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Pelosi Erases Gingrich's Long-Standing Fairness Rules
Human Events ^ | 5 January 2009 | Connie Hair

Posted on 01/05/2009 7:54:23 AM PST by Clinton's a liar

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is unable to have any influence on legislation. Pelosi’s proposals are so draconian, and will so polarize the Capitol, that any thought President-elect Obama has of bipartisan cooperation will be rendered impossible before he even takes office.

Pelosi’s rule changes -- which may be voted on today -- will reverse the fairness rules that were written around Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America.”

In reaction, the House Republican leadership is sending a letter today to Pelosi to object to changes to House Rules this week that would bar Republicans from offering alternative bills, amendments to Democrat bills or even the guarantee of open debate accessible by motions to recommit for any piece of legislation during the entire 111th Congress. These procedural abuses, as outlined in the below letter obtained by HUMAN EVENTS, would also include the repeal of six-year limit for committee chairmen and other House Rules reform measures enacted in 1995 as part of the Contract with America.

[TEXT OF LETTER AT LINK]

(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...


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To: buckalfa

To blame this on Republicans is absurd. The blame rests squarely on the backs of these RATS who are drunk with power and a very stupid electorate who elect them.


161 posted on 01/05/2009 9:20:07 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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To: buckalfa

To blame this on Republicans is absurd. The blame rests squarely on the backs of these RATS who are drunk with power and a very stupid electorate who elect them.


162 posted on 01/05/2009 9:20:09 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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To: SolidWood

thats a good name for her instead of nacy its N A Z I!!


163 posted on 01/05/2009 9:20:43 AM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: mass55th

These congressional Republicans have plenty of fight in them. Pay attention.


164 posted on 01/05/2009 9:21:51 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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To: sarasota

They don’t have to rewrite the constitution. They ignore it.


165 posted on 01/05/2009 9:22:32 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Just wanted to issue a warning that some malware tried to load itself on my computer when I linked to the Human Events site.


166 posted on 01/05/2009 9:22:45 AM PST by Post Toasties (It's not a smear if it's true.)
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To: sarasota

Nah, if they rewrite the constitution, they’ll be at least partially bound to abide by what they’ve written. Much better to just ignore it, or discover emanations and penumbras. That way it gets discredited.


167 posted on 01/05/2009 9:22:58 AM PST by ichabod1 (Reagan wouldÂ’ve fired them.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I vote aye on the first three items and nay on the last item.


168 posted on 01/05/2009 9:23:18 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: wbill

“Would you tell those a-holes to shut up.”


169 posted on 01/05/2009 9:23:27 AM PST by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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To: Clinton's a liar
With all the economic problems and Democrats in charge across the board the United States is setting up for dictatorship or at least some form authoritarian socialism.

Pelosi is nothing unusual for a Democrat. This is the sort of thing they do when in charge.

170 posted on 01/05/2009 9:24:45 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Clinton's a liar

Contract with America? Looks like America will have to take out a contract on these folks, politically speaking. Let’s have another bloodbath like 1994. That was SO sweet.


171 posted on 01/05/2009 9:25:04 AM PST by aruanan
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To: bestintxas
Nancy Pelosi, Damascus Nancy, The Wicked Witch of the house, Nancy Bates. No matter what you call her this is one PSYCHO woman.

172 posted on 01/05/2009 9:25:26 AM PST by antonia (A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. - Edward R. Murrow)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
"These congressional Republicans have plenty of fight in them."

I'm sure the Dems are shaking in their boots!

173 posted on 01/05/2009 9:25:33 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Clinton's a liar

This is exactly how Democrats conduct business. They are simply not interested in any bipartisanship whatsoever.

If anybody is still entertaining the fantasy of the Dems not overreaching, you can wake up now.

These flaming liberals are going to ram through every lunatic law they can while they are in power.


174 posted on 01/05/2009 9:26:44 AM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: bestintxas; buckalfa
I guess a 9% approval rating for the Congress she presides over gives her lots of authority, doesn’t it?

Approval ratings mean nothing if the idiot voters keep putting snakes back in.

And buckalfa is right...the GOP blew its chance to demonstrate good governance.

175 posted on 01/05/2009 9:27:48 AM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: Post Toasties

I had that happen too.

It told me that I had spyware and if I would just download this nifty little .exe program, all would be taken care.

Needless to say I logged out.

But when I went to the link from google, it did not happen.

Only when clicking it from Free Republic.


176 posted on 01/05/2009 9:28:29 AM PST by autumnraine
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To: Billthedrill
If there’s an upside it’s that a lot of FReepers are going to find out why this place exists.

Precisely.

177 posted on 01/05/2009 9:30:50 AM PST by sauropod (An expression of deep worry and concern failed to cross either of Zaphod's faces - hitchhiker's guid)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

Bingo - the delusion is very strong within the people.


178 posted on 01/05/2009 9:34:44 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Clinton's a liar

I dunno guys, but this sure sounds like CHANGE to me. It is what the man promised.


179 posted on 01/05/2009 9:35:18 AM PST by R_Kangel (`.`)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Marxist Revolution ‘09 bump for later........


180 posted on 01/05/2009 9:35:48 AM PST by indthkr
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