Posted on 10/15/2009 7:21:42 PM PDT by Newton
House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) held a hearing this morning to certify that H.R. 3200 -- the main House Obamacare bill which was the subject of all the town hall rage in August -- has met all requirements to pass as a “budget reconciliation” measure.
Under reconciliation, the bill can be passed by a simple majority vote in the Senate -- just 51 votes -- and will be given preferential treatment on the House floor as well. The Dems have apparently invoked the “nuclear option” to shut out Republicans and ensure the bill is passed before the end of the year. (see link for more....)
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I’ve been saying that same thing for the past 2-3 years. There is no way that it won’t happen sooner of later. Something will set it off, then all hell will break lose.
I wonder the same thing. He’s getting pretty old, maybe he should do everyone a favor and take the red pill.
I disagree, It is us who is buying it, not them.
If we’re going to craft a new Constitution, or tweak the current one, there definitely needs to be a clause on term limits for members of Congress. For all of the insight into human nature the founding fathers had, somehow they missed the temptation of politicians to remain in power.
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YES!
I’ve already gone Galt. Nearly a year now.
There also needs to be an end to the IRS. Fairtax, flat tax something else that can mot be manipulated by representatives or lobbyists. Limited with explicit language in the federal constitution so that it could only be increased by a constitutional convention.
If I had my way, 15 percent flat tax collected one time at the retail counter. 5 percent to the federal government, 10 percent to the state.
The purse is empty. Just as the Maoist’s install their dream candidate.
1.4 trillion dollar deficit this year alone. Over 100 trillion dollars in promised entitlement payments.
“There is no way that it won’t happen sooner of later. Something will set it off, then all hell will break lose.”
Sad, but true.
“Those cult followers are the 51% of the country that do not pay income taxes and vote for more freebies.”
That 51% includes the overpaid govt workers. If you overpay someone by 40%, then they get taxed 40% — compared to the rest of us, they haven’t paid taxes.
“Something will set it off, then all hell will break lose.”
I forecast that the trigger will be our next inevitable terrorist attack on US soil. They will try to pull martial law and that will be the end of D.C. and all control.
Yes. More like that.
The assassination of Rush would probably tip us over the edge, and don’t think they wouldn’t do it.
I think most people vote depending on a comparison of candidates. The mushy middle and independents will not tolerate extremists on either side. The dems will take a major hit over this and could lose the House in 2010. That’s why they are rushing so fast to cram this down our throats so they can move back a tad to the middle. But the dems are in la la land and can’ t help themselves. I’m not sure they can maneuver much
Well at least when we get control of that toilet called Washington DC, we can use it as well.
No! don't need whimps!
We need 'stand up and smack 'em between the eyes' types.
Go bury your head somewhere else.
Republican should just get up and start talking, making ‘em vote to shut you up, then do it again. Also another strategy that should be employed is carrying thick gutta-percha canes with a gold heads bearing the phrase, “Hit him again”.
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