Democrats and Democracy - An Impossible Couple

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Here is a partial list:
1 Legislative branch
2 Judicial branch
3 Executive branch
3.1 Executive Office of the President
3.2 United States Department of Agriculture
3.3 United States Department of Commerce
3.4 United States Department of Defense
3.5 United States Department of Education
3.6 United States Department of Energy
3.7 United States Department of Health and Human Services
3.8 United States Department of Homeland Security
3.8.1 Agencies
3.8.2 Offices
3.8.3 Management
3.8.4 National Protection and Programs
3.8.5 Science and Technology
3.8.5.1 Portfolios
3.8.5.2 Divisions
3.8.5.3 Offices and Institutes
3.9 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
3.9.1 Agencies
3.9.2 Offices
3.9.3 Corporation
3.10 United States Department of the Interior
3.11 United States Department of Justice
3.12 United States Department of Labor
3.12.1 Agencies and Bureaus
3.13 Other
3.13.1 Boards
3.13.2 Offices
3.14 United States Department of State
3.14.1 Agencies and Bureaus
3.14.1.1 Reporting to the Secretary
3.14.1.2 Reporting to the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
3.14.1.3 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
3.14.1.4 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
3.14.1.5 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
3.14.1.6 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management
3.14.1.7 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs
3.14.1.8 Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
3.14.2 Permanent Diplomatic Missions
3.15 United States Department of Transportation
3.15.1 Agencies
3.16 United States Department of the Treasury
3.16.1 Agencies and Bureaus
3.16.2 Offices
3.17 United States Department of Veterans Affairs
3.17.1 Agencies
3.17.2 Boards and offices
4 Independent agencies and government-owned corporations
4.1 Article I, Section 4
4.1.1 Elections
4.2 Article I, Section 8
4.2.1 Administrative agencies
4.2.2 Agricultural agencies
4.2.3 Commerce regulatory agencies
4.2.4 Education agencies
4.2.5 Energy and science agencies
4.2.6 Foreign investment agencies
4.2.7 Interior agencies
4.2.8 Justice agencies
4.2.9 Labor agencies
4.2.10 Monetary and financial agencies
4.2.11 Postal agencies
4.2.12 Retirement agencies
4.2.13 Federal Property and Seat of Government agencies
4.2.14 Transportation agencies
4.2.15 Volunteerism agencies
4.3 Article II, Section 1
4.3.1 Defense and Security agencies
4.4 Article IV, Section 3
4.4.1 Territories
4.5 Amendment 14
4.5.1 Civil Rights
5 Proposed government-owned corporation
6 Inspectors general
7 Boards and commissions
8 Chartered organizations
9 Quasi-official agencies
10 Private regulatory corporations
10.1 Government entities created by acts but are independent or other entities
11 Government-sponsored enterprises
12 Other
13 Historic or renamed agencies
14 See also
15 External links
Legislative branch[edit]
Seal of the United States Congress.svg
Main article: United States Congress
Agencies within the legislative branch:

Architect of the Capitol
United States Botanic Garden
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Government Printing Office
Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service
United States Copyright Office
Office of Compliance
United States Capitol Guide Service
United States Capitol Police
Judicial branch[edit]
Seal of the United States Supreme Court.svg
Main article: United States federal courts
Agencies within the judicial branch:

Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Federal Judicial Center
Judicial Conference of the United States
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services
United States Sentencing Commission
Executive branch[edit]
Main article: United States federal executive departments
Executive Office of the President[edit]
Seal Of The President Of The United States Of America.svg
Main article: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Agencies within the Executive Office of the President:

Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
Domestic Policy Council
National Economic Council
National Security Council
Office of Administration
Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the President
Office of the First Lady
Office of the First Children
Office of the First Family's Members
Office of the Vice President
President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
President's Intelligence Oversight Board
President's Intelligence Advisory Board
United States Trade Representative
White House Office
White House Military Office
United States Department of Agriculture[edit]
US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg
Main article: United States Department of Agriculture
Agencies within the Department of Agriculture:

Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Economic Research Service
Farm Service Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Foreign Agricultural Service
Forest Service
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
4-H
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Risk Management Agency
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Rural Business and Cooperative Programs
Office of Rural Development
Research, Education and Economics
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
United States Department of Commerce[edit]
US-DeptOfCommerce-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Commerce
Agencies within the Department of Commerce:

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Industry and Security
Census Bureau
Economic Development Administration
Economics and Statistics Administration
Export Enforcement
Import Administration
International Trade Administration
Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
Invest in America
Manufacturing and Services
Marine and Aviation Operations
Market Access and Compliance
Minority Business Development Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Commissioned Corps
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic Service
National Weather Service
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Patent and Trademark Office
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Technical Information Service
Trade Promotion and the U.S. And Foreign Commercial Service
United States Department of Defense[edit]
United States Department of Defense Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Defense
Agencies within the Department of Defense:

Department of the Army
United States Army
Army Intelligence and Security Command
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of the Navy
United States Navy
Office of Naval Intelligence
U.S. Naval Academy
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
Department of the Air Force
United States Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
Joint Chiefs of Staff
J-2 Intelligence
National Guard Bureau
Natural Disaster and Disaster Help Program
J-2 Intelligence Directorate
Air National Guard
Army National Guard
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Commissary Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Management Agency
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Clandestine Service
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Defense Security Service
Defense Technical Information Center
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Missile Defense Agency
National Security Agency
Central Security Service
National Reconnaissance Office
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
United States Pentagon Police
American Forces Information Service
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Defense Human Resources Activity
Office of Economic Adjustment
TRICARE Management Activity
Washington Headquarters Services
West Point Military Academy
United States Department of Education[edit]
Main article: United States Department of Education
The Main Agencies, E. And Offices Of The United States Department Of Education Are As Listed Below:





