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We are about to be ruled by a Politburo. The MSM is claiming that the debt agreement is a win for the Tea Party. Hmm, you think they might be lying?

1 posted on 08/01/2011 12:39:39 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX

While the whole “super congress” Idea is stupid and their are a lot of good reasons to oppose it. This article drifts into the realm of the absurd. No the six members of the “super congress” won't be able to pass UN treaties, that will still take a 2/3 vote in the senate as required by the constitution. The way I read the legislation, the “super congress” can only propose spending cuts and tax increase. I seriously doubt they could or would propose massive gun control (heck, the dems wouldn't even when they controlled the house by a huge margin) and even if they did, it would have to be approved by a majority in the House and Senate (and somehow, I'm guessing, virtually all of the Republicans and even some democrats aren't in any hurry to throw their jobs away.) Also it's my understanding that this “super congress” dies at the end of the current congress (2012) and would have to be renewed by the next one, because future congress can't be bound by the actions of a past congresses.

34 posted on 08/01/2011 1:07:01 PM PDT by apillar

I find it a bit amusing that some people think the congress is going to be shaking and quaking in there boots, mere slaves to the dictates of the “SUPER CONGRESS”. Even if every bit of fearmongering mentioned came to pass and the “SUPER CONGRESS” comes down with a list of gun control, eliminating the constitution an declaring Obama emperor for life and selling all firstborn into slavery. The House and Senate still have to vote on it, and I don't see a whole lot of Republicans voting for that scenario.

40 posted on 08/01/2011 1:17:43 PM PDT by apillar

Those phone lines are not being lite up, I got through to Alexander and Corker to easy just now.

42 posted on 08/01/2011 1:51:17 PM PDT by GailA (Any congress critter who fails to keep faith with the Military, will NOT keep faith with YOU!)

To: Travis McGee; Nachum

Have you seen this?

Travis - your trilogy is awesomely great. Everyone should read it. You must have a crystal ball...

53 posted on 08/01/2011 2:17:37 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)

The so called super congress is totally unconstitutional and needs to be treated as treason.

63 posted on 08/01/2011 5:23:18 PM PDT by CynicalBear

Welcome to The Star Chamber.

79 posted on 08/02/2011 8:26:32 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)

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