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Under the US constitutional system of democratic representation, this "deal" has not been reached, it has only been concluded between leaders of branches of government. President Obama can announce no such thing. Neither can Speaker Boehner or anybody else at this time. The Full Congress of the United States must vote to support or oppose it, under our representative democracy--it is quite different than in Japan where generally speaking once the Japanese Political Party decides on an "up" or "down" vote for a key vogte, generally the elected representative follows that line without exception (or is generally expelled from that party). This is also not the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples' Soviet (at least not yet).

This "Agreement" between the White House and the Congress has yet to happen, therefore both the bulletin flash leads and the lead in paragraphs here in Japan are all incorrect.

Somebody needs a crash course in Basic US Civics, 101.

1 posted on 07/31/2011 8:00:50 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
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2 posted on 07/31/2011 8:02:56 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Herman Cain should increase security as Islamists would "fatwah" him for telling the truth on them.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
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Man oh Man .. What IS that? Can I Google translate it? 8)
3 posted on 07/31/2011 8:05:20 PM PDT by freejohn ("Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." --- Mark Twain)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Everybody tends to evaluate what goes on in Congress in this country with what happens in their own ruling or representative bodies.

Right after misconstruing the power of the leaders, the funny little foreign guys imagine that the House is the "lower house" and that it's the Senate, an "upper house", where all the real deals are made.

Actually, that's not how it happens here. The House of Representatives is actually "The Upper House" as well as the "King's Privy Council" ~ the Senate is where we toss the just beyond prime time professional politicians.

Be interesting to see the foreign reaction to the House voting differently than the Democrat leaders in the Senate think they will.

I can't even begin to guess what will happen in the House. Frankly, those Democrats are POd that there are no new taxes.

4 posted on 07/31/2011 8:06:15 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Well this one made sense to the Google translator but that other .. They thought that it was French! LOL

"米債務問題:上限引き上げで与野党合意  【北米総局】オバマ米大統領は7月31日、ホワイトハウスで会見し、米債務上限引き上げで与野党が合意に達したと発表した。"

"U.S. debt problem: the Directorate General - U.S. President Barack Obama in North America: political parties agreed to raise the upper limit is 31 July and met at the White House announced that the parties reached agreement on raising the U.S. debt limit."
6 posted on 07/31/2011 8:09:37 PM PDT by freejohn ("Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." --- Mark Twain)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
The deal is done.

The Tea Party members of the House will have absolutely no effect on the final outcome now that the Democrats will support it.

Arriving at a "deal" on a Sunday has been standard operating procedure for both parties for quite some time.

By the way, the bigger issue that nobody is talking about is the strengthening of the Japanese yen. Japan is in a world of economic hurt as it spins mercilessly away in a deflationary spiral.

8 posted on 07/31/2011 8:10:59 PM PDT by politicket (1 1/2 million attended Obama's coronation - only 14 missed work!)
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Even if a deal is reached, a credit rating downgrade of the US is likely and the ensuing financial effects may lead to Greek-style civil unrest - provoked or otherwise (never let a good crisis go to waste).

日本 ピング  (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)

10 posted on 07/31/2011 8:19:25 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
They are listening to our King BaaRock.
14 posted on 07/31/2011 8:21:53 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Obama and Obama and Obama have agreed.


18 posted on 07/31/2011 8:32:21 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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