2013 Department of Education Structure
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO)
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Office of Inspector General
Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs (OLCA)
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Office of Educational Technology (OET)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of Management
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Budget Service
Risk Management Service
Office of the Under Secretary (OUS)
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA)
President's Advisory Board on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHITCU)
President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU)
Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) / Chief Operating Officer
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
Office of Migrant Education (OME)
Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS)
Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA)
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Office of Innovation and Improvement
Associated federal organizations
Advisory Councils and Committees
National Assessment Governing Board (NAG[1]
National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE)
Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
National Board for Education Sciences
National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Federally aided organizations
Gallaudet University
Howard University
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
United States Department of Energy[edit]
US-DeptOfEnergy-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Energy
List of agencies within the Department of Energy:

Energy Information Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Laboratories & Technology Centers
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
National Nuclear Security Administration
Power Marketing Administrations:
Bonneville Power Administration
Southeastern Power Administration
Southwestern Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration
United States Department of Health and Human Services[edit]
US-DeptOfHHS-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services:

Administration on Aging
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Foundation
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Epidemic Intelligence Service
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Food and Drug Administration
Reagan-Udall Foundation
Health Resources and Services Administration
Patient Affordable Healthcare Care Act Program {to be implemented fully in 2014}
Independent Payment Advisory Board
Indian Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
National Health Intelligence Service
Public Health Service
Federal Occupational Health
Office of the Surgeon General
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
United States Department of Homeland Security[edit]
US Department of Homeland Security Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Homeland Security
Agencies[edit]
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA Corps
U.S. Fire Administration
National Flood Insurance Program
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Transportation Security Administration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
United States Coast Guard (Transfers to Department of Defense during declared war or national emergency)
Coast Guard Intelligence
National Ice Center
United States Ice Patrol
United States Customs and Border Protection
Office of Air and Marine
Office of Border Patrol
U.S. Border Patrol
Border Patrol Intelligence
Office of Field Operations
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Secret Service
Secret Service Intelligence Service
Offices[edit]
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Office of Health Affairs
Office of Component Services
Office of International Affairs and Global Health Security
Office of Medical Readiness
Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Office of Operations Coordination
Office of Policy
Homeland Security Advisory Council
Office of International Affairs
Office of Immigration Statistics
Office of Policy Development
[2]
Office of Strategic Plans
Private Sector Office
Management[edit]
Directorate for Management
National Protection and Programs[edit]
National Protection and Programs Directorate
Federal Protective Service
Office of Cybersecurity and Communications
National Communications System
National Cyber Security Division
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
Office of Emergency Communications
Office of Infrastructure Protection
Office of Risk Management and Analysis
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT)
Science and Technology[edit]
Science and Technology Directorate
Environmental Measurements Laboratory → National Urban Security Technology Laboratory
Portfolios[edit]
Innovation/Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
Office of Research
Office of National Laboratories
Office of University Programs
Program Executive Office, Counter Improvised Explosive Device
Office of Transition
Commercialization Office
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement Office
Product Transition Office
Safety Act Office
Technology Transfer Office
Divisions[edit]
Border and Maritime Security Division
Chemical and Biological Division
Command, Control and Interoperability Division
Explosives Division
Human Factors Division
Infrastructure/Geophysical Division
Offices and Institutes[edit]
Business Operations Division
Executive Secretariat Office
Human Capital Office
Key Security Office
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Planning and Management
Corporate Communications Division
Interagency and First Responders Programs Division
International Cooperative Programs Office
Operations Analysis Division
Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute
Strategy, Policy and Budget Division
Special Programs Division
Test & Evaluation and Standards Division
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development[edit]
Main article: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Agencies
 Federal Housing Administration
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Offices
 Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HUD)
Departmental Enforcement Center
Office of Community Planning and Development
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Office of Field Policy and Management
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Office of Labor Relations
Office of Policy Development and Research
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Corporation Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
United States Department of the Interior
Main article: United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
Office of Insular Affairs
Office of Surface Mining
National Mine Map Repository
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of Justice[edit]
Main article: United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
Asset Forfeiture Program
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Civil Division
Civil Rights Division
Community Oriented Policing Services
Community Relations Service
Criminal Division
Diversion Control Program
Drug Enforcement Administration
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Executive Office for United States Trustees
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
UNICOR
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
INTERPOL - United States National Central Bureau
Justice Management Division
National Crime Information Center
National Drug Intelligence Center
National Institute of Corrections
National Security Division
Office of the Associate Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of Dispute Resolution
Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
Office of Information Policy
Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Community Capacity Development Office
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Policy
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Office of Professional Responsibility
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of Special Counsel
Office of Tribal Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
Tax Division
United States Attorneys
United States Marshals
United States Parole Commission
United States Trustee Program
United States Department of Labor[edit]
US-DeptOfLabor-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Labor
Agencies and Bureaus[edit]
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (DOL)
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Employment and Training Administration
Job Corps
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Wage and Hour Division
Women's Bureau
Wirtz Labor Library
Boards[edit]
Administrative Review Board
Benefits Review Board
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
Office of Administrative Law Judges
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Office of the Solicitor
Office of Worker's Compensation Program
Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
United States Department of State[edit]
Department of state.svg
Main article: United States Department of State
Agencies and Bureaus[edit]
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Reporting to the Secretary[edit]
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau of Legislative Affairs
Office of the Legal Adviser
Reporting to the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources[edit]
Executive Secretariat
Office of the Chief of Protocol
Office for Civil Rights
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator
Office of Global Criminal Justice
Policy Planning Staff
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security[edit]
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs[edit]
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs[edit]
Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management[edit]
Bureau of Administration
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Office of Overseas Citizens Services
Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS)
Diplomatic Security Service (DSS)
Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)
Bureau of Human Resources
Family Liaison Office
Bureau of Information Resource Management
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Bureau of Resource Management
Foreign Service Institute
Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs[edit]
Bureau of African Affairs
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs[edit]
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Bureau of International Information Programs
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Historian
Office of Policy, Planning and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Permanent Diplomatic Missions[edit]
United States Mission to the African Union
United States Mission to ASEAN
United States mission to the Arab League
United States mission to the Council of Europe (and to all other European Agencies)
United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
United States Mission to the European Union
United States Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization
United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
United States Mission to the Organization of American States
United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
United States Mission to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva
United States Observer Mission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United States Department of Transportation[edit]
US-DeptOfTransportation-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Transportation
Agencies[edit]
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
St. Lawrence Seaway System
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
St. Lawrence Seaway Economic Development Corporation
Surface Transportation Board
United States Department of the Treasury[edit]
US-DeptOfTheTreasury-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of the Treasury
Agencies and Bureaus[edit]
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Federal Consulting Group
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Internal Revenue Service
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
Office of Financial Stability
United States Mint
Offices[edit]
Office of Domestic Finance
Office of Economic Policy
Office of International Affairs
Office of Tax Policy
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
Treasurer of the United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs[edit]
US-DeptOfVeteransAffairs-Seal.svg
Main article: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Agencies[edit]
National Cemetery Administration
Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans Health Administration
Boards and offices[edit]
Board of Veterans' Appeals
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Center for Minority Veterans
Center for Veterans Enterprise
Center for Women Veterans
Office of Advisory Committee Management
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
Office of Survivors Assistance
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Veterans Service Organizations Liaison
Independent agencies and government-owned corporations[edit]
Main articles: Independent agencies of the United States government and Government-owned corporation#United_States
Article I, Section 4[edit]
Elections[edit]
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Election Commission
Article I, Section 8[edit]
Administrative agencies[edit]
Administrative Conference of the United States
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of the Federal Register
Office of Personnel Management
Federal Executive Institute
Combined Federal Campaign
Agricultural agencies[edit]
Farm Credit Administration
Commerce regulatory agencies[edit]
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Housing Finance Board
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
United States International Trade Commission
Education agencies[edit]
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Helen Keller National Center
Institute of Museum and Library Services
International Broadcasting Bureau
National Constitution Center
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Energy and science agencies[edit]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
United States Antarctic Program
United States Arctic Program
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of the Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Foreign investment agencies[edit]
African Development Foundation
Inter-American Foundation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
United States Agency for International Development
Interior agencies[edit]
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Environmental Protection Agency
Justice agencies[edit]
Merit Systems Protection Board
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Special Counsel
Labor agencies[edit]
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Compliance
Monetary and financial agencies[edit]
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Federal Reserve System
United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
National Credit Union Administration
Central Liquidity Facility
Small Business Administration
Postal agencies[edit]
Military Postal Service Agency
Postal Regulatory Commission
United States Postal Service
Retirement agencies[edit]
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Railroad Retirement Board
Social Security Administration
Federal Property and Seat of Government agencies[edit]
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
General Services Administration
National Capital Planning Commission
Transportation agencies[edit]
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Federal Maritime Commission
National Transportation Safety Board
Volunteerism agencies[edit]
Corporation for National and Community Service
Peace Corps
Article II, Section 1[edit]
Defense and Security agencies[edit]
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Selective Service System
Article IV, Section 3[edit]
Territories[edit]
Panama Canal Commission (former)
Amendment 14[edit]
Civil Rights[edit]
Commission on Civil Rights
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Council on Disability
Proposed government-owned corporation[edit]
Strategic Economic and Energy Development
Inspectors general[edit]
Inspector General - full list U.S. Inspectors General
Boards and commissions[edit]
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (United States Access Board)
Arctic Research Commission
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Chief Acquisition Officers Council
Chief Financial Officers Council
Chief Human Capital Officers Council
Chief Information Officers Council
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (United States Helsinki Commission)
Commission on Wartime Contracting (Will sunset when announced (currently not announced) )
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Defense Acquisition University
Delaware River Basin Commission
Denali Commission
Endangered Species Committee
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federal Advisory Committees
Federal Executive Boards
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Financing Bank
Federal Geographic Data Committee
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
Federal Interagency Committee on Education
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission
Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Interagency Alternate Dispute Resolution Working Group
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
Joint Fire Science Program
Marine Mammal Commission
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Mississippi River Commission
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Interagency Fire Center
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
National Park Foundation
Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Northwest Power Planning Council)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Preserve America
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
Presidents Management Council
Presidio Trust
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Regulatory Service Center (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs)
Social Security Advisory Board
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans Day National Committee
Vietnam Educational Foundation
White House Commission on Presidential Scholars (Presidential Scholars Program)
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
YMCA of America Inc.
YWCA of America Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
American Red Cross
American Red Crescent Movement
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of the USA
National Ski Patrol
National Academy of the Sciences
Legal Services Corporation
Smithsonian Institution
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
State Justice Institute
United States Institute of Peace
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Brand USA
Graduate School USDA
Graduate School USA
Private regulatory corporations[edit]
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
National Futures Association
Government entities created by acts but are independent or other entities[edit]
American Institute in Taiwan
COMSAT
Cotton Incorporated
Dairy Management Inc.
In-Q-Tel
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation
Washington National Cathedral
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
National Consumer Cooperative Bank
National Corporation for Housing Partnerships
National Endowment for Democracy
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation
The Financing Corporation
Sister Cities International
Twin Cities International
United States Olympic Committee (also chartered)
United States National Paralympic Committee
United States Anti-Doping Agency
Government-sponsored enterprises[edit]
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Think Twice Before Believing ONE WORD From Federal Gov't About Cliven Bundy Assault

