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Live thread: House to vote on debt ceiling Bill 6:15pm-6:30pm EDT

Posted on 08/01/2011 3:18:11 PM PDT by Perdogg

House to vote on debt ceiling Bill 6:15pm-6:30pm EDT


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 112th; debtceiling; traitors
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To: y2gordo
-- I'll do some more reading into the finer details. --

I haven't read through this, but it's probably a reasonable overview, and it may point to the relevant Supreme Court decision on the origination clause.

The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement : CRS-RL31399, June 2008

261 posted on 08/01/2011 5:06:08 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: ejdrapes

did you know that the speaker of the house doesn’t even have to be in Congress, or even in the government whatsoever. Anyone in the country can be elected speaker. They could elect Rush Limbaugh speaker of the house if they wanted to. or whoever. They could elect W speaker if they wanted to.

just an interesting tidbit i found out.


262 posted on 08/01/2011 5:06:20 PM PDT by jeltz25
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To: YankeeDoodleRebel
Attacking smokers. You are no conservative.

I believe it refers to what smokers do in the boudoir and having a smoke afterwards.

263 posted on 08/01/2011 5:06:59 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: Cboldt

Correct me if I’m wrong, but can’t any Senator object to unanimous consent?


264 posted on 08/01/2011 5:15:29 PM PDT by LaybackLenny (Palin-________ Overdrive 2012 - Holy Flippin' Crap!!)
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To: LaybackLenny
-- Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't any Senator object to unanimous consent? --

When a UC order is proffered, any Senator may object. That happens fairly often, but either the proffered order is set up to be shot down, or there is a reasonable adjustment.

Whenever a UC proffer is made, it is with the knowledge of ALL senators, even if they are not in the chamber. In other words, there is no "sneaky business" when it comes to UC proffers.

So, the UC proffer that Reid entered today was run past all Senators, and none of them asserted a decision to object. Once made, the only way a UC order can be reversed is by UC, again. That is, once given, a single senator can't revoke his consent.

265 posted on 08/01/2011 5:21:07 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Whew! That’s comforting...ALL THE SENATORS signed off on screwing us.


266 posted on 08/01/2011 5:42:17 PM PDT by LaybackLenny (Palin-________ Overdrive 2012 - Holy Flippin' Crap!!)
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To: LaybackLenny
-- ALL THE SENATORS signed off on screwing us. --

Objecting with fewer than 40 like-minded senators is an exercise in futility. I think a few of them are pissed, DeMint and Sessions come to mind.

267 posted on 08/01/2011 5:45:13 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: lonevoice

Happy to leave idiots alone.

Now you should go back to praying to saint Sarah. Maybe you can get her to announce that she is running.


268 posted on 08/01/2011 6:00:43 PM PDT by bfree (The revolution is coming - OBAMI IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM)
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To: lonevoice

Happy to leave idiots alone.

Now you should go back to praying to saint Sarah. Maybe you can get her to announce that she is running.


269 posted on 08/01/2011 6:00:55 PM PDT by bfree (The revolution is coming - OBAMI IS THE ENEMY OF FREEDOM)
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To: bfree
Now you should go back to praying to saint Sarah. Maybe you can get her to announce that she is running.

Like a nasty germ, PDS is everywhere.

270 posted on 08/01/2011 6:10:47 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: bfree

Wow. You’ve been wrong about today’s vote. Wrong about my campaign contributions. Wrong about what presidential candidate I’m supporting for 2012. And now you’re so drunk on your own ego you’re stuttering. Your mother must be so proud!


271 posted on 08/01/2011 6:19:05 PM PDT by lonevoice (schizophrenic hostage taking hobbit terrorist)
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To: All
Roll call

GOP NO VOTES:

  1. Akin
  2. Amash
  3. Bachmann
  4. Bishop (UT)
  5. Brooks
  6. Broun (GA)
  7. Buerkle
  8. Burton (IN)
  9. Chaffetz
  10. Cravaack
  11. Davis (KY)
  12. DesJarlais
  13. Duncan (SC)
  14. Flake
  15. Fleischmann
  16. Fleming
  17. Forbes
  18. Franks (AZ)
  19. Garrett
  20. Gingrey (GA)
  21. Gohmert
  22. Gowdy
  23. Graves (GA)
  24. Griffith (VA)
  25. Hall
  26. Harris
  27. Hartzler
  28. Huelskamp
  29. Hultgren
  30. Hunter
  31. Johnson (IL)
  32. Jones
  33. Jordan
  34. King (IA)
  35. Kingston
  36. Labrador
  37. Lamborn
  38. Landry
  39. Latham
  40. Mack
  41. McClintock
  42. Mulvaney
  43. Neugebauer
  44. Nunes
  45. Paul
  46. Pearce
  47. Poe (TX)
  48. Posey
  49. Quayle
  50. Rehberg
  51. Roby
  52. Rokita
  53. Ross (FL)
  54. Scalise
  55. Schweikert
  56. Scott (SC)
  57. Scott, Austin
  58. Southerland
  59. Stearns
  60. Stutzman
  61. Tipton
  62. Turner
  63. Walsh (IL)
  64. Westmoreland
  65. Wilson (SC)
  66. Yoder

272 posted on 08/01/2011 6:21:53 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Next: coalescing behind ONE "Balanced Budget Amendment" (BBA))
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To: All
Roll call

GOP NO VOTES:

  1. Akin
  2. Amash
  3. Bachmann
  4. Bishop (UT)
  5. Brooks
  6. Broun (GA)
  7. Buerkle
  8. Burton (IN)
  9. Chaffetz
  10. Cravaack
  11. Davis (KY)
  12. DesJarlais
  13. Duncan (SC)
  14. Flake
  15. Fleischmann
  16. Fleming
  17. Forbes
  18. Franks (AZ)
  19. Garrett
  20. Gingrey (GA)
  21. Gohmert
  22. Gowdy
  23. Graves (GA)
  24. Griffith (VA)
  25. Hall
  26. Harris
  27. Hartzler
  28. Huelskamp
  29. Hultgren
  30. Hunter
  31. Johnson (IL)
  32. Jones
  33. Jordan
  34. King (IA)
  35. Kingston
  36. Labrador
  37. Lamborn
  38. Landry
  39. Latham
  40. Mack
  41. McClintock
  42. Mulvaney
  43. Neugebauer
  44. Nunes
  45. Paul
  46. Pearce
  47. Poe (TX)
  48. Posey
  49. Quayle
  50. Rehberg
  51. Roby
  52. Rokita
  53. Ross (FL)
  54. Scalise
  55. Schweikert
  56. Scott (SC)
  57. Scott, Austin
  58. Southerland
  59. Stearns
  60. Stutzman
  61. Tipton
  62. Turner
  63. Walsh (IL)
  64. Westmoreland
  65. Wilson (SC)
  66. Yoder

273 posted on 08/01/2011 6:21:53 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Next: coalescing behind ONE "Balanced Budget Amendment" (BBA))
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To: buccaneer81

I got that. It was a cheap shot, and not well thought out. Boehner deserves better for his efforts.


274 posted on 08/01/2011 6:44:46 PM PDT by YankeeDoodleRebel
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To: newzjunkey; All

Mr. Garrett (NJ) Thank God you had the wisdom to vote NO.


275 posted on 08/01/2011 9:17:12 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We need to fix things ourselves)
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To: newzjunkey

This is the list of 66 real fiscal conservatives in the House.
#33, Jordan, leads the RSC.


276 posted on 08/02/2011 9:16:09 AM PDT by WOSG (Cut the spending!)
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