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1 posted on 07/24/2011 4:34:20 PM PDT by jimbo123
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he is considering a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution

That would keep those bass turds in check somewhat with OUR money!

2 posted on 07/24/2011 4:37:30 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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Stop talking about it: DO IT!


3 posted on 07/24/2011 4:40:08 PM PDT by cranked
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This will send the left into foaming at the mouth mode.
4 posted on 07/24/2011 4:41:05 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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Unfortunately, the easy way to balance the budget is to increase taxes. Forget about spending cuts.


5 posted on 07/24/2011 4:41:32 PM PDT by coaltrain (Obama's a Harvard lawyer like Elvis was a Black Belt)
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70-80% of the American people are demanding a balanced budget. He best demand it. They need to screw down these thieves in Washington and quit paying off their cronies.....here and in other countries.


7 posted on 07/24/2011 4:43:53 PM PDT by RC2
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I don’t think it would ever pass.

Let’s keep our nose on the current problem Mr. Speaker. Obama gets nothing. He is in default already.


8 posted on 07/24/2011 4:52:38 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To paraphrase the Great Walter E. Williams, a "balanced budget" is not always a good idea:
"Give me 100% of your money, and I promise to spend 100% of it. There! Balanced!"
9 posted on 07/24/2011 5:00:45 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
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I have a question for Speaker Boehner: If you spread your spending cuts out over a number of years, how do you plan to bind future Congresses to your plan? What guarantee can you give us that all the spending cuts will be made?

If you can’t answer the question or can’t make the guarantee, then way are you wasting so much time talking about cuts that may never happen?

How ‘bout some real-life cuts that can be made this year and next?


10 posted on 07/24/2011 5:09:01 PM PDT by upchuck (A default is not an economic event. It is a political event.)
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That’s great. Another Republican plan to be killed in the Senate. After Reid buries it Boehner can tiptoe over to the White House again. This is turning into farce.


12 posted on 07/24/2011 5:15:43 PM PDT by lodi90
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He should send a clean balanced budget amendment to the Senate. Don’t mix it with the budget legislation.


13 posted on 07/24/2011 6:09:08 PM PDT by Myrddin
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Funny, since Boehner and his colleages doing absolutely NOTHING on the “debt ceiling” would have the effect of forcing a balanced budget. It’s called “pay as you go,” just like most Americans must do.


16 posted on 07/24/2011 6:38:53 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Return to the strictures of the Enumerated Powers. The budget will balance.)
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To: All
http://www.speaker.gov/Contact/

Office of the Speaker
H-232 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-0600
Fax: (202) 225-5117

U.S. Capitol Switchboard, (202) 224-3121

17 posted on 07/24/2011 7:23:37 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Obama until 2017. Could happen.)
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