Harry Reid Caught Attempting to Use Bundy Land For COMMUNIST CHINESE Project

    In what has become commonplace in the cesspool of DC, Democrat Harry Reid was embarrassed this week, when it was discovered he and his son were conspiring to use the disputed Bundy grazing land in Nevada for $5 Billion solar energy project that would benefit the COMMUNIST CHINESE.
     The Nevada Senator has a history of attacking what he calls 1%'ers which refers to people that work hard and achieve success, never intending to answer for his corruption and collusion.

    Massive Federal  Compound, hastily assembled to intimidate the Bundy family and thousands of supporters that flocked to rural Nevada and stood up to the criminal government action.

    Many wondered what the hidden agenda was in the escalating standoff, when a BLM staffer leaked document detailing the secret second agenda, collapsing the federal abuse and power grab.

    Not surprisingly, FACEBOOK keeps blocking and taking down You Tube videos which show the surrender and withdrawal of heavily armed, brutally turned out, BLM thugs.
    Sunday Drudge Report claims the Harry Reid, Communist Chinese deal had fallen through.

    You can find it, temporarily, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XqdQjTflc

To What End Has the Federal Government Set Up This NO WIN Situation?

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

      When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

       The federal government is incrementally and intentionally becoming a totalitarian socialist regime, bent on the total destruction of civil rights, civil liberties and freedom. Not a week goes by that another outrage against the first, fourth and other Amendments of the US Constitution are not reported, perpetrated by armed thugs, hiding behind federal power.

       The headlong dash to repression, control through fear and backed up by machine gun toting thugs in body armor, has become the rule, instead of the exception. No longer can the leaders of our dysfunctional federal branch claim that these assaults on liberty are rare, or easily explained away. No longer does the federal government deserve the benefit of the doubt when horrendous violations of privacy, personal liberty, and the rule of law occur.

       One has to wonder if a regime so blind to their behavior is capable of looking ahead and understanding the inevitable result of these actions. So often government functionaries, bent on carrying out the agenda of the Obama regime, find themselves at a loss for what's next. With no concept that actions have consequences, these functionaries simply stagger along, constantly violating privacy, civil rights and common decency, with no clue as to how their actions are bringing about the next great purge.

      Obamacare was a shot across America's bow and subverting the strength of our country, which is our constitution and faith in the rule of law. The USSC simply ignored all legal precedent and invented a decision that makes up law and violates the truth. The result is a country further divided by a repressive government and a despotic chief executive.

      Today, in Nevada, armed thugs, under the cover of federal jurisdiction, have imposed an idiotic and embarrassing restriction on the First Amendment rights of US Citizens, by banning free speech, unless such speech is restricted to an arbitrary, yellow taped area, set aside to allow people speak freely. The insanity of these actions is exceeded only by the ignorance of those responsible.

       What need does the Bureau of Land Management have for snipers and SWAT teams? What legal right does the BLM have to order people, at gunpoint, to cease photographing the landscape, on a public road? Beyond ignorance, what realistic agenda is furthered by these illegal and objectionable actions?

       The BLM is clearly spoiling to use their snipers against American citizens. Their brutality, disgusting ignorance of the Constitution and unfettered desire to militarize the government AGAINST the citizens is as obvious as it is juvenile. Given unchecked funds, massive firepower and little, to no oversight, the urchins of the federal branch seem desperate to shoot someone, anyone, to prove they can.
      

       Federal snipers with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) trained guns on members of a family yesterday after they dared to stop and take video footage of cattle outside the bounds of a designated “First Amendment Area,” before arresting one of the men for non-compliance.

       The cattle were being rounded up by BLM officers as part of a crackdown on Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who has refused to pay “grazing fees” demanded by the feds as a result of a re-classification of 600,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Clark County which Bundy claims has been in his family for generations.

 In a scene that can only be described as something that you would witness in a third world country, and not in America, the so-called land of the free. Pete Santilli captured the Federal goons of the BLM, throwing down a 57 yr old woman with Cancer to the ground, a pregnant woman attacked by k9 dogs, and one of the Bundy family members being Tased 3 times. All because the Bundy Family saw a convoy of dump trucks and backhoe’s that they assumed were there to burry the cattle that the feds were killing in the process of rounding them up with helocopters.
 http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2014/04/must-see-video-feds-assault-bundy-ranch-protesters-with-tasers-and-k9-dogs-2935342.html

       There is a hard fact of life in America that will not please the thugs and their bosses. Americans are far more likely to simply refuse to comply, than to lie down and let thugs, imbeciles and despots destroy America. The tipping point is coming and the outcome will not please the elitist snobs, power hungry insiders and corrupt operatives of the regime.

       It may be time to, Just Say No.

