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To: PISANO

You said — “The left wants PERMANENT CONTROL and will do all that is possible to make it so!!”

Well, I would venture a guess that the Republicans would like permanent control just as much... LOL... I mean — *wouldn’t you* want the Republicans to be permanently in control — or are you saying that you like the Democrats taking over every other time? :-)

But, really, it still takes 3/4 of the states to ratify such a thing, and I don’t think you can get that. And it also takes several years to get this kind of ratification process going. Remember, they couldn’t get the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) off the ground either....


43 posted on 01/15/2009 11:36:17 AM PST by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
The GOP [when in control of the HOUSE] in fact instituted many procedural rules to give the minority some measure of participation.

They never took away the "MOTION to RECOMMIT" which gave the minority at least some leverage on what was contained in the bills that they were powerless to stop.

And NO I would not like PERMANENT control because it is unconstitutional as that would mean DICTATORSHIP.

However, the US Constitution means zilch to the LEFT so there is nothing to stop them from trying to obtain PERMANENT CONTROL.

78 posted on 01/16/2009 9:45:15 AM PST by PISANO
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