2. For those who are terrified that Obama might do something socialistic like increasing marginal income tax rates on the wealthy, what would you call the partial nationalization of all the major banks in the US? Is that happening under the Obama administration?

How anyone could read this info and twist being supplied with office space and other necessary items and services to help in the transition, into an Official Government Entity called the “Office of the President Elect” is beyond my comprehension. I too would like someone to provide the specific text that talks about the creation of this office.

If there were such an office, than why wouldn’t the Official Seal of the United States that the President’s Podium displays, be available to the President Elect, or at least you would think there would be an Official Government Seal for the President Elect. The emblem on the Podium of Barack Obama does not carry the official stamp of a Government Office.

If I am mistaken, perhaps someone could give me the correct info.

There IS an Office of the President-Elect.

“On Wednesday’s Daily Debrief, host Amy Morris spoke with GSA CHCO Gail Lovelace… GSA doesn’t do transition work alone, she notes. The agency’s overall mission is to provide superior workplaces for their customer agencies. In 1963, it was decided that GSA would also perform these duties for the Office of the President-Elect, which means the agency has a unique responsibility for both the incoming and outgoing presidents… There is one other team that helps the former president leave office. This group of men and women will eventually set up the Office of the Former President. Each president actually has an office as long as they’re alive. We will help manage the Office of the Former President and we help them to set that up.”

Reply from John
Again, this is simply a reporter commenting on the “Office of the President Elect”, but it does not mean that the “office” is anything more that office space. In the case of “change.gov”, it states clearly that the site is owned by the Obama-Biden Transition Project, as they reserve all rights to the content. If this were a federal office, then there would be no reservation of rights because the federal government cannot copyright it’s content (with the exception of the Commerce Department).

Reply by Mike: Nowhere in the Act of 2000 does it refer to the establishment of the Office of the President-Elect. We continue to await an actual citation that clearly establishes the creation of this Office.

…”nor does it mention providing a .gov domain name”
In 1963? Are you quite serious?

Reply by Mike: If you read to the end of our post you will see that we linked to the amended act. Nowhere in the amended act does it establish an Office of the President. We still await someone to cite specific text within the amended act that creates such an Office. Regarding 1963, as you yourself mentioned, the Act has been amended. There have also been subsequent acts and executive orders, none of which contain language about websites and the .gov domain.