The Democratic majority in the House has NOT used all the power available to it

[dutch508]

Star Member maxrandb (9,800 posts)
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No! The Democratic majority in the House has NOT used all the power available to it

Heard congresswoman Lofgren on NPR today say that the House has used the preeminent power of impeachment against this lawless asspickle, and now it's in the hands of the American people in November.

Sounded kind of defeatest to me, so I have a few suggestions.

The orange amphibian turd only understands mob tactics. Trying to get through to him, or shame him is about as effective as a cat trying to cover its shit on a linoleum floor.

He only understands power and strength. Pretty please we'd like you to comply with valid oversight and lawfully issued subpoenas is soooo 2016.

It can't be done until the current budget expires, but here's some things that should be done.

- The Defense Department says they can transfer $7B to pay for a stupid fence. This is where the Bibles 7x70 clause can come into play. In the budget, just say; "fine, since you can find $7B just laying around, find 7x70 ... here's your $490B budget cut."   

- The Treasury can't produce highly sensitive financial info on an American citizen fast enough for Senate Retrumplicans, but can't comply with the law to turn over Donnie Shit for Brains tax returns? "Fine, you obviously have too much money lying around for stupid shit... here's your 95% funding cut".

- The Secret Service is handing over travel shedules of an American citizen to the Senate, but they can't tell the House how much they've spent at Donnie Shit for Brains properties? "Fine, here's your 95% funding cut... take the asshat to a ****ing inner city bowling alley".

It's way past time to use the power of the purse against this ****stick. He doesn't respect the rule of law, but he will respect having to wear multi color, publicly shared slippery shoes.

One of our great Naval heroes once proclaimed "Damn the torpedoes...full speed ahead"!

Shut this entire ****ing government down! It's not working for the American people anyway. We're well on our way to losing our way of life, freedom and democracy.

This is no time for half measures.

 

Matthew 18:21-35
21  ¶Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22  Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

I don't think the DUmpmonkie really understands what the passage means...

jimfields33 (444 posts)

1. Now how would that get through the senate? And trump's signature?

Soonest the new budget could be implemented is October 1st. That’s not a good time to shut down the government.

Star Member maxrandb (9,800 posts)

2. It wouldn't have to get through the Senate

Just don't pass a budget...EVER...as long as this asspickle is President.

Shut the government down. No Continuing Resolution. No omnibus. No "budget agreement".

Shut this ****ing shit down.

AncientGeezer (1,980 posts)

5. Be responsible for a government shut down before the election?

How will that look to voters?

32  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

One of the most famous set of scriptures in all of the Holy Bible is Daniel 9:24-25. They are basically the keys to the end times sequence.

"Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times." - Daniel 9:24-25

Now if you were to research Daniel 9:24-25 on the internet, you would find tons and TONS of facts, speculations, guessing and bold faced flat out-right lies about it’s meanings. However most people agree that "seventy weeks" actually means "seventy sevens". Why?..

Looking up the word "week" in Hebrew (which is what the Old Testament was written in), returns: "shabuwa", which means "seven".

Another words, the end of all things as we know it will occur in God’s timing of seventy times seven / 70 x 7.

#TRUTH 126--> When Jesus Christ told Peter that he needed to forgive seventy times seven, He was saying to Peter; be willing to forgive until the end of the world!

[Delmar]

Yes! The Democratic majority in the House has INDEED used all the power available to it--and it has had no effect. 

Now it's in the hands of the American people in November and after that slobberknocker the democrats will have even less juice.

[DumbAss Tanker]

There isn't any actual law compelling him to disclose his tax returns, now mayber you meant 'Bullshit subpoena that the DemonRats elected not to litigate in court'...

Sending a ridiculous budget to the Senate would backfire, since the Constitution only requires spending bills originate in the House, it does not mean the Senate has to pass the same bill, they can put whatever they want in it and then it has to go to Reconciliation, which would blow up on your dumb DemonRat asses because it puts the onus back on the House for being the sphincter, especially if the Senate lards it up with all the shit that everybody wants.

Not passing a budget at all would not be unusual for a House under Pelosi, it's more like the norm.  She's been remarkably inept, or partisan by turns, in accomplishing this basic duty of her office practically every year she's been Speaker.

[SVPete]

The point of Jesus' 70x7 comment was to be so ready to forgive that one loses count and stops trying to count. House Dems haven't even forgiven Trump for defeating Hillary, so House Dems aren't even at the point of having forgiven (from their POV) Trump even once.

Of course, such facts don't matter even in DU metaphors. maxrandb is just trying - rather hysterically and incoherently - to cloak his/her call for a government shutdown in religious garb.

Go for it, House Dems! Moronically proclaim to the world that you are precipitating a government shutdown!