Congratulations!

You lived to see the day when a high ranking government official:

a) Advocated the use of class action lawsuits on behalf of animals against human beings. In other words, if Cass Sunstein has his way, your pet gerbil, Bon Jovi, could potentially take you to court for animal abuse. No joke.

b) Advocated the abolishment of “marriage” in favor of “partnership agreements” such as are in place in country clubs and homeowners associations.

c) Defended the removal of organs from terminally ill patients…without their consent.

d) Advocated government funded abortions by saying that “taxpayers are often forced to pay for things–national defense, welfare, certain forms of art and others – to which they have powerful moral and even religious objections.”

Clearly Cass Sunstein, our new Regulatory Czar, espouses many beliefs that are rejected by mainstream Americans.

But you’ve probably never even heard of him.

That’s because, as a Czar, he’s not subject to a very important process called congressional confirmation.

This is most likely why we have so many Czars (California Water Czar, Great Lakes Czar, Guantanamo Closure Czar).

For everything.

That being said, here is a brief sampling of our Regulatory Czar’s foolish statements:

On animals suing humans:
-[R]epresentatives of animals should be able to bring private suits to ensure that anticruelty and related laws are actually enforced. Of course, any animals would be represented by human beings, just like any other litigant who lacks ordinary (human) competence; for example, the interests of children are protected by prosecutors, and also by trustees and guardians in private litigation brought on children’s behalf. … If getting rid of the idea that animals are property is helpful in reducing suffering, then we should get rid of the idea that animals are property.”

Watch him compare the plight of animals to slavery: then try to pick your jaw up off the floor

On Marriage:
-”Under our proposal, the word marriage would no longer appear in any laws, and marriage licenses would no longer be offered or recognized by any level of government,”
-”Members of religious organizations, homeowners’ associations, and country clubs all feel bound, sometimes quite strongly, by the structures and rules of such organizations.”

On Government Funding of Abortions:
-”There would be no tension with the establishment clause if people with religious or other objections were forced to pay for that procedure (abortion). Indeed, taxpayers are often forced to pay for things – national defense, welfare, certain forms of art, and others – to which they have powerful moral and even religious objections.”

On Removing Organs from Terminally ill Patients:
-”Though it may sound grotesque, routine removal is not impossible to defend,” wrote Sunstein. “In theory, it would save lives, and it would do so without intruding on anyone who has any prospect for life.”
- “Although this approach is not used comprehensively by any state, many states do use the rule for corneas (which can be transplanted to give some blind patients sight). In some states, medical examiners performing autopsies are permitted to remove corneas without asking anyone’s permission.”
-”Although presumed consent is an extremely effective way to increase the supply of organs available for transplant, it may not be an easy sell politically. Some will object to the idea of ‘presuming’ anything when it comes to such a sensitive matter. We are not sure that these objections are convincing, but this is surely a domain in which forced choosing, or what is referred to in this domain as mandated choice, has considerable appeal.”

This is not a Republican vs. Democrat issue. Simply put, the White House has a responsibility to ensure that their appointees are not complete moonbats whose views are outside the mainstream.

Tags: Barack Obama, California Water Czar, Cass Sunstein, Regulatory Czar, White House