TEA Party of Florida Chairman Meets With Former and Current Candidate for Governor, Charlie Crist

      Had a fortuitous meeting with Former and current candidate for Florida Governor, Charlie Crist this morning.
      It was a great opportunity to make the case on behalf of the TEA Party of Florida, for a reversal of the ongoing expansion of Florida government, and a plea that whomever will be our next Governor understand our commitment to have the boot of the federal government off of the necks of Florida working families.                                 
                                                             
      Governor Crist was polite, interested and listened, promising to give our position serious thought.
That is about as much as we can expect. We've stated our position, respectfully and sincerely, and hope our elected officials have the integrity to act honestly.
     The former Florida Governor, knows that the many in the TEA Party withheld support from John McCain and Mitt Romney due to a lack of conservative fiscal values. To win in November, any candidate has to capture a significant number of TEA Party votes because Florida is a 45-45 state and the other ten percent change the outcome.

Is 2016 Shaping Up Like 1980?

Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee Leading in Early Polling

     It should come as no surprise that America's sensible sixty percent favor strong, focused men of integrity, over Johnny-come-lately pretty boy, contenders. That the evidence is so strong, so early is a bit of a surprise, as the left wing and their lap dog media are so focused on the meme that the right has no one to which to turn, in order to end the socialist, left tilt plaguing America.
     Rand Paul brings youthful exuberance and charisma to the table, while Governor Mike Huckabee brings experience, decency and charm. Together they would be unstoppable and the TEA Party urges Americans to look these two over and speak up.

 
     In the age of pessimism, Huckabee brings a breath of fresh air to the debate. Rand Paul brings a stoic, strength that refutes all the ugliness that has enveloped the democrat party, as they scream headlong toward a Clinton nomination, fraught with even more ugliness.

Obama Plays the Nuclear Card on Vladimir Putin.

Main Stream Media IGNORES Obama Misspelling "RESPECT"

The Death of Free Speech

     Remember when Muslim terrorists attacked the US Embassy in Benghazi?
     Were you amazed at the speed with which the Obama Regime invented the lie about an obscure You Tube video "insulting" militant Muslims, who then, organically congregated and congealed into a virulent massive protest, result0ing in the murder of a US Ambassador and three American citizens?
     Remember the ferocity with which Obama attacked free speech as the culprit?
     The First Amendment is under constant and viscous attack by the Obama Regime. Their intent is to undermine our most precious right, by redefining everything in political terms, to destroy our right to speak. Free speech has become so inconvenient for the far left, progressives, that they believe it must go away, or threaten their political viability.
     In his six years in the White House, Barack Obama has failed to defend any basic Constitutional right, choosing to attack our basic freedoms for political gain. His regime constantly attacks those who dare to speak in opposition to any of the destructive agenda items on their docket, using the DOJ, IRS and NSA to subvert freedom in favor of silence.   
      
    This week, a member of the FCC shared the intent of the regime to place federal "monitors" in every news room, to guarantee that their message be clearly and preferentially broadcast, at the expense of the truth. Once this scheme was disclosed, the resulting outcry temporarily quelled the plan but not permanently.

      The FCC jumped the shark with its outrageous plan to police America's newsrooms. This grasp for a new mission signals an agency that has outlived its purpose. We have a better idea: Just scrap the FCC.

Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/022114-690862-with-no-mission-left-the-fcc-should-be-abolished.htm#ixzz2u3mEsuiJ

     For the progressive left to win in 2014, the government must partially, if not totally silence all opposition voices. Their intentions mirror the worst of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and Castro's Cuba.
     One FOXNews Commentator, Greta VanSustern,  responded to the obnoxious, intrusive and clearly unconstitutional questions asked by the politically connected, polling company used to begin the process of determining how much censorship was necessary to control the news.

     The FCC announced on Friday that it would back off its planned study of U.S. newsrooms in which monitors would be dispatched to gather information on how they operate. Even so, Greta Van Susteren on Friday decided to answer the questionnaire that would have been included in the study as honestly as she could.

The first question: “What is the news philosophy of the station?”
Van Susteren’s answer: “None of your business, read the Constitution.”

Question No. 2: “How much news does your station air every day?”
“Watch and figure it out yourself, I’m not doing your work for you,” she responded.

The third question from the proposed FCC study: “Who decides which stories are covered?”
Van Susteren’s familiar answer: “None of your business, read the Constitution.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/21/watch-greta-van-susteren-answers-proposed-fcc-questionnaire-for-newsrooms-and-nails-it/

     As is typical, the mainstream media hold their hands over their mouths, afraid to speak out for fear of being ostracized, persecuted and attacked by the IRS and DOJ, who have shown no restraint at carrying out political witch hunts, on Obama's behalf. There has never been a Department of Justice so thoroughly politicized as under Eric Holder, nor an IRS as corrupt as under Obama.
     The TEA Party of Florida calls upon the Obama Regime to cease this all out attack on freedom, remove the offending officials from power and disclose all of their crimes against the Constitution and introduce realisitc remedies to make sure this never happens again.

Guarding Free Elections in America Under Attack

     The new progressive attack strategy seems to include attacks against freedom on many fronts. Activists regularly attack gun rights, freedom of speech and now religion, as well as the guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure.
     Among the many pronged attack, anti-freedom activists are engaged in an all out assault on free elections. Most probably because the left is discovering they will lose most fairly held elections. In recent years, Al Franken was installed in the US Senate after months of "recounting" votes until the result changed to suit the progressive left. No one will forget election canvassing boards in largely democrat counties, in Florida, redefining a "legal" vote, over and over again, in search of the best result.
     One of the prongs of the attack on free elections is negating voter ID laws and in a stunning bit of hypocrisy, the NAACP is requiring people show photo ID to attend a March against Photo ID to vote!
 
