VERMONT VOTER RESPONDS TO ROSEMARIE JACK

Hi! Rosemarie! 
Good to see you bringing up Blackwater private army. http://blackwaterusa.com  
 
Are you now advocating that we "do whatever it takes"? 
 
This is certainly the Blackwater approach, isn't it? 
 
http://blackwaterusa.com 
 
I never even heard of Blackwater until you and I had lunch last month and you informed me about it! 
 
Some sources on the internet claim that President Truman, in 1947, created a "National Security Act" that allowed a "Black Budget" to be kept secret and to pay for secret prisons and other C.I.A. activity. 
 
You informed me that this is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. 
 
The United States Constitution says that "no money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law, and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of public money SHALL be published from time to time. 
 
In the Law, the word "shall" means that it is mandatory. 
 
I went to http://www.loc.gov  
the Library of Congress, 
and found 50 U.S.C. (United States Code) 
Title 50 Chapter 15, Subchapter I 
Section 403j 
War and National Defense, National Security, 
Coordination for National Security, 
 
Central Intelligence Agency; appropriations; expenditures 
Section 403j(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Law, sums made available to the Agency 
by appropriation 
or otherwise 
may be expended for purposes necessary to carry out its functions, 
including 
(1) personal services, 
including personal services 
without regard 
to types of persons  
to be employed,  
and rent 
at the seat of government 
and elsewhere 
(DOES THIS MEAN HIRING BLACKWATER PRIVATE ARMY AND BUYING A SEAT IN GOVERNMENT IN SOME COUNTRY?) 
 
Section 403j(b) The sums made available to the Agency may be expended without regard to the provisions of Law 
and regulations 
relating to the expenditures of Government funds; 
and for objects of a confidential, 
extraordinary, 
or emergency nature, 
such expenditures 
to be accounted for  
solely on the certificate 
of the Director 
(DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE C.I.A. CAN SPEND MONEY ON ANYTHING HE WANTS, 
AT ANYTIME HE WANTS, 
SOLELY ON HIS OWN AUTHORITY 
WITHOUT OVERSIGHT?) 
 
50 U.S.C. Section 4031 
Authority to accept gifts, devises and bequests 
(IS A DEVICE A WEAPON?) 
(a) Use for operational purposes prohibited 
(IS THIS "use for operational purposes prohibited" PRE-EMPTED by 50 U.S.C. Section 403j "without regard to the provisions of Law") 
50 USC Section 4031 continued..."Subject to the provisions of this section, the Director may accept, 
hold, 
administer,  
and use, 
gifts of money, 
securities, 
or other property 
whenever the Director determines 
it would 
be in the best interest of the United States to do so..." 
(then it says the money, gifts and property are to be enjoyed by the C.I.A. employees for their recreation, etc.) 
 
IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THE C.I.A. CAN TAKE MONEY FROM ANY COUNTRY, 
OR ANY BUSINESSMAN,  
OR ANY WORLD WIDE MEGA-CORPORATION  
AND USE IT ANY WAY HE WANTS. 
 
Rosemarie, does this mean that you support  
these laws allowing the C.I.A 
to do whatever they want? 
"by any means necessary"? 
 
Please clarify if you would agree that Vermonters, 
(that's you and me) 
need to demand that  
United States Senator Patrick Leahy, 
United States Senator Bernard Sanders, (Bernie Sanders) 
and U.S. Congressman (Congressperson) Peter Welch 
WORK IMMEDIATELY TO REPEAL THESE FEDERAL LAWS.

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