GOP unveils strict new House rules

Politico ^ | 12/22/2010 | JONATHAN ALLEN & JAKE SHERMAN |

[pinstripes715]

The new House Republican majority will force lawmakers to vote when they want to raise the nation's debt ceiling, publish committee attendance records, keep former members from lobbying in the House gym and require new mandatory spending to be offset by cuts to other programs.

[FlingWingFlyer]

(((YAWN))))

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah. No kidding. Wake me up when they decide to follow the Constitution.

[paulycy]

And they promise not to bend over for 0bama until the last possible moment.

[cva66snipe]

Barney will be in charge of the showers at the house gym.

[muawiyah]

You don't get that until the NEW CONGRESS sits in about 13 days. In the meantime that's a preview.

BTW, following the Constitution is this ~ the House makes its own rules. Following common sense is this ~ don't give the Democrats keys to committee rooms or the restrooms or the House gym.

[FormerACLUmember]

Seems very positive and honest to me.

Crooked democrats are no doubt furious.

[EternalVigilance]

BTW, following the Constitution is this ~ the House makes its own rules.

Huh?

[krogers58]

Why has the GOP gone missing with the current power grabs by the EPA and the FCC underway? Where is our future speaker of the house and why is he silent on this coup that is taking place under his nose? How dare bureaucrats decide they will tax the living daylights out of us through charging power generation for producing carbon dioxide. How dare the administration seize control of the internet whilst the other two branches of government have specifically told them to keep their hands off of the internet. The TSA, under the guise of public safety unilaterally decides they're going to suspend the 4th amendment, with not so much as a public statement.
I can't believe that Obama was unaware of all of these maneuvers by agencies in his administration, but the odd thing is that George Soros' front man John Podesta, published a docement recently advising Obama to just the things that he is doing. If we wanted George Soros to run our country, we would've elected him to do so. We are all so blind to the danger that is enveloping us, and it is happening at an increasingly faster rate, such that this country will be a full-blown dictatorship within months.
Shortly after some right-wing group begins to launch terrorist attacks, we will all lose our freedom as Martial law will be declared. This is just what Eric Holder was talking about the other day, when he was saying his greatest fear was of native born extremists. It is an odd day when normal, god-fearing americans are said to be "extremists" because they despise tyranny, and want to live by the constitution that their ancestors left them.
One if by land, two if by sea, and three if they come by presidential policy signing statements or administrative agency policy announcements. Nevertheless they are coming for our freedom, and they have counted on the fact that we are too predisposed to ignore these things as just politics, when in reality their really is a revolution taking place in our country right under our noses. They have become so adept at lulling us to sleep by their constantly increasing outrages, that we no longer do much more than sigh. They are masters of the news cycles, such that they drop these stories during Christmas week, while virtually nobody is paying attention. It is time to sound the alarms, it is time to begin to have town meetings, it is time to figure out if we can even beat these slick, slimy lawyers who have become masters at taking over governments. The hour is late, please go to your nearest roof top and place three lit lanterns. Scream at the tops of your lungs, because the revolution has begun.

[nikos1121]

I’m discusted with them all.