Posted on 02/27/2009 6:11:53 AM PST by Calpernia
From Congressman Burgess's site:
http://burgess.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=103976
News "Martial Law" In House of Representatives
Washington, Sep 28, 2008 - Under the martial law procedure, long-standing House rules that require at least one day between the unveiling of significant legislation and the House floor vote on that legislation — so that Members can learn what they are being asked to vote on — are swept away. Instead, under “martial law,” the Leadership can file legislation with tens or hundreds of pages of fine print and move immediately to debate and votes on it, before Members of Congress, the media, or the public have an opportunity to understand fully what provisions have been altered or inserted into the legislation behind closed doors. This is the procedure that the Leadership intends to use to muscle through important bills in the next two days.
http://rules-republicans.house.gov/ShortTopics/Read.aspx?id=220
From the Committee on Rules September 27, 2008
BLANKET MARTIAL LAW RULE THROUGH
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
Motion offered by: McGovern
Summary of Motion:
To report the martial law rule waiving a requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to consideration of any resolution reported from the Rules Committee, through the legislative day of September 29, 2008. It does not apply to any specific measure, but rather grants blanket authority.
Agreed to by voice vote
Ping to thread with emphasis of update at post 37
How can this possibly be ‘Constitutional’?????
Media is covering up, again. Some of the Congressman have been on the radio. Some have been making YouTubes to get it out.
We are now in a dictatorship.
Don’t miss post 37.
Martial Law is being used for dictatorship.
The ‘pubs go out an cry to the cameras that they didn’t have the required time to read this.....and now we find out they voted to allow it to happen behind closed doors! Being it was on a voice vote we can’t prove or disprove who...nice move guys!!!!!!!!!
It wasn’t voted on. Martial Law was used.
Publicity of the procedure should be wall to wall, and of the suit in SCOTUS against it.
Such fascists maneuvering of the House and of the Obama White House is horribly destructive of our financial markets.
If anyone with any berries has not moved their portfolios off shore, they are dreaming at this point.
The " Nationalization " of our finance system quietly proceeds apace. And Rush Limbaugh has pointed this out, that the firms leading the way are essentially owned by democrat financiers, who are working hand in hand with Obama, Soros and his running dogs.
Because the crisis of finance had prevented the ability to fund the Obama Utopia, the Obama Plan is to seize and control our finance system by the federal government having ownership and control of it, by using our tax dollars to purchase preferred shares stakes while lowly public investors must rest with common shares, and the ability to direct investment strategy according to political goals and not " Mere Profit Making." which now is called ," GREED" by the Obama Nationalist Fascist Collective. The greed is that of the Democrat fascist Party.
Dem institutions such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have become, a house for every deadbeat, instruments of financial Armageddon spread world wide: " Do as I say or we will self destruct!" A threat I would like to see realized, as it must be some day in either the near or far future.
Many financial institutions having taken TARP money want out. And if you haven't noticed , the feds won't allow them to exit. There will be no exit. Their asses now belong to the feds.
Wells Fargo is one, AIG is another, and in AIGs case, it has resulted in an exodus of its skilled management to other corporations, many located off shore.
The fascist nationalization program is proceeding behind closed doors, under the pretense that the public should not know, they might try to make profits from it!
No wonder the DOW continues to tank, while the MSM is silent , except for our hero Santelli, who has it right, exactly.
The end point will be that an entire generation of baby boomer retirees will be dependent on government, except for those who have moved their investments off shore.And if those folks are not careful, the feds will eventually come after them too, just as they have in the Swiss Bank " secret account" fiasco.
If you move funds offshore, make sure to continue to pay taxes as long as you are a US resident, which in many , many cases, will not last long, as many move out of the USA to follow their off shore funds into retirement elsewhere.It is a choice between freedom and dependence, poverty and richness, health into old age, versus triage of the elderly.
Soon America may awaken to having had enough of hope and change, wealth redistribution, but the MSM prevents that avenue, and will until its too late.
Only when MSM advertising revenue dries up, will they realize their folly. Rupert Murdock is already shaking like a dog sh!tt!ng razor blades, yet refuses to have FOX tell the truth. By then Obama will have Censorship laws in place.
Democrats are excellent liars.
THe whole Obama administration is a terrorist event.
bump that
Yep. Think pro wrestling and draw your conclusions from there. Lots of choreography, while the fans take sides...
Bump.
There is no more representation. See post 37. I’ve not seen anything repealing the latest Martial Law implementation. We are, as per that vote, under Martial Law now. That means all power is in the Executive Branch. Good thing ACORN is now in the Executive Branch. I feel real safe. /s
Ok, this just proves that our Reps do not have the best interest of the country at heart. Voting for something without knowing what it is your are voting on is irresponsible and we need to get these jerks out of office ASAP. Martial law doesn’t force them to vote, it merely allows them to vote without allowing anyone time to read it. In that case the correct action is to vote no on each and every bill that comes up and for a responsible President(which we don’t have)to veto them if they are passed. We are in trouble big time folks.
This was the Bill that ALL the House Repubs voted NO on at least wasn’t it?
DEPUTY: No. If I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.
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