Obama makes the law fit whatever he wants.

Guidance and threats look quite similar....

Agreed #2..."guidance"! How cute. The Gestapo, Chicoms, and Soviets knew all aout "guidance". Usually, if you didn't follow it, you were never seen or heard from again.

Zero is constantly covering himself, isn't he?

I was not aware that the WARN Act provided for any Presidential exemptions.

Why would a monarch let a little thing like the law get in his way?

....Barry is ""or elesing""....

As I recall, the law was put into effect during Clintons presidency, to prevent contractors. Now obama demands the law be broken, not for workers but, for his personal gain. Are the Union members watching?

and so, if the layoffs occur with insufficient notice and the employees sue the contractors, any court costs to the contractors will be paid by all of us. The gov't will use borrowed, taxed or created money to cover their ''guidance''.

We're becoming Mother Russia...

Actually, when the contractor tries to pass on the costs of not complying with the law to Government, the costs will be unallowable because their reimbursement were not part of the contract, statute, or written regulation. BTW, can you see a Romney administration agreeing to reimburse the contractors for complying with this extra-legal diktat?

These contractors should start sending out notices now and again at the 60 day point. The notices are about a possible layoff not a fact. Let as many as possible know what to expect under this admin.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...so now it's "inappropriate" to follow the law?!

Directive 10-289 (Point One):

''In the name of the general welfare, to protect the people's security, to achieve full equality and total stability, it is decreed for the duration of the national emergency that:

''Point One. All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board, such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.

. . . .''

Atlas Shrugged,
~Ayn Rand, 1957

The WH openly encouraging the breaking of the law? And only for the purpose of retaining political power? How disgusting. The Media would never have allowed Republicans to get away with this.

Here is the possible scenario - the companies don't send the WARN notices, the unions sue, the federal government sides with the unions, the companies are found in violation of the law.
The real irony here is that the WARN act was passed to protect workers, and obama is telling the companies not to protect the workers.
I don't know exactly what barack taught in his 'constitutional law' course.

#15, I doubt he ever even attended a constitutional law class much less taught one.

I think we will learn one day that everything about the poseur is fabricated except the fact that he has a penchant for sasquatches.

I don't remember reading or seeing this in the MSM! I guess they're still writing their articles. s/o

#13, loved the quote. So true and so eerie.

If obama is re-elected (perish the thought), those who disobeyed will never see another contract. On the other hand, if he is re-elected, defense contractors are screwed anyway.

The Obama administration is telling the contractors that if they want to protect their business, they MUST ignore the law designed to protect their workers. Sounds like the protection racket.

The facts are: because of 0bama's bad policies our economy is in a shambles; people are losing their jobs because of his poor management and horrid new regulations that stifle all businesses in America. So 0bama feels entitled to decree that these companies who KNOW they will lay off workers can not tell these people until he is once again elected. The ignorance and arrogance of this president is appalling.

no layoffs untill after the election, then lay them off. That is how you win an election.

This is surreal; a lawless dicta ordering private industry to violate federal law for the purpose of affecting the outcome of an election.

On November 6th, we have the opportunity to save and restore the Republic…or not.

After the election when you lay them off, Zippy will blame it on Bush and many of the workers will believe him, the press will say it is so for months on end and history will be re-written.

If I'm the companies, the notices go out on schedule.

#17 - the book is even better.