Thread: Obama’s Nobel peace prize unconstitutional?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

fine. hang on.
Ok...

You say:
"a gift of minimal value"

I say that the nobel peace prize is just that: a gift of minimal value

As for the money - well, since the context is the federal government, I would say anything less than ten billion dollars is a drop in the bucket. I think Obama is within his constitutional bounds here, even if they aren't relevant anymore besides

Did you check the link in that post?

"(5) “minimal value” means a retail value in the United States at the time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that— (A) on January 1, 1981, and at 3 year intervals thereafter, “minimal value” shall be redefined in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to reflect changes in the consumer price index for the immediately preceding 3-year period; and
(B) regulations of an employing agency may define “minimal value” for its employees to be less than the value established under this paragraph; and
(6) “employing agency” means— (A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, for Members and employees of the House of Representatives, except that those responsibilities specified in subsections (c)(2)(A), (e)(1), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried out by the Clerk of the House;
(B) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators and employees of the Senate, except that those responsibilities (other than responsibilities involving approval of the employing agency) specified in subsections (c)(2), (d), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried out by the Secretary of the Senate;
(C) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for judges and judicial branch employees; and
(D) the department, agency, office, or other entity in which an employee is employed, for other legislative branch employees and for all executive branch employees."

I seriously doubt that in the past 28, MINIMAL has gone from $100, to $1M.

Here's an example for ya. in 1980, 1/2 gallon of milk cost on average $.85.

By your standards, a half gallon of milk should cost $8500.00 today based on your definition of minimal.

Originally Posted by avatar1999

By your standards, a half gallon of milk should cost $8500.00 today based on your definition of minimal.

compared to how much milk I'm willing to sacrifice for Obama (peace be upon him) if called upon, that is minimal

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

compared to how much milk I'm willing to sacrifice for Obama (peace be upon him) if called upon, that is minimal

I don't understand that statement.

Are you saying you'd give him $1.4M if he asked you for it?

If that's the case, feel free, and while you're at it, you can send your shaving supplies to the address in PM