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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: thundley4 on December 16, 2010, 05:02:55 PM
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cali (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:42 PM
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Wowzer. Is this ever stupid.
House GOP considers constitutional test for all new legislation
By Molly K. Hooper - 12/16/10 03:40 PM ET
House GOP transition team leaders will recommend a change to the lower chamber's rules that would require all members to prove that their legislation is constitutional.
GOP members who are leading the party's transition to the majority unveiled a series of changes they will implement in the 112th Congress on Thursday, with many mirroring promises made in the GOP's "Pledge to America."
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), the head of the House Rules Working Group, on Thursday said the GOP transition team will recommend the adoption of a rule requiring lawmakers to provide constitutional authority for every bill.
“The Constitution is not that long. The operating manual for a Toyota Camry is more than five times longer, so it should not be that difficult,†Bishop said.
GOP leaders intended to send out a memo later Thursday providing guidance to members of the 112th Congress on how to deal with the new requirement, and suggest “resources they can go to to assist,†said Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the chairman of the transition team.
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:45 PM
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1. You mean he is going to make them read the Constitution
That sounds un-constitutional
BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:46 PM
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2. Mentally deranged..every single repuke...in Congress and out..
Edited on Thu Dec-16-10 04:47 PM by BrklynLiberal
I am beginning to think that being a repuke should be classified as a form of mental illness.
On the contrary, liberalism has been shown to be a mental illness.
rurallib (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:52 PM
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10. One comes up with a hare brained idea and the rest go along
fearing that if they disagree they will be primaried and fileted.
What a group of gutless bastards.
What is wrong with making laws that pass constitutional muster?
BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 05:01 PM
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19. Almost as gutless as most of the dems these days...
Gutless dems pass laws and wait for their liberal cronies to rule them constitutional.
elleng (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:47 PM
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5. Yes, stupid. So, what's new? Delay Delay Delay
There IS NO PROOF of constitutionality w/o Supremes say-so.
The proof of constitutionality would be in finding the part of the US constitution that supports the law.
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I like this as a policy and the fact that DUmmies have a visceral reaction to it with no coherent thought against it makes it all the better and a good thing.
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Hmmm now why could it be that the DUmmies don't like the sound of having to follow the Constitution?
Could it be that all the things they support, like taxing the piss out of the rich is not in there?
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Good. Let's make a law that says protests and gatherings of more than 3 democrat supporters, in real life or online, is illegal.
Hey, it's just abrogating your rights to freedom of speech and association. What's the big deal?
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Fixed it for ya, DUmbass!
BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:46 PM
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2. Mentally deranged..every single repuke liberal...in Congress and out..
Edited on Thu Dec-16-10 04:47 PM by BrklynLiberal
I am beginning to think that being a repuke liberal should be classified as a form of mental illness.
DONE! :tongue:
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If they had done this 30+ years ago , Roe VS Wade would have tanked before it got started. Not to mention the NFA of 1934 and most of the other anti gun laws and probably most taxes and stopped alot of the spending too done by the left. So what's the down side?
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Since the DUmmies hate it so much, we know it's RIGHT.
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Thu Dec-16-10 04:45 PM
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1. You mean he is going to make them read the Constitution
That sounds un-constitutional
Lousy freeper troll... :-)
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DUmmies don't want the congress critters to read the bills, let alone look into their constitutionality!