Lawmakers unveil massive $1.1 trillion spending bill in bipartisan compromise

Washington Post ^ | 1-13-14 | Lori Montgomery and Ed O’Keefe

[Amendment10]

Noting that the first unconstitutional stimulus bill evidently did very little to help the economy, please consider the following concerning the new unconstitutional spending bill.

First, given the remote possibility that some freepers and lurkers are not aware of this, Justice John Marshall had officially clarified that Congress is prohibited from laying taxes in the name of state power issues, essentially any issue which Congress cannot justify under its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers.

“Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.

Next, with Justice Marshall's clarification of Congress's limited power to lay taxes in mind, consider the following rough estimate as to what the ANNUAL federal budget should be. Noting that the plurality of Congress's Section 8-limited powers are defense related, and considering that the Department of Defense budget for 2013 was $580 billion, I will generously round the $580 billion figure to $1 trillion, but probably much less, to estimate what taxpayers need to fork over to Congress every year in order for Congress to perform its Section 8 duties.

The point is that we shouldn't be hearing about multi-trillion dollar federal budgets and $1.1 trillion spending bills which the corrupt media, including Obama guard dog Fx News, report without mention of Justice Marshall's clarification of Congress's limited power to lay taxes.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Woo hoo! More debt for our kids and grandkids to worry about from Barry and his fags on Capitol Hill. "UNVEIL" that puppy! I'm so proud of our country!

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[maine-iac7]

It would also give all federal workers a 1 percent raise.

Sliced out of our veterans earned retirement...

[KC_Lion]

Money my Dear Boy, It's Only about the Money!

They don't care.

Uniparty Ping!

[ctdonath2]

First law of holes: if you’re in one, stop digging.

[1010RD]

Let them choke on that pork.

[1010RD]

It would also give all federal workers a 1 percent raise.

How the GOP sees it:

“Everybody can find something to complain about — legitimately so,” Cole said. “But from the Republican standpoint, gosh, this is $164 billion less than Bush’s last discretionary budget, so that’s pretty good progress in cutting spending.”

How the Democrats see it:

“Compared to the sequester, this is obviously a big improvement. But compared to investments we should be making, it falls far short,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), the senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee. The measure proves, he said, that “this notion that the federal government is on a spending binge is just nonsense.”

How it looks:

[VerySadAmerican]

These people who are elected and who claim to be working for the people, do nothing but pose for pictures and go on talk shows. It’s all done by professional staffers who are bought and paid for. We pay them a salary. Then the lobbyists pay them the bribes.

Congress shouldn’t be paid at all. Talk about a waste of taxpayers’ dollars!

[driftdiver]

Heard on Fox this budget still allows the Feds to advertise food stamps, in Mexico.

[KeyLargo]

“Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), whose imprimatur carries weight in the Democratic caucus, said the measure she negotiated is a win for liberals.”

[blueyon]

from what I heard the plan only restores 10 percent of the Veterans pension cuts...........and these are the folks that wanted to extent unemployment benefits out 1 year by paying hospital medicare 1 or 2 percent less.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Barbara A. Mikulski (Red Dwarf-Md.) met through the weekend to put the finishing touches on the package. The pair released a joint statement late Monday, along with a photo showing them smiling happily and shaking hands.

“As with any compromise, not everyone will like everything in this bill,” the statement said. “But in this divided government a critical bill such as this simply cannot reflect the wants of only one party.”

Well, it certainly doesn't reflect the wants of freedom-loving patriots, I'm sure.

Combined General and Maryland "Freak State" PINGS!

[Coleus]

Boner is a failure