Posted on 03/18/2010 4:04:19 PM PDT by bert
Then I’m right once it becomes law, after he signs, he doesn’t have to send it for reconciliation. It will simply be the law as it stands.
That’s right. In fact, that’s the whole reason for the Slaughter Rule. It’s the only way the House can simultaneously send the Senate bill to Obama and a reconciliation bill back to the Senate.
Many House dems are afraid that once the Senate version becomes law, the Senate will have no interest in taking up the fixer-up reconciliation bill sent by the House.
Who knows better than a Rat that a Rat cannot be trusted?
It’s going to be a long, hot summer.
yes and if no reconciliation, the nay rats are screwed
So lets say Slaughter works for them and it stops with Bo's signature and is then Law. What then is to stop them from doing this with the amnesty bill...cap and trade...and all the others? It would seem they could ram their whole agenda thru this way?
There is nothing to stop them from pushing amnesty, cap’n’tax, etc. through via Slaughter.
However, we now have 41 votes in the Senate. So getting new legislation through should be more difficult for the dems. But, true to form, there will be GOP defectors. Either of the dingbats from Maine can be turned and, of course, when amnesty is on the agenda, we’ll have our old friends McCain and Graham leading the way.
I gave up on all of FOX News shows during the 2008 primaries. The so called panels on at 6:00pm are also a joke.. Fox News is strictly a pagent talking heads network with very little actual new substance anymore. As well it is NEOCON Central on what little conservatism is talked about there.
Bret himself might be ok if he would just do a one hour news cast. Then after him is Shep whom I can't even stand to see much listen too, then On The Fence Factor about to fall liberal O'Rielly, then Rudybot Neocon Hanity, then Gretta? No thanks.
Fox News died several years ago after itr's revamping. I now read the news on the net and if it's breaking news I will turn on the TV to CNN to get the basics. After CNN back off it goes or to something like RFD TV.
FOX NEWS does have some good field and foreign reporters. It's sad they get but a few seconds to give news and the talking heads take up the rest.
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My husband and I are going Friday and staying through Sunday. We can’t afford this trip, but we feel that this is just too important to sit home and watch this pass. We have to try to change their minds.
Don’t worry about the money. There is no way to evaluate how will change your life.
It may very well prove to be among the most memorable and important experiences of a lifetime. I very much wish I could be there as well but my DC FReeping days are probably over
It is very dscouraging of heart seeing our rules in congress be manipulated as is happening. I am so grateful the Republicans have stood fast as a block....regardless that this is not yet strong enough to crush this beast...but I am not giving in until they actually have it passed...small things can sometimes sink ships so I will wait and continue to hope the republicans have something up their sleeve unexpected......if a stone took Goliath down in the hand of a youngster...nothing is impossible.
It is very dscouraging of heart seeing our rules in congress be manipulated as is happening. I am so grateful the Republicans have stood fast as a block....regardless that this is not yet strong enough to crush this beast...but I am not giving in until they actually have it passed...small things can sometimes sink ships so I will wait and continue to hope the republicans have something up their sleeve unexpected......if a stone took Goliath down in the hand of a youngster...nothing is impossible.
The slaughter rule is far worse than a simple "rule" violation.
Show me too! I am praying my heart out. :)
Absolutely. I believe in miracles and sometimes our prayers are not answered right then for a reason. We’ll keep praying though and trust in the Lord.
Out of curiosity, what happens when the Executive and the Legislative vote to suspend the Constitution (as they have done IMO). The Supreme Court declares it “unconstitutional?” Seems a president said, “the Supreme Court made their finding, now let them enforce it.”
The only hope becomes the armed forces. But the Chiefs of Staff are generally weak weinies. And, assuming certain generals do conclude that they must honor their oath, and others don’t, how do you avoid chaos in the armed forces?
And, since the branches of the armed forces are compartmentalized as they are, again how do you avoid chaos?
He did. But, he also wrote the majority opinion in NY vs. Clinton, where O'Conner and Breyer were the only full dissenters.
Scalia was also a partial dissenter, but for reasons other than the constitutional infirmity of the line item veto.
Stevens has shown himself to be - at times - a somewhat principled jurist with respect to Art. I, Sec's 5 & 7.
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