDENTS AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS

Sec. 4. The Administrator is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former President and each former Vice President, for a period not to exceed six months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as President or Vice President, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this act to be provided to Presidents-elect and Vice Presidents-elect. Any person appointed or detailed to serve a former President or former Vice President under authority of this section shall be appointed or detailed in accordance with, and shall be subject to, all of the provisions of section 3 of this Act applicable to persons appointed or detailed under authority of that section. The provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838 3; U.S.C. 102, note), other than subsections (a) and (e) shall not become effective with respect to a former President until six months after the expiration of his term of office as President.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act but not to exceed $900,000 for any one Presidential transition, to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. The President shall include in the budget transmitted to the Congress, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Approved March 7, 1964

Reb 0, Kaydee 1......

Providing office space and logistical support to facilitate an orderly transition does not make for an elected "Office" such as the "Office of the President", as the President Elect has no authority to govern until inaugurtation......His podium sign implies such authority exists. ONLY ONE PRESIDENT GOVERNS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THIS COUNTRY!

No such elected office exists, period!

Edited November 8, 2008 by kaydee457

[kaydee457 13]

At least racial slurs wont be a problem with this new president, its something we can talk about, not the dreaded no approach topic

Um, I wouldn't try using a similar term to describe him if you're white.....Just my thoughts to you!

[Sister Fracas 5]

Why do I get the feeling if Bush had said this (office of pres-elect, etc), it wouldn't have been a VJ topic...

Edited November 8, 2008 by Sister Fracas

[rebeccajo 14]

Providing office space and logistical support to facilitate an orderly transition does not make for an elected "Office" such as the "Office of the President", as the President Elect has no authority to govern until inaugurtation......His podium sign implies such authority exists. ONLY ONE PRESIDENT GOVERNS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THIS COUNTRY!

No such elected office exists, period!

Just because you didn't know something existed doesn't make it go away, kaydee.

And it would be a really good idea if you didn't get your panties bunched just because you cannot read. The position of "President Elect" is clearly that of a person not yet in power. Therefore his 'office' would hold none. The office is to enable transition. Nothing more and nothing less.

[kaydee457 13]

Providing office space and logistical support to facilitate an orderly transition does not make for an elected "Office" such as the "Office of the President", as the President Elect has no authority to govern until inaugurtation......His podium sign implies such authority exists. ONLY ONE PRESIDENT GOVERNS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THIS COUNTRY!

No such elected office exists, period!

Just because you didn't know something existed doesn't make it go away, kaydee.

And it would be a really good idea if you didn't get your panties bunched just because you cannot read. The position of "President Elect" is clearly that of a person not yet in power. Therefore his 'office' would hold none. The office is to enable transition. Nothing more and nothing less.

Reb...You're simply flat out wrong. You're arguments get more off the wall as time goes on. One cannot debate with you in a rational manner given the absurdity of your statements and your profound ignorance of these subjects.

[rebeccajo 14]

Providing office space and logistical support to facilitate an orderly transition does not make for an elected "Office" such as the "Office of the President", as the President Elect has no authority to govern until inaugurtation......His podium sign implies such authority exists. ONLY ONE PRESIDENT GOVERNS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THIS COUNTRY!

No such elected office exists, period!

Just because you didn't know something existed doesn't make it go away, kaydee.

And it would be a really good idea if you didn't get your panties bunched just because you cannot read. The position of "President Elect" is clearly that of a person not yet in power. Therefore his 'office' would hold none. The office is to enable transition. Nothing more and nothing less.

Reb...You're simply flat out wrong. You're arguments get more off the wall as time goes on. One cannot debate with you in a rational manner given the absurdity of your statements and your profound ignorance of these subjects.

Oops. There I go again being profoundly ignorant.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20...20081009-1.html

[Teacher Mark 53]

Aren't you in the military kaydee? If you are then Obama is going to be your Commander-in Chief!

[kaydee457 13]

Providing office space and logistical support to facilitate an orderly transition does not make for an elected "Office" such as the "Office of the President", as the President Elect has no authority to govern until inaugurtation......His podium sign implies such authority exists. ONLY ONE PRESIDENT GOVERNS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN THIS COUNTRY!

No such elected office exists, period!

Just because you didn't know something existed doesn't make it go away, kaydee.

And it would be a really good idea if you didn't get your panties bunched just because you cannot read. The position of "President Elect" is clearly that of a person not yet in power. Therefore his 'office' would hold none. The office is to enable transition. Nothing more and nothing less.

Reb...You're simply flat out wrong. You're arguments get more off the wall as time goes on. One cannot debate with you in a rational manner given the absurdity of your statements and your profound ignorance of these subjects.

Oops. There I go again being profoundly ignorant.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20...20081009-1.html

Please locate the "Office of the President Elect" from the list provided here......

Oh, BTW you're repeating youself... Your link does not establish an "Office" in the executive branch. It does nothing more than provide for logistical transition from the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT to the PRESIDENT ELECT and his staff....

Federal "Offices"

Edited November 8, 2008 by kaydee457