More Reasons to Impeach Obama: President's Moves to Wreck NASA Are Breaking the Law

February 14, 2010 (LPAC)—On Feb. 12, twenty-seven Members of the House of Representatives—Democrats and Republicans—sent a letter to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, warning that the steps he is taking to preemptively start shutting down NASA's lunar Constellation program, before Congress has even held one hearing on what they will or will not support, "may be in direct violation of the Impoundment Control Act (as well as the appropriations language for FY10). That act resulted from the refusal of the Nixon Administration to allot funds to activities specified by Congress." (Nixon should have been impeached for ending the Apollo program.)

At issue, is the action taken on Jan. 23, before the FY2011 budget even went to Capitol Hill, to disapprove at least one major contract related to the Ares-1 rocket. In addition, the letter states, "there are disturbing reports of verbal instructions to Program Managers to begin the shutdown of Constellation programs." The letter states that it has been announced by Bolden that he has instructed "tiger teams" to work on shutting down Constellation and transition to the new program. The FY2010 appropriations law prohibits the Administration from taking any steps to end Constellation without the approval of Congress.

Mincing no words, the letter continues: "The termination of the Constellation programs is a proposal by the President, but it is Congress who will accept or reject that proposal." In the meantime, they insist, funds for Constellation "are to be spent as if the program will continue." The Representatives ask that Bolden send a letter to the NASA Center Directors, informing them that there will be no slow-down or termination of contracts. They give him until March 1 to reverse gears.

Singers to the letter are: Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), Ralph Hall (R-Tex.), Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Jo Bonner, (R-Ala.), Pete Sessions (R-Tex.), Gene Green (D-Tex.), Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio), Anli Cao (R-La.), Bill Posey (R-Fla.), Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), Kevin Brady (R-Tex.), Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Ron Paul (R-Tex.), Charles Gonzales (D-Tex.), Al Green (D-Tex.), Mike Coffman (R-Tex.), Steven Rothman (D-N.J.), John Culbertson (R-Tex.), Pete Olson (R-Tex.), Parker Griffith (R-Ala.), Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), Bobby Bright (D-Ala.), Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Artur Davis (D-Ala.), and Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.).

Briefed on the Congressional letter, Lyndon LaRouche said that, in effect, the behavior by the President, as described in the letter, is yet another reason why Barack Obama must be either impeached or forced to resign from office