The NAACP is planning a peaceful march to protest the requirement of voter ID laws. In a flyer sent out entitled “Important Do’s and Don’ts for Marchers,” some very responsible marching elements are listed for people's safety.
The most ironic recommendation on the list comes half way down, where march coordinators tell recipients: 

“DO bring photo identification (driver's license, passport or other valid photo ID) with you and keep it on your persons at all times.”

 

After TEA Party Push Back, Boehner Appears to Turn Away From Amnesty Deal

     Given the reality of a serious push to topple him, Speaker of the House John Boehner appears to have taken heed of the virulent TEA Party opposition to the President's newest favorite legislation, amnesty for illegal aliens.
 
     Boehner appeared to favor caving in to another failed progressive demand, this one to legalize the 22 million, plus illegal aliens crowding the job market, driving down wages, burdening public education and health care and demanding a catalog of concessions they have no standing to request.
     House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that until President Obama proves he’s serious about enforcing immigration laws, it will be difficult to get a bill through the House this year — dealing a potentially fatal blow to the chances for action in 2014.
“Listen, there’s widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws. And it’s going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes,” the Ohio Republican told reporters at his weekly press conference.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/6/boehner-says-no-immigration-deal-until-obama-enfor/#ixzz2sZaZQxuJ

    

Gutfield on Obama

“IMPEACH OBAMA” T-Shirts and Displaying American Flag Deemed Illegal by Town

     The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a strategic partner of The Save America Foundation based in Clearwater, Florida, announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Town of Campbell, Wisconsin’s ordinance which police are enforcing to prohibit citizens from displaying the American Flag and wearing t-Shirts which call for the impeachment of President Obama on the highway overpass managed by the Town.  Joining TMLC as local co-counsel is La Crosse, WI. lawyer Bernardo Cueto.
 
      Erin Mersino, a TMLC attorney handling the case, said, “Viewpoint discrimination is one of the most harmful threats to our freedom of speech.  The answer to contempt of a certain viewpoint is not to silence that viewpoint, but to invite more speech and create a discourse.  That is one of the most fundamental tenets of our Republic.  The ordinance at issue turns the public sidewalk on the overpass, which is otherwise open to the public into a dead speech zone.”
The lawsuit claims that the Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly have been violated and that the Ordinance is unconstitutional on its face and as applied by the police. Because the Plaintiffs wish to continue their constitutionally protected speech, they asked the Court to enter a Preliminary Injunction banning further enforcement of the ordinance during the pendency of the lawsuit.
Gregory Luce is a Catholic who is pro-life and opposes President Obama for many reasons including the President’s actions in support of abortion.  On October 24, 2013, Luce along with a few of his supporters appeared on the pedestrian overpass wearing t-shirts that collectively spelled out “IMPEACH” on one side and “OBAMA” on the backside. A Town of Campbell police officer confronted Luce and his supporters and ordered them to leave or receive citations.  Luce and his supporters left as ordered.  This police action also thwarted a similarly planned demonstration by Luce on public land 100 feet from the overpass in question, which was also prohibited by the challenged ordinance.
Plaintiff Nicholas Newman is a patriotic American.  On October 27, 2013, Newman appeared on the overpass in question carrying an American Flag to express his pride for his country and the ideals on which it was founded.   Police issued Newman a citation for displaying the American Flag in violation of the ordinance, which carries a fine of $139.00.
 http://www.saveamericafoundation.com/2014/02/03/impeach-obama-t-shirts-and-displaying-american-flag-deemed-illegal-by-town-tmlc-files-federal-lawsuit/

Chuck Schummer, Always A TEA Party Enemy, Suggests Using the IRS and "Election Reform" to "Crush" the TEA Party

     As the TEA Party continues to blunt the forward march of Socialism and Progressive Marxism, across America, hard line leftists continue to demand the government put a stop to free elections and freedom of speech. The latest perpetrator of this outrageous offense against freedom is NY Senator Chuck Schummer.
 
     In his rant against the TEA Party and free elections, Schummer said that the democrat party and government MUST -

-- "stop playing defense and go on offense when it comes to the need for government. We must state loudly and repeatedly that we believe government is often a necessary force for good."

-- Second, Democrats in 2014 -- an election  year -- must focus "on four or five simple but compelling examples of where government can help the average family. (He mentioned raising the minimum wage, paying for college with a "simple, concerete government-funded program," increasing aid for K-12 education,infrastructure spending, equal pay for women, and fair trade.)

-- The third way to "constructively channel frustrations," Schumer said, "is to address the damage done by the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision," which created "huge holes in our campaign finance laws. ...Obviously, the Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government."

Schumer said although the House is controlled by Republicans, "there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately."

 

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Schumer: Democrats Must 'Exploit' Tea Party Weakness to 'Turn American Politics Around'

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(CNSNews.com) - Although the tea party's influence is "undeniable," it is not inevitable -- and it must be crushed for the good of the nation, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued in a long political speech on Thursday.

"They've won elections, stymied Democratic priorities and taken a sledgehammer to programs that are important to tens of millions of Americans," he complained.

Among other recommendations, Schumer suggested an IRS crackdown on funding for tea party groups. "We have to look at electoral reform," he said.

"Our very electoral structure has been rigged to favor tea party candidates in Republican primaries, even when the district or the state may not be that red."

Schumer said "the tea party machine" has a particularly strong influence on Republican primaries, partly because the far right turns out to vote; and partly because of gerrymandering -- "where Republicans have learned to capture state legislatures and then use innovative technology to draw districts where a Democrat could never be elected.

