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The Punish Mark Sanford Amendment(Porkulus illegal usurpation of state's rights)
Michelle Malkin ^ | 2/13/09 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 02/13/2009 8:45:49 AM PST by Crazieman

Buried in the porkulus conference report is a provision specifically targeting governors who would exercise the choice to refuse stimulus money.

It’s an obvious end-run around the authority of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, the outspoken GOP fiscal conservative who has staunchly opposed the behemoth federal package.

Read it:

SEC. 1607. (a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR — Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that: 1) the State request and use funds provided by this Act , and; 2) funds be used to create jobs and promote economic growth.

(b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE — If funds provided to any State in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such State.

This seems blatantly illegal — a complete federal usurpation of states’ budget processes.

Do the members of the Senate GOP Turncoat Caucus approve?

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11:15am Eastern. Sen. Dick Durbin is on the Senate floor defending the Punish Mark Sanford Amendment. He scoffs at the “political” views of fiscally conservative state executives and eagerly describes how he will make end-runs around those governors.


TOPICS: US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; 111th; bho2009; bho44; bhostimulus; communism; congress; corruption; cwii; democratcongress; democrats; economy; freakshow; neomarxism; obama; obamatruthfile; porkulus; sanford; socialism; socialistagenda; statesrights; stimulus; taxes
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To: devistate one four

Democrats attack our grandchildrens’ income, encourage invasion by illegal aliens, compile list of all HIV/AIDS patients, destroy all vestiges of medical privacy, force impoverished Asian laborers into servitude, and usurp states rights!


21 posted on 02/13/2009 9:16:47 AM PST by JerseyHighlander
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To: Retired Greyhound

Me too.


22 posted on 02/13/2009 9:21:09 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: ronnyquest

I hope he is a pit bull. Then take him to an Obama rally and turn him loose.


23 posted on 02/13/2009 9:21:27 AM PST by RobbyS (ECCE homo)
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To: geologist; All

THIS IS IMPORTANT:

The reason for the end-around is not to force the money on the states, but to force THE RULES that go along with the money, like CARD CHECK, and Socialist Healthcare upon the states.

THIS IS HOW THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR STARTED, FOLKS....

FASCISM has arrived in America, and it’s riding a dark horse.


24 posted on 02/13/2009 9:30:35 AM PST by tcrlaf ("Hope" is the most Evil of all Evils"-Neitzsche)
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To: fullchroma

Turban Burbin is a midget maggot Lib with a failed state.


25 posted on 02/13/2009 9:30:52 AM PST by wac3rd (In the end, we all are Conservative, some just need their lives jolted to realize that fact.)
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To: Crazieman

It would be more appropriate to call this ‘The First Shot of CWII Amendment’.


26 posted on 02/13/2009 9:34:27 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: JerseyHighlander

If we keep this up, the list will be bigger than Britanicas’
encyclopedia!

Thanks, good day.


27 posted on 02/13/2009 9:38:57 AM PST by devistate one four (Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
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To: devistate one four

South Carolina has a history of not taking kindly to usurpation of states’ rights by the federal government.


28 posted on 02/13/2009 9:46:16 AM PST by Tarheel ( Dogs have owners, Cats have staff)
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To: tcrlaf

Isn’t it NEWSWEEK that has a cover page ...

“We are all SOCIALISTS now”?


29 posted on 02/13/2009 9:48:29 AM PST by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: MattinNJ

Exactly. In either order, I really don’t care.


30 posted on 02/13/2009 9:56:10 AM PST by willgolfforfood
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To: willgolfforfood

I am beginning to really like this Mark Sanford guy, he and Sarah would make an AWESOME ticket. What sucks is that they are gonna force Governor’s to take this money because if they don’t, or refuse to do so, they can say that they don’t care about their state, it’s that simple. They are being blackmailed in the worst way, either take the money and show you care about your constituents or refuse the money and show you don’t give a damn about the people your working for. Damn bastards, nothing but a bunch of evil bastards


31 posted on 02/13/2009 10:32:47 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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I have a dream that some states which are already heavily conservative would refuse the money. I have a dream that their state legislative bodies would declare their state to be free from socialism and start advertising that settlers are welcome as long as they realize that we have no social/welfare spending here. I have a dream......


32 posted on 02/13/2009 10:38:08 AM PST by ync1994
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To: ForGod'sSake

Good Afternoon.


33 posted on 02/13/2009 10:41:01 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: RobbyS

Agreed. That is the frustrating part of being a conservative. Dole/Dubya/McCain were not great communicators. I realize there will never be another Reagan, but there has to be an articulate conservative out there somewhere. I believe Sanford is that candidate. Palin was amazing but Sanford is more...serious.


34 posted on 02/13/2009 10:52:43 AM PST by MattinNJ (Palin or Sanford in 2012)
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To: Tarheel

That’s good, more states need to assert rights every time the fed gets over the line. Even if it’s just a little over the line.
My wife is a tarheel from Sampson county. I love NC. If the libs don’t take it over I want to retire there.


35 posted on 02/13/2009 10:58:47 AM PST by devistate one four (Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
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To: All

Sanford was the most vocal opponent of the Repub Governors.

He is on my 2012 Possibility List.


36 posted on 02/13/2009 10:59:00 AM PST by rbmillerjr (2/6/09 The Day the Republican Party died.....Reagan's Birthday nonetheless)
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To: Crazieman
There will never be another War between the States. The National Democratic Socialist Party has seen to that. The Republican’s have been out maneuvered on every front.

The NDSP has established the following:

1.) ACORN=Socialist party henchmen(aka. Brownshirts) who will be made into the New Federal Police Force Obama claimed he needed (Better funded than the Military).

2.) He has out maneuvered the GOP in Congress with his Majority in the Senate and the House & with the Turncoats in both Houses.

3.) The NDSP cheats, lies, bribes and outspends the GOP. They know that the GOP will not stoop to there level and they believe they will win.

4.) The O’s brainwashed Believers will do anything he tells them to with out question.

5.) For the last twenty years or so the NDSP has been moving there Goon Squads into the disputed states so that they are no longer Conservative but LIBERAL when it comes to elections. They know that Conservatives will not vote for moderate or liberal Republicans so they get the MSM to push for the candidates that they want so has to turn off the conservative base.

6.) The Main Stream Media(MSM) is 90% Liberal and will do what ever the NDSP tells them to do. Even if it means selling out there own country.

There will be a war, but it will be a true Civil War; neighbor against neighbor, City against City, County against County, etc, etc. until there is nothing but anarchy.

37 posted on 02/13/2009 11:14:32 AM PST by Southron Patriot (Deo Vindice)
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To: MattinNJ
"Let’s keep our fingers crossed."

No, let's throw them out.

38 posted on 02/13/2009 11:20:10 AM PST by ronnyquest ("Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: MattinNJ

Sanford is not an orator, but he makes his points clearly and plainly, and and ansers questions with dispatch. The opposite of the wooly-mouthed Obama.


39 posted on 02/13/2009 1:20:31 PM PST by RobbyS (ECCE homo)
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To: Southron Patriot
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40 posted on 02/13/2009 1:21:50 PM PST by triSranch
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