Posted on 08/06/2011 2:11:35 PM PDT by SUSSA
I keep hearing that anyone who voted against the bill cannot be in the Super Congress. Is this true? Are conservatives really banned from the Super Congress?
No.
Please enlighten me, what is the Super Congress?
Its true. If you voted agains’t the debt bill you cannot be on the super committee.
Do you have a source?
The gang of six, three from each party, to work on the US debt... decide which programs to cut, raise taxes, etc. and how to shrink the debt.
Unfortunately, it is completely balanced and will probably end in stalemate.
That means 523 Congressmen and Senators will be increasingly expected to rubber stamp the diktats of Dear Leader.
It also means I and hundreds of millions of other Americans no longer have law making representation.
It stinks. While it does not violate the letter of our Constitution it is a kick to the groin of our Declaration of Independence.
We are on the cusp of an oligarchy. I wrote my Congressman and Sen Marco Rubio to refuse to participate until they are allowed input to the Laws I must live under.
Google it. It was all over the news last week. Its common knowlege. It was reported on Fox News.
Thank you.
If you have a quote from someone actually responsible for making the decisions, please cite it.
In the end, America loses in this setup anyway, as a 6-6 tie is "broken" by the POTUS hisself, and that's how it will go.
No, you Google it.
Better yet, learn to question everything you hear and to check out rumors before reporting them as fact.
Senate and House leaders have repeatedly said that those rumors are false. I posted one link earlier, and here’s another:
’ . . . Senator Reid noted that those who vote against the debt ceiling bill could still have a chance to be on the committee, ‘because people can vote against this bill and still think the joint committee is a good idea.’ However, he also cautioned that those who were critical of the super congress are not likely to be appointed.
A spokesman for Senator McConnell reportedly said the Kentucky Republican would also not look at whether or not a Republican Senator voted for the bill as a criteria for an appointment on the joint committee. . . “
I thought there would be 12, 6 from each party.
I heard three. Then again, I could be wrong or misunderstood.
No. The president has no part in this. A tie would result in predefined automatic cuts to defense and other discretionary funding.
They may be on to something. If they do a good enough job, fire the entire congress, let us vote for 12 comrades for the central committee, and maybe we can use this method to get a “smaller gubmint”. Twelve might spend less money than 535 - not enough time in the day for lobbyists to bug 12 versus 535. Sure would save on campaign costs. /sarc
A ‘Super Congress’ is an unConstitutional committee of 12 which will ‘decide’ on the ‘best way forward’ to ‘reduce costs’ of government and ‘recommend revenue’ taxes.
AKA, the Politburo, or, the Grand Soviet.
Soon, this rubber stamp will simply auto-authorize whatever 0bama and the CAP/Storm/EPA/Czar(new name)/SEIU Muslim staffers put in front of them, and there will be no need for Congress to do anything but declare special days for this or that, or, honor certain persons with medals.
Then, Congress will be eliminated to save money on the $200+T debt, including unfunded obligations, as part of their ‘fair share.’
So will say 0bama. So shall it be done.
I have a feeling the Republican (RINO) leadership will have no interest in a Conservative “creating problems” for their “friends across the aisle”.
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