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House Democrats ‘Deem’ Faux $1.1 Trillion Budget ‘as Passed’
Human Events ^ | July 2, 2010 | Connie Hair

Posted on 07/02/2010 6:15:43 AM PDT by opentalk

Last night, as part of a procedural vote on the emergency war supplemental bill, House Democrats attached a document that “deemed as passed” a non-existent $1.12 trillion budget. The execution of the “deeming” document allows Democrats to start spending money for Fiscal Year 2011 without the pesky constraints of a budget.

The procedural vote passed 215-210 with no Republicans voting in favor and 38 Democrats crossing the aisle to vote against deeming the faux budget resolution passed.

Never before -- since the creation of the Congressional budget process -- has the House failed to pass a budget, failed to propose a budget then deemed the non-existent budget as passed as a means to avoid a direct, recorded vote on a budget, but still allow Congress to spend taxpayer money.

House Budget Committee Ranking Member Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) warned this was the green light for Democrats to continue their out-of-control spending virtually unchecked.

“Facing a record deficit and a tidal wave of debt, House Democrats decided it was politically inconvenient to put forward a budget and account for their fiscal recklessness. With no priorities and no restraints, the spending, taxing, and borrowing will continue unchecked for the coming fiscal year,” Ryan said. “The so-called ‘budget enforcement resolution’ enforces no budget, but instead provides a green light for the Appropriators to continue spending, exacerbating our looming fiscal crisis.”

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To: Diogenesis
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.From Article I section 9 of the Constitution of the United States.

It seems a constitutional challenge could be offered.

141 posted on 07/03/2010 8:49:10 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Diogenesis
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.From Article I section 9 of the Constitution of the United States.

It seems a constitutional challenge could be offered.

142 posted on 07/03/2010 8:49:15 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Oceander

I DEEM our TAXES paid....


143 posted on 07/03/2010 12:46:07 PM PDT by goodnesswins (DEMOCRATS LOSE.....America WINS!)
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To: Whenifhow

I can vouch for Wamp - he’s busy running around Tennessee trying to be elected Governor. I’m not going to vote for him.


144 posted on 07/03/2010 1:01:21 PM PDT by meyer (Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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To: goodnesswins

I DEEM that it’s time to feed the pigs...


145 posted on 07/03/2010 1:03:37 PM PDT by meyer (Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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To: goodnesswins
The Democrat party takes on ordinary Americans and the American economy:


146 posted on 07/03/2010 6:58:32 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: ilovesarah2012

>Why can’t the Republicans stop this?

Because they hope that by extolling the virtues of, and handing out, KY-Jelly they will be let in on the circle-jerk-fest...
but right now they’re not participating so they can claim that their “hands are clean”.


147 posted on 07/03/2010 7:45:21 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Common Sense 101

“... they ARE outlaws ...”

Absolutely. If not for that, they would impeach each other.

Here we have Conyers quoting the “Good and Plenty” clause in the Constitution. We have Kagan, who as a Law Dean, ending Constitutional studies in Harvard — she’s the shining example of a Supreme Court Justice?

Yeah, they are really taking their oaths of office seriously.

/Scornful sarcasm.

I suppose republcians could start impeachment inquiries of all the reps who voted yes, but what’s the point?


148 posted on 07/04/2010 5:15:23 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Obama: Being American is a matter of faith [the kind that hates bitter clinger Christians].)
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To: opentalk
Not to diminish the extent to which the dims are sleazeballs, a "budget" is not a law. What they are discussing is that the house has not passed a budget resolution, which is the thing that tells each of the appropriations subcommittees how much money have have to divvy out in appropriations bills. This is an internal congressional issue for each house.

The existence or lack thereof of a "budget" is irrelevant, and a "deemed" budget resolution has no legal force any more than the resolution itself does.

The only thing that enables the expenditure of funds is the passage by both houses, signed into law by the president, a bill appropriating funds to be expended. Simultaneously each house must also pass an authorizing bill authorizing the departments to expend funds that are appropriated. Again each of these has to be signed into law by the president. It is a dizzyingly complex process, and this kabuki dance is gone through each year while the taxpayers are fleeced ever and every more by the inability of anyone to actually understand all of this. But it is a well scripted kabuki dance.

That they cannot even pass a budget resolution shows the level of incompetence to which they have sunk, but it is of no legal significance.

149 posted on 07/04/2010 5:52:09 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson
"That they cannot even pass a budget resolution shows the level of COWARDICE and TYRANNYincompetence to which they have sunk, AND IT MUST HAVE CONSEQUENCESbut it is of no legal significance."

there you go...

150 posted on 07/04/2010 10:38:15 AM PDT by castlebrew (Gun control means hitting where you're aiming!)
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To: opentalk

I deem us doomed.


151 posted on 07/04/2010 10:41:15 AM PDT by djf
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To: opentalk
Section 9 of the US Consitution (Limits on Congress) - "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time."
152 posted on 07/04/2010 2:41:28 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Man50D
We the people deem all incumbents up for reelection as losing their seats

Not a good idea to dump ALL incumbents. Really don't want to lose Michelle Bachmann, just to name one. Democrat incumbents maybe, but don't, as they say, throw the baby out with the bathwater.

153 posted on 07/04/2010 7:39:56 PM PDT by madison10
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To: madison10
. Really don't want to lose Michelle Bachmann, just to name one.

There is a supporter for every incumbent who will want that person to remain in office. We've seen too over the years incumbents who remain in office too long and gradually lose touch with their constituents. There are more than enough Conservatives to fill the void.
154 posted on 07/04/2010 7:47:33 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: opentalk

Bastard demoRATs! They all need to be marched out of their Washington DC offices (including the commie pig 0b0z0 usurper-in-crap) and straight to the gallows for high crimes & treason against the U.S......before it’s too late!


155 posted on 07/05/2010 5:58:45 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: opentalk

Last night, as part of a procedural vote on the emergency war supplemental bill, House Democrats attached a document that “deemed as passed” a non-existent $1.12 trillion budget. The execution of the “deeming” document allows Democrats to start spending money for Fiscal Year 2011 without the pesky constraints of a budget.

The procedural vote passed 215-210 with no Republicans voting in favor and 38 Democrats crossing the aisle to vote against deeming the faux budget resolution passed.

Never before — since the creation of the Congressional budget process — has the House failed to pass a budget, failed to propose a budget then deemed the non-existent budget as passed as a means to avoid a direct, recorded vote on a budget, but still allow Congress to spend taxpayer money.

House Budget Committee Ranking Member Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) warned this was the green light for Democrats to continue their out-of-control spending virtually unchecked.

“Facing a record deficit and a tidal wave of debt, House Democrats decided it was politically inconvenient to put forward a budget and account for their fiscal recklessness. With no priorities and no restraints, the spending, taxing, and borrowing will continue unchecked for the coming fiscal year,” Ryan said. “The so-called ‘budget enforcement


Missed this over the long weekend. Wow, they have absolutely NO SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!


156 posted on 07/06/2010 1:14:06 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: opentalk

Of course this was done just prior to long hoiday weekend. So they “DEEMED” the BUDGET?????!!!!!!!


157 posted on 07/06/2010 1:15:15 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ALlRightAllTheTime; ...

PING!


158 posted on 07/07/2010 4:59:01 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (70 mph shouldn't be a speed limit; it shoud be a mandate!)
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