diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
index 0ef6610..5eaab41 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/announcements_controller.rb
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class Admin::AnnouncementsController < OrbitAdminController
     bulletin = Bulletin.new(bulletin_params)
     bulletin.create_user_id = current_user.id
     bulletin.update_user_id = current_user.id
-    if user_can_approve?
+    # if user_can_approve?
       bulletin.approved = true
-    end
+    # end
     bulletin.save
     build_email(bulletin)
     redirect_to params['referer_url']