Republican Rule Day 2: Smackdown of the Democrats and Their Hatred of the Constitution!

[ready4ONE 5,400]

On a related note, the new Speaker also introduced a new House procedure. It is similar to the filibuster but is called a filiblubber.

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

On a related note, the new Speaker also introduced a new House procedure. It is similar to the filibuster but is called a filiblubber.

[CarlosAndSveta 808]

Liberals won't like this. They'll consider it some public religious ceremony and protest!

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http://www.google.co...b086425183d79f9

WASHINGTON (AP) — And on the second day of Republican rule, the House reads the Constitution.

Those wondering whether the reading will be dramatic won't know until around 11 a.m. on Thursday, when volunteers will give voice to the seven articles and 27 amendments that make up the nation's governing document.

Republicans have made strict adherence to the Constitution a key tenet of their effort to reduce the size of the federal government.

Also on Thursday, the House is to take up its first spending cut measure, a proposed 5 percent trim in the budgets of leadership, rank-and-file member and committee offices. Republicans have estimated that this will save $35 million over the next nine months.

Whoops! GOP violates Constitution the day they read the Constitution

Two members of Congress forget to get sworn in, cast votes anyway

No, they didn't refuse to extradite some fugitive slaves. They just acted like duly elected Representatives without being sworn in!

The new Republican majority already committed a major boehner on the second day of the new Congress. Representatives Pete Sessions of Texas and Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were busy attending a fundraiserwhen all their colleagues were actually sworn in as members of Congress. So, whoops, they're not members yet. No biggies, right? Wrong! Because then they both showed up to work and cast some votes, in direct violation of our Constitution, which they then participated in the official reading of, on the floor of the House.

Sessions even chaired the Rules Committee while he wasn't a member, because in 2011, all jokes will officially write themselves.

Link to article.

[Danno 1,228]

Whoops! GOP violates Constitution the day they read the Constitution

Two members of Congress forget to get sworn in, cast votes anyway

No, they didn't refuse to extradite some fugitive slaves. They just acted like duly elected Representatives without being sworn in!

The new Republican majority already committed a major boehner on the second day of the new Congress. Representatives Pete Sessions of Texas and Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were busy attending a fundraiserwhen all their colleagues were actually sworn in as members of Congress. So, whoops, they're not members yet. No biggies, right? Wrong! Because then they both showed up to work and cast some votes, in direct violation of our Constitution, which they then participated in the official reading of, on the floor of the House.

Sessions even chaired the Rules Committee while he wasn't a member, because in 2011, all jokes will officially write themselves.

Link to article.

I guess they figured since the Presidents birthplace requirement was no longer an issue..... how important can the timing on swearing in be?

[Sgt. McGee 27]

I haven't proposed saving "at least $100 billion the first year alone" - the GOP has. Not just proposed but pledged. This is like pledging to run across America in a year's time and taking less than half a step on day one and then resting for the remainder of the week. Do the math: You'd have to add roughly 2,900 such "little somethings" to get to where they pledged to go. And you'd have to do that in the next 260 or so days. That's 11 such "little somethings" each and every day starting today running through September 30 and including every Saturday, Sunday and Holiday. Do you really believe that's going to happen? Do you really think that's realistic?

Man, I hope they come up with these kinds of cuts in spending but I just don't see it happening. They won in early November and had two full months to develop a strategy and present that strategy to the people. And this is all they can come up with after just having helped add some $900 billion to the deficit over the next two years? Who are they kidding?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/291776-house-gop-lists-25-trillion-in-spending-cuts/

(I don't agree with all of the proposed cuts, but you can't claim they aren't trying...)

[The_Dude 1,142]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/291776-house-gop-lists-25-trillion-in-spending-cuts/

(I don't agree with all of the proposed cuts, but you can't claim they aren't trying...)

Yes you can. Some of those do make sense, but at least half of them are partisan pet peeves. I don't see anywhere on that list a suggestion to defund the war, or to cut back on military spending. If they are going to make a symbolic list, they could at least make a good one, not a disingenuous list that will get vetoed. If they had the votes to overturn a veto, then I would give them more credit. But they don't.

[Sgt. McGee 27]

Yes you can. Some of those do make sense, but at least half of them are partisan pet peeves. I don't see anywhere on that list a suggestion to defund the war, or to cut back on military spending. If they are going to make a symbolic list, they could at least make a good one, not a disingenuous list that will get vetoed. If they had the votes to overturn a veto, then I would give them more credit. But they don't.

Well, you can feel free to run for congress, coerce a majority, then post your own list.

Otherwise, just because they're suggesting things you disagree with doesn't mean they aren't offering options...

[The_Dude 1,142]

Well, you can feel free to run for congress, coerce a majority, then post your own list.

Otherwise, just because they're suggesting things you disagree with doesn't mean they aren't offering options...

You missed the point entirely. It's a fait accompli, they don't have the votes, they never will, and everyone knows it. The list is disingenuous at best. I guess I am just jaded about the two party system.