'Super Congress': New legislative body was reason for the debt ceiling theatrics

[BumpShadow]

The power of suggestion. And power in the sense that it will effect spend for years to come. Alot of power, but still limited.

 

[rambone]

Unconstitutional

Debt Deal Establishes American Oligarchy

One only need to read the Constitution, understand the LEGAL definitions of the words therein and then digest the legalese contained within S. 365. The Bill specifically forbids any Amendments to all legislation drafted by the Super Congress thus violating to the letter, the Constitution's grant that "All Legislative Power", which includes the Amendment process resides with the whole of Congress, not a committee.

 

[ATOMonkey]

12 people is still way too many. What we really need is just one guy calling the shots in order to streamline the process and get more done.

 

[NYFelon]

12 people is still way too many. What we really need is just one guy calling the shots in order to streamline the process and get more done.

Now if only we could have a huge fire. I don't know where, but someplace like a legislative building would be ideal.

 

[rambone]

Now if only we could have a huge fire. I don't know where, but someplace like a legislative building would be ideal.

A skyscraper would also work.

 

[Stschil]

A skyscraper would also work.

Naw, that's been tried already. Just didn't have the total effect that was intended.

 

[Pocketman]

12 people is still way too many. What we really need is just one guy calling the shots in order to streamline the process and get more done.

Surest way to impede progress is to form a committee.

 

[chraland51]

All they do in Washington is sneak around to scheme, plot and plan to deceive us into thinking that they actually care about us. Their plans for us involve only the most efficient ways to separate us from the money that previous congresses have graciously allowed us to keep or at least have not been able to figure out legal ways to cause us to be separated from.. You had better think again if you really think that any of them genuinely care about you anything past your billfold. It is really concerning now, that the present bunch has essentially come right out in the open and displayed their contempt for the constitution. The whole debt ceiling thing was just one big scam and the American public was the victim.

 

[jbombelli]

Congress: noun; a group of baboons.

 

[mrjarrell]

Congress: noun; a group of baboons.

You take that back! Baboons are a lot more caring and civilised than congress. We'd be infinitely better off with a pack of baboons up there.

 

[flagtag]

12 people is still way too many. What we really need is just one guy calling the shots in order to streamline the process and get more done.

You mean a Dictator?

 

[rambone]

Sarcasmo says...

You mean a Dictator?

Hell yeah. If the heads of both parties wanted it, I'd support them. The real world requires us to compromise our principles. At least we'd still be the free-est dictatorship in the world.

 

[jbombelli]

You take that back! Baboons are a lot more caring and civilised than congress. We'd be infinitely better off with a pack of baboons up there.

I know. I almost didn't even post that because I knew I would be insulting the baboons. But I changed my mind when I remembered that many long years ago I dated a baboon.

 

[Johnson]

It may seen like a bad idea now. But I think its the only way to get anything drastic done, as sad as that is.

And we want this group of 12 to have the power to get drastic things done? Really? I'm utterly speechless that anyone would want that. Seriously.

 

[flagtag]

Hell yeah. If the heads of both parties wanted it, I'd support them. The real world requires us to compromise our principles. At least we'd still be the free-est dictatorship in the world.

It's not so much what the parties would support. It's what WE THE PEOPLE expect and demand from "our" representatives. (And that is a return to a REPUBLIC.)

 

[rambone]

Lone Star Watchdog: Texas, I Rather We Secede Than Be Ruled by a Super Congress and a Dictator.

 

[flagtag]

Lone Star Watchdog: Texas, I Rather We Secede Than Be Ruled by a Super Congress and a Dictator.

 

[Kase]

Lone Star Watchdog: Texas, I Rather We Secede Than Be Ruled by a Super Congress and a Dictator.

Anyone else feelin' like moving to Texas? Lol

I'll still never be a cowboys fan though

 

[flagtag]

Always liked the idea of Texas.
Texas sounds better every day!

 

[rambone]

Super Congress A Gift to K Street | Ron Paul

Make no mistake - I am enthusiastically for cutting government spending. The goal should be to eventually reduce government down to the size and scope of its constitutional limitations. However, the process of getting there must also be constitutional. Concentrating such special authority to fast track legislation affecting so many special interests to a small, select committee is nothing more than an unprecedented power grab. Only fears of an impending catastrophe could have motivated Members to allow this legislation to be rushed through Congress. The founding fathers had strong feelings about taxation without representation and under no circumstances would they have felt excluding 98% of Congress from fiscal decisions was appropriate. I see nothing good coming out of this Super Congress. I suspect it will be highly vulnerable to corruption and special interests. No benefit can come from such careless disregard of the Founders' design.