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GOP lawmaker flips on AIG bonus tax
Politico ^
| 26 March 2009
| PATRICK O'CONNOR
Posted on 03/27/2009 6:27:39 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican on the budget committee, said Thursday he would have voted against the 90 percent tax increase if he had known that legal scholars would deem it unconstitutional.
"Now, that I know which I didn't at the time that this is unconstitutional, I wouldn't have voted the same way," Ryan said during a taping of C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" on Thursday the show is set to air on Sunday. POLITICO was one of the participants in the Ryan interview.
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Hey Ryan! You are suppossed to KNOW these things! That is what we PAY you for.
To: An.American.Expatriate
What does this guy do for a living when he's not wasting our money in Congress?
If he's a lawyer (and he probably is), he got this one in Constitutional Law I his first year in law school.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:29:46 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: An.American.Expatriate
How the hell did you not know? How did every bone in your body NOT scream “UNCONSTITUTIONAL!” when this madness was proposed????
To: An.American.Expatriate
My opinion of this guy sure slipped big time over this comment.
Such utter cluelessness in a Congressperson is something I expect from the leftist loons.
No wonder the GOP is adrift if this is one of the better people we have.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:30:47 AM PDT
by
chrisser
(The Two Americas: Those that want to be coddled, Those that want to be left the hell alone.)
To: An.American.Expatriate
OK, he was a "marketing consultant" before he entered Congress.
I'm a little less irritated at him. But he ought to have checked on this before he voted.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:31:08 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: An.American.Expatriate
Every congressman takes an oath of office to preserve and defend the constitution. Voting for an obviously unconstitutional tax is a violation of that oath. Mr. Ryan cannot take his vote back now. He voted with his emotions and he violated his oath. He should be removed from office.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:31:14 AM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
To: An.American.Expatriate
What an embarrassment. This guy should resign in disgrace.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:31:24 AM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(We are at an awkward stage: too late to fix things from within and too early to shoot the bastards.)
To: AnAmericanMother
Con Law is second-year, I believe.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:31:30 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: AnAmericanMother
If you don't know ... ask.
And don't vote until you know.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:31:31 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Ignorance of the law is no excuse, Ryan.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:32:13 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Only after disaster can we be resurrected." -- Tyler Durden)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Wasn’t Ryan paying attention during the debate?
I can’t blame someone for “not knowing”, but the tenor of the discussion was pretty much unprecedented and would make any alert individual reach for the constitution as congress never did anything like this before.
To: An.American.Expatriate
If this was not so serious it would be hilarious.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:32:23 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: An.American.Expatriate
Where do we get these idiots?
It took me (and my fellow Freepers, I'm sure) all of a nanosecond to know that it was blatantly unconstitutional!
Fail stuff here
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:32:55 AM PDT
by
Seeking the truth
(Ocents.com - Obama "Zero" faux postage stamps, tees, mousepads, bumper stickers)
To: P-Marlowe
Here here, Marlowe!!
The lunatics are surely running the asylum; and, we are all the poorer for it.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:33:41 AM PDT
by
delphirogatio
(I am the indication, not the confirmation; I'm the inclination, the determination)
To: 1rudeboy
Not at Emory. At least not in 1977. It’s still a 2nd semester first year course, but it was taught 1st semester then.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:34:09 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: An.American.Expatriate
I like Paul, but this is part of the job description of his staff. It makes the GOP look stupid. Maybe the first question of all this legislation should be whether it violates the Constitution or not.
Congressmen should all be informed before they vote. All of them, no matter what party. This Congress is a joke, and not a funny one.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:34:21 AM PDT
by
madinmadtown
(It is good to be right.)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican on the budget committee, said Thursday he would have voted against the 90 percent tax increase if he had known that legal scholars would deem it unconstitutional.Ryan, you're an idiot. Of COURSE it is unconstitutional.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:34:46 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: 1rudeboy
First year at my law school.
IIRC this was required
—
Property
Torts
Contracts
Con Law
Legal Writing
Drinking Heavily
—
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:34:50 AM PDT
by
freedomlover
(Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
To: I_Like_Spam
You can’t blame an elected representative for not knowing as much about the Constitution as your average 5th grader? I sure can.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:34:59 AM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(We are at an awkward stage: too late to fix things from within and too early to shoot the bastards.)
To: An.American.Expatriate
Sheesh! Another dumbazz or liar or both.
Earth to Ryan....WAKE UP AND DO YOUR JOB.
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posted on
03/27/2009 6:35:05 AM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(Welcome to 0bama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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