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The Contract with America Lives
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| 3-6-06
| Tim Chapman
Posted on 03/07/2006 8:58:14 AM PST by Gipper08
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posted on
03/07/2006 8:58:16 AM PST
by
Gipper08
To: Gipper08
Bring back the Balanced Budget Amendment.
To: SittinYonder
To: Gipper08
Tomorrow, conservatives in the House of Representatives, led by Mike Pence and Jeb Hensarling, will introduce a bold budget that is modeled after the fabled mid-90's Contract with America.
And the party big wigs will immediately declase it dead on arrival. C'mon folks what we have now is a two party system. The Big Spenders vs the REALLY big spenders.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:00:38 AM PST
by
trubluolyguy
(Islam, Religion of Peace and they'll kill you to prove it.)
To: Txsleuth; ovrtaxt; Justanobody; Happy2BMe; sam_whiskey; Scholastic; nonliberal; writer33; ...
Tomorrow will be the opening battle for the budget.This v battle could well determine the future of conservatism and the majority or minority party status of the GOP.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:01:54 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: GeorgefromGeorgia
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:03:27 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: Gipper08
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:03:56 AM PST
by
null and void
(I nominate Sept 11th: "National Moderate Muslim Day of Tacit Approval". - Mr. Rational, paraphrased)
To: GeorgefromGeorgia
RSC TOP TEN
1. Make the Tax Cuts Permanent, including the repeal of the marriage-tax penalty and the death tax and pass fundamental tax reform.
2. Pass Budget Process Reform, which includes budgeting for emergencies with a rainy day fund, instituting a sunset commission for federal programs, instituting a constitutional line-item veto, and making the budget resolution carry the force of law.
3. Pass another Deficit Reduction Bill in the form of budget reconciliation, to reign in autopilot spending, which has risen from 25% of all federal spending in 1963 to 54% today, and is expected to reach nearly 60% in 2014.
4. Pass Ethics Reform that requires transparency and earmark reform that permits Members of Congress to strike earmarks on the House floor.
5. Pass the Marriage Protection Amendment, to ensure that marriage, the union of a woman and a man as husband and wife, is not redefined by activist judges.
6. Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to put our fiscal house in order.
7. Offset all emergency supplemental spending with spending reductions and offset all new programs with simultaneous, equivalent reductions in, or eliminations of, existing programs.
8. Defend the Sanctity of Human Life, which includes banning all human cloning, passing the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, promoting ethical adult stem cell research, and preventing federal funding for destructive embryonic stem cell research.
9. Pass Protections for Religious Freedom, such as the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ten Commandments, and religious expression in the public square.
10. Pass legislation that stops the raid on the Social Security Trust Fund and allows Americans to own a Personal Social Security Account.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:04:22 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: Gipper08
Americans will respect Congressmen who make tough choices for sake of the country's future. You just have to explain yourself and stop being ashamed.
Praise the Lord. Somebody up there still gets it.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:06:22 AM PST
by
JamesP81
To: trubluolyguy
The problem is everybody wants to get rid of pork, except for their own.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:06:28 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Gipper08
Those top ten would be nice, but I think we would need to see a completely new set of politicians in order for it to happen.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:07:02 AM PST
by
cpprfld
(Who said accountants are boring?)
To: Gipper08
Go Mike Go!!!!! If you find out the Bill number could you post it?
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:10:23 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
("Good men don't wait for the polls. They stand on principle and fight."-Soul Seeker)
To: Gipper08
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:12:00 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:15:34 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: Gipper08
RSC TOP TEN Securing our borders is curiously missing.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:18:33 AM PST
by
jackbenimble
(Import the third world, become the third world)
To: jackbenimble
THe RSC just fought for and passed a bill putting a wall on our souther border.It is now up to the Senate.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:19:33 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: Gipper08
The battle is going to be whether we spend way too much or way, way too much and none of it will result in addressing the problems such as energy or borders in any meaningful way.
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:23:16 AM PST
by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Gipper08
Ill belive it when I see it..this proposal is most likely DOA
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posted on
03/07/2006 9:48:32 AM PST
by
Prysson
To: Gipper08
I feel energized again. I have something to support other than just killing Islamic fascists.
The Budget cuts that will have to be made will affect a lot of people, but will do wonders for the fiscal health of our country.
I hate it when I read articles like I read in the paper this morning about how the small deficit reduction law just passed is affecting the college loan program. Some college students will have to pay a little longer on their student loans. GIVE ME A BREAK
Budget cuts will reduce subsidies for many programs that amount to middle class welfare. I would rather reduce the size of these programs and balance the budget. However, many people will complain. Remember how Gingrich was taking the food out of the mouths of those poor kids (school lunch program).
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