"Hence, the Republican House member only has to look over his right shoulder and moves much further to the right than the average voter in his or her district would want."
The same thing can happen in Democratic primaries, Schumer admitted -- "but at the moment, it is far more exaggerated on the Republican side."

Schumer said one way to "lessen the grip of the tea party on the electoral process" is to have a primary where voters of every party can vote, leading the top two vote-getters, regardless of their party affiliation, into a run-off.

"This would prevent a hard-right candidate from gaining office with only 22 percent of the vote. It would force the most extreme candidates in Republican districts to move closer to the middle to pick up more moderate Republicans and independents in order to be one of the top two vote-getters and enter the run off," he added.
Government is good
Schumer faulted Democrats for failing to counter tea party attempts "to make government the boogeyman."

Instead, Schumer made "tea party elites" the boogeyman, portraying them as "wealthy, hard right, selfish, narrow" and fearful of "an America that's not reflective of themselves." He said these "elites" have manipulated their millions of grass-roots followers into believing that "government is the explanation for their ills."

"Their mantra -- 'dramatically shrink government and our problems will end' -- is the fundamentally false, but not effectively challenged premise, that is the core weakness of the Tea Party, and one we can exploit to turn American politics around to the benefit of our nation."

Schumer said the best way to deal with the tea party's "obsessive anti-government mania" is to "confront it directly" and show people that they really do need government "to help them out of their morass."

Health care reform a mistake?

Schumer offered a number of examples where Democrats have failed to provide an "antidote" to the tea party's "quack medicine."

For instance, he said Democrats didn't do a good enough job explaining the nature, causes, severity of the financial crisis, nor did they "explain how the stimulus and government spending would help ameliorate the problem."

And after the financial crisis, Democrats turned to health care reform instead of income inequality: While healthcare reform "was a worthy goal," it wasn't a concern for most Americans, he admitted -- "they weren't focused on it because they weren't unhappy with the health care they had."

Schumer said Democrats must make the case that government helps Americans. "The average Tea Party member, like the average American, likes government-run Medicare, likes government-built highways, and likes government support for education, both higher and lower."

He said there are four ways that Democrats can "answer the Tea Party" and convince its followers that government is not always the problem and is "often the solution to middle-class woes."
-- First, Democrats must "stop playing defense and go on offense when it comes to the need for government. We must state loudly and repeatedly that we believe government is often a necessary force for good."

-- Second, Democrats in 2014 -- an election  year -- must focus "on four or five simple but compelling examples of where government can help the average family. (He mentioned raising the minimum wage, paying for college with a "simple, concerete government-funded program," increasing aid for K-12 education,infrastructure spending, equal pay for women, and fair trade.)

-- The third way to "constructively channel frustrations," Schumer said, "is to address the damage done by the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision," which created "huge holes in our campaign finance laws. ...Obviously, the Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government."

Schumer said although the House is controlled by Republicans, "there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately."

- See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/schumer-suggests-electoral-reform-way-lessen-grip-tea-party#sthash.uk4p19KM.dpuf

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January 24, 2014 - 9:54 AM

Schumer: Democrats Must 'Exploit' Tea Party Weakness to 'Turn American Politics Around'

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) AP Photo

(CNSNews.com) - Although the tea party's influence is "undeniable," it is not inevitable -- and it must be crushed for the good of the nation, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued in a long political speech on Thursday.

"They've won elections, stymied Democratic priorities and taken a sledgehammer to programs that are important to tens of millions of Americans," he complained.

Among other recommendations, Schumer suggested an IRS crackdown on funding for tea party groups. "We have to look at electoral reform," he said.

"Our very electoral structure has been rigged to favor tea party candidates in Republican primaries, even when the district or the state may not be that red."

Schumer said "the tea party machine" has a particularly strong influence on Republican primaries, partly because the far right turns out to vote; and partly because of gerrymandering -- "where Republicans have learned to capture state legislatures and then use innovative technology to draw districts where a Democrat could never be elected.

"Hence, the Republican House member only has to look over his right shoulder and moves much further to the right than the average voter in his or her district would want."
The same thing can happen in Democratic primaries, Schumer admitted -- "but at the moment, it is far more exaggerated on the Republican side."

Schumer said one way to "lessen the grip of the tea party on the electoral process" is to have a primary where voters of every party can vote, leading the top two vote-getters, regardless of their party affiliation, into a run-off.

"This would prevent a hard-right candidate from gaining office with only 22 percent of the vote. It would force the most extreme candidates in Republican districts to move closer to the middle to pick up more moderate Republicans and independents in order to be one of the top two vote-getters and enter the run off," he added.
Government is good
Schumer faulted Democrats for failing to counter tea party attempts "to make government the boogeyman."

Instead, Schumer made "tea party elites" the boogeyman, portraying them as "wealthy, hard right, selfish, narrow" and fearful of "an America that's not reflective of themselves." He said these "elites" have manipulated their millions of grass-roots followers into believing that "government is the explanation for their ills."

"Their mantra -- 'dramatically shrink government and our problems will end' -- is the fundamentally false, but not effectively challenged premise, that is the core weakness of the Tea Party, and one we can exploit to turn American politics around to the benefit of our nation."

Schumer said the best way to deal with the tea party's "obsessive anti-government mania" is to "confront it directly" and show people that they really do need government "to help them out of their morass."

Health care reform a mistake?

