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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Demands Obama Suspend Constitution to Create Jobs
Yahoo News ^ | 10-18- | Dan McGinnis

Posted on 10/21/2011 11:50:04 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., drew heavy criticism from fellow Democrats and his Republican colleagues for demanding President Barack Obama suspend the U.S. Constitution and declare a national jobs emergency.

Jackson told The Daily Caller last week that the president should use "extra-constitutional" authority to resolve the employment crisis by creating jobs outside of the normal legislative process. His comments drew immediate criticism from his primary opponent as well as other members of the House of Representatives.

Former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, Jackson's Democratic opponent in next year's primary election, said he has failed to introduce a jobs bill during his 16 years in the House.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: constitution; dictatorship; ethicsprobe; jackson; jessejacksonjr; sedition; stupidrunsinfamilies; totalitarianism; treason
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To: musicman; everyone; All

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21 posted on 10/21/2011 12:04:21 PM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR so, support it! Compiling New Sarah Palin Ping List! Tell me if you want on it!)
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To: tcrlaf
Jessie:
Voter#537 demands that ZERO starts obeying the CONSTITUTION.
22 posted on 10/21/2011 12:05:53 PM PDT by DeaconRed (Cold War Veteran. . . . US Army Security Agency 1964-1968)
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To: Red Badger

Forget suspending the constitution, why don’t they just wave a magic wand to create jobs?


23 posted on 10/21/2011 12:05:54 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: TigersEye
"That should be grounds for immediate removal from office"

WHAT? Hell that's just an Illinoisistan politician. Turbin Durbin will probably be along in a bit to endorse JJJ's new Commie plot!

24 posted on 10/21/2011 12:06:35 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: tcrlaf

This man is insane. Literally.


25 posted on 10/21/2011 12:08:14 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: tcrlaf
The apple didn't fall far from the tree, did it?

Although Jesse Jackson's demand that Obama 'suspend the constitution' to (supposedly) 'create jobs' (yeah, right) is moronic and would be shocking if it came from a member of congress that wasn't named 'Jesse Jackson, Junior. His 'demand' is a peek into the anti-constitutional, authoritarian mindset of leftists such as Jackson and should be instructive for independent voters and anyone who thinks Obama and the Democrats are patriotic Americans who simply have a slightly different view of how to 'fix' the U.S. economy. Hardly.

These people - leftists - look at authoritarian regimes around the world and salivate at the thought of emulating them, here, with guess who at the top of the heap. They see the U.S. constitution as an impediment to realizing their socialist utopia and would negate it in a heartbeat. Fortunately, America's founders knew such people would always be around and gave us as many protections from them as possible in the brilliant political document we cherish as our nations constitution.

Commie-wannabe clowns like Jesse Jackson, Junior can go pound sand..

26 posted on 10/21/2011 12:08:24 PM PDT by Jim Scott (on the 'Cain Train')
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To: VanDeKoik

The RATS will read the constitution on this issue like all other issues. The will read things that are not there and get their Obama, Clinton, and Carter appointed Federal Judges to agree with them.


27 posted on 10/21/2011 12:08:43 PM PDT by Mr. Wright (i)
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To: IbJensen

I’ve had that dream myself.....


28 posted on 10/21/2011 12:09:31 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Red Badger
He would need an army to enforce any measure of suspension.
From what I know the constitution was worded to avoid such action of government.
29 posted on 10/21/2011 12:10:22 PM PDT by MaxMax
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To: livius; All

“So you know they’re talking about this at Dem central.”

These are ELECTED DEMOCRATS, calling for totalitarian measures, and the media doesn’t even make a big deal of it.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FAKED OUTRAGE had George Bush, or even the most MINOR of elected REPUBLICANS said something like this? We’d be treated to media orgy of hate, the likes of which we cannot even IMAGINE!

Time to wake up, folks...
If you think staying home in 2012 is even an option, no matter who the Repub Candidate is, you a dooming your own children.


30 posted on 10/21/2011 12:11:29 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: tcrlaf

Kick his butt to the curb, get him out of there!

NC Gov, Occupy freaks, JJ Junior...

What’s next? Bill Engvall pops up saying- here’s your sign!


31 posted on 10/21/2011 12:12:34 PM PDT by Irenic
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To: tcrlaf

Jobs doing what, exactly?


32 posted on 10/21/2011 12:13:01 PM PDT by GSWarrior (Click HERE to expand this tagline)
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To: livius

JJJr has also suggested that the fedgov hire everyone who is unemployed for $40K. Which would immediately destroy the US economy as retail outlets and fast food and many other industries will be empty.


33 posted on 10/21/2011 12:13:03 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: Jim Robinson

I am thinking we trade by suspending his constitutional right to exist! I will see your suspension and rais you one! Kidding of course.. When he speaks we win!


34 posted on 10/21/2011 12:13:47 PM PDT by momincombatboots (Look out Left Coast, we are coming and we have Bibles and Guns! LOL)
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To: MaxMax

“He would need an army to enforce any measure of suspension.”

Would he?
Take a look a what’s going on in almost every major city, RIGHT NOW with the atroturfed Occupy Protests.

If the media decides it, it’ll be perceived as a “GOOD!” thing by the desperate sheeple.

History is rife with such examples, and we ignore them at our own peril.


35 posted on 10/21/2011 12:15:16 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: livius

JJJr’s last proposal would have crippled, no destroyed, the economy in less than a week.


36 posted on 10/21/2011 12:15:19 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: VanDeKoik

It’s time to require that certain items be produced in America, it’s a no go to have them made elsewhere if Americans can’t buy them cause they have no jobs. Wake up fools. Some items are made to order job producers, which will employ certain workers. Made in China and scrapped here ain’t gonna work.


37 posted on 10/21/2011 12:15:19 PM PDT by Waco (Nominate Palin or forget 2012 you lost)
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To: tcrlaf

This is what p’s me off about leftists.

You can point out proposals like this to a sheeperal, and they’ll say “well, they didn’t get it done”, or “he’s only one of 535 congresspeople”.

No, that’s not the point. It’s that he’s a democrat, and that he WANTS TO DO THIS.

After Hillarycare failed, when you pointed out that the ‘rats wanted to socialize our medical system, the lefties’ excuse was “well, they didn’t get it done”. Now we have 0bamacare.


38 posted on 10/21/2011 12:16:52 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: tcrlaf

Give him a break. folks. Remember. He is the son of an idiot.


39 posted on 10/21/2011 12:17:12 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a U.S. Marine.)
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To: TigersEye

Completely agree!!

Shocking...I cannot believe...


40 posted on 10/21/2011 12:17:43 PM PDT by Irenic
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