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1 posted on 07/29/2011 9:25:34 AM PDT by Eyes Unclouded
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http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/29/judge-andrew-napolitano-obama-using-the-14th-amendment-is-a-canard/

Above is a video from Napolitano basically saying this is impossible but we’ve seen Congress do all sorts of legal and illegal tricks (remember the healthcare bill shenanigans?) so who knows how it will play out.


2 posted on 07/29/2011 9:27:16 AM PDT by Eyes Unclouded ("The word bipartisan means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." -George Carlin)
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He’s too stupid to be an idiot.


3 posted on 07/29/2011 9:28:00 AM PDT by SanFranDan
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Epic fail...epic...


4 posted on 07/29/2011 9:30:12 AM PDT by Nat Turner (I can see NOVEMBER 2012 from my house....)
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When elected officials publicly say something so contrary to the Constitution they should be tried for treason. He is violating his oath of office. He is an enemy of the Constitution and should be tried and if convicted, shot for treason.


5 posted on 07/29/2011 9:31:54 AM PDT by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts so good.)
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The money flow is the life blood to a politician. The Conservative can survive but the Liberal is lost. The argument is that the Fed-Gov spends too much and the Dems are desperate to maintain that the Fed-Gov needs to keep spending at this current rate. Take this argument to the people.


6 posted on 07/29/2011 9:33:15 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Obama takes office, and 2 years later our nation is using the word 'default'? -HereInTheHeartland)
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That’s right Jimmy, let’s have the Kenyan guy continue to trample on OUR Constitution.


7 posted on 07/29/2011 9:34:24 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Barry! Compromise this!!!)
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Lincoln didn’t free any slaves, with the possible exception of his wife’s pair. the emacipation proclamation only referred to slaves in state in open rebellion - where Lincoln had no authority. slavery ended with teh 14th ammendment, passed AFTER his death.


8 posted on 07/29/2011 9:35:08 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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Stamp Act of 1773


10 posted on 07/29/2011 9:38:26 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
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So the debt ceiling should be raised only in those states that have seceded from the union and are in armed conflict with Union troops? Maybe that's where the extra 7 states beyond the 50 I'm familiar with are.
11 posted on 07/29/2011 9:38:53 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The Repubs and Dems are arguing whether to pour 9 or 10 buckets of gasoline on a burning house.)
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Clyburn is the village idiot.
12 posted on 07/29/2011 9:39:19 AM PDT by boomop1
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The word Unbefrickinlievable is becoming trite, but it fits these assclowns every time.


13 posted on 07/29/2011 9:39:37 AM PDT by workerbee (We're not scared, Maobama -- we're pissed off!)
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GO FOR IT KING OBAMA!!!!! That ought to cement your reelection chances.


14 posted on 07/29/2011 9:43:17 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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Clyburn has been ready for a rubber room for a long time.


15 posted on 07/29/2011 9:48:45 AM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
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Clyburn is ignorant of history. Here is a brief history from Wikipedia:

Lincoln issued the Proclamation under his authority as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution.[3] As such, he had the martial power to suspend civil law in those states which were in rebellion. He did not have Commander-in-Chief authority over the four slave-holding states that had not seceded: Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware. The Emancipation Proclamation was never challenged in court. To ensure the abolition of slavery everywhere in the U.S., Lincoln pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. Congress passed it by the necessary 2/3 vote in February 1865 and it was ratified by the states by December 1865.[4]

Note that the Emancipation Proclamation was a war-time effort, and only applied to states that were in rebellion against the Union, and thus did not apply to all the slaveholding states.

As far as I know, there are currently no US states in open armed rebellion against the United States, and thus the President has no CIC justification to invoke.

16 posted on 07/29/2011 9:48:57 AM PDT by Maceman (Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
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And why is this tied so closely to so many race issues in his mind?

Because it is a PAYOFF for Obama’s black supporters.


18 posted on 07/29/2011 9:50:37 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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Mr. Clyburn of South Carolina was made a "number three" leadership position styled Assistant Leader would be created for Clyburn. The exact responsibilities of Clyburn's assistant leader office remain unclear. Nancy Pelosi elevated the S.C. Negro to keep him and the Black Caucus happy...this quote pretty well sums up his work for America and South Carolina. "Clyburn has traveled all throughout the state of South Carolina honoring people who have made significant contributions to various causes." He is said to be very powerful..........for whom?
19 posted on 07/29/2011 9:51:40 AM PDT by yoe
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Clyburn’s a Clymer?

who’da thought...


20 posted on 07/29/2011 9:53:01 AM PDT by Mr. K (CAPSLOCK! -Unleash the fury! [Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket])
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“Executive Orders” only apply to the Executive Branch of government and the actions contained within that branch. That is why Truman’s military desegregation order was effective and legal. Since the EO they are proposing encroaches on the specific Constitutional powers given to the Legislative Branch, said EO is un-Constitutional on its face.


22 posted on 07/29/2011 10:03:38 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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He should use the same executive authority to institutionalize Jim Clyburn as a threat to society.


24 posted on 07/29/2011 10:05:37 AM PDT by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will have more quality executive experience than Barack Obama.)
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Ironic and hypocritical. Bringing up the Emancipation Proclamation while enslaving the taxpayers and our posterity. WHO votes these d!ckheads into office!?


27 posted on 07/29/2011 10:34:18 AM PDT by i_robot73
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