Schumer offered a number of examples where Democrats have failed to provide an "antidote" to the tea party's "quack medicine."

For instance, he said Democrats didn't do a good enough job explaining the nature, causes, severity of the financial crisis, nor did they "explain how the stimulus and government spending would help ameliorate the problem."

And after the financial crisis, Democrats turned to health care reform instead of income inequality: While healthcare reform "was a worthy goal," it wasn't a concern for most Americans, he admitted -- "they weren't focused on it because they weren't unhappy with the health care they had."

Schumer said Democrats must make the case that government helps Americans. "The average Tea Party member, like the average American, likes government-run Medicare, likes government-built highways, and likes government support for education, both higher and lower."

He said there are four ways that Democrats can "answer the Tea Party" and convince its followers that government is not always the problem and is "often the solution to middle-class woes."
-- First, Democrats must "stop playing defense and go on offense when it comes to the need for government. We must state loudly and repeatedly that we believe government is often a necessary force for good."

-- Second, Democrats in 2014 -- an election  year -- must focus "on four or five simple but compelling examples of where government can help the average family. (He mentioned raising the minimum wage, paying for college with a "simple, concerete government-funded program," increasing aid for K-12 education,infrastructure spending, equal pay for women, and fair trade.)

-- The third way to "constructively channel frustrations," Schumer said, "is to address the damage done by the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision," which created "huge holes in our campaign finance laws. ...Obviously, the Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government."

Schumer said although the House is controlled by Republicans, "there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately."

- See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/schumer-suggests-electoral-reform-way-lessen-grip-tea-party#sthash.uk4p19KM.dpuf

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January 24, 2014 - 9:54 AM

Schumer: Democrats Must 'Exploit' Tea Party Weakness to 'Turn American Politics Around'

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) AP Photo

(CNSNews.com) - Although the tea party's influence is "undeniable," it is not inevitable -- and it must be crushed for the good of the nation, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued in a long political speech on Thursday.

"They've won elections, stymied Democratic priorities and taken a sledgehammer to programs that are important to tens of millions of Americans," he complained.

Among other recommendations, Schumer suggested an IRS crackdown on funding for tea party groups. "We have to look at electoral reform," he said.

"Our very electoral structure has been rigged to favor tea party candidates in Republican primaries, even when the district or the state may not be that red."

Schumer said "the tea party machine" has a particularly strong influence on Republican primaries, partly because the far right turns out to vote; and partly because of gerrymandering -- "where Republicans have learned to capture state legislatures and then use innovative technology to draw districts where a Democrat could never be elected.

"Hence, the Republican House member only has to look over his right shoulder and moves much further to the right than the average voter in his or her district would want."
The same thing can happen in Democratic primaries, Schumer admitted -- "but at the moment, it is far more exaggerated on the Republican side."

Schumer said one way to "lessen the grip of the tea party on the electoral process" is to have a primary where voters of every party can vote, leading the top two vote-getters, regardless of their party affiliation, into a run-off.

"This would prevent a hard-right candidate from gaining office with only 22 percent of the vote. It would force the most extreme candidates in Republican districts to move closer to the middle to pick up more moderate Republicans and independents in order to be one of the top two vote-getters and enter the run off," he added.
Government is good
Schumer faulted Democrats for failing to counter tea party attempts "to make government the boogeyman."

Instead, Schumer made "tea party elites" the boogeyman, portraying them as "wealthy, hard right, selfish, narrow" and fearful of "an America that's not reflective of themselves." He said these "elites" have manipulated their millions of grass-roots followers into believing that "government is the explanation for their ills."

"Their mantra -- 'dramatically shrink government and our problems will end' -- is the fundamentally false, but not effectively challenged premise, that is the core weakness of the Tea Party, and one we can exploit to turn American politics around to the benefit of our nation."

Schumer said the best way to deal with the tea party's "obsessive anti-government mania" is to "confront it directly" and show people that they really do need government "to help them out of their morass."

Health care reform a mistake?

Schumer offered a number of examples where Democrats have failed to provide an "antidote" to the tea party's "quack medicine."

For instance, he said Democrats didn't do a good enough job explaining the nature, causes, severity of the financial crisis, nor did they "explain how the stimulus and government spending would help ameliorate the problem."

And after the financial crisis, Democrats turned to health care reform instead of income inequality: While healthcare reform "was a worthy goal," it wasn't a concern for most Americans, he admitted -- "they weren't focused on it because they weren't unhappy with the health care they had."

Schumer said Democrats must make the case that government helps Americans. "The average Tea Party member, like the average American, likes government-run Medicare, likes government-built highways, and likes government support for education, both higher and lower."

He said there are four ways that Democrats can "answer the Tea Party" and convince its followers that government is not always the problem and is "often the solution to middle-class woes."
-- First, Democrats must "stop playing defense and go on offense when it comes to the need for government. We must state loudly and repeatedly that we believe government is often a necessary force for good."

-- Second, Democrats in 2014 -- an election  year -- must focus "on four or five simple but compelling examples of where government can help the average family. (He mentioned raising the minimum wage, paying for college with a "simple, concerete government-funded program," increasing aid for K-12 education,infrastructure spending, equal pay for women, and fair trade.)

-- The third way to "constructively channel frustrations," Schumer said, "is to address the damage done by the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision," which created "huge holes in our campaign finance laws. ...Obviously, the Tea Party elites gained extraordinary influence by being able to funnel millions of dollars into campaigns with ads that distort the truth and attack government."

Schumer said although the House is controlled by Republicans, "there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies -- we must redouble those efforts immediately."

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