Posted on 03/14/2010 9:14:24 PM PDT by Art in Idaho
The Judge is right! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: What would happen if 200 million Americans just drove to Washington D.C.? . . on said date. . .
It’s bull. The only document that can’t be changed is the Constitution, except by amendment.
This entire bill can be torpedo’d by any future Senate and Congress.
That's good to know. Nothing passed ever seems to be repealed, so good to know it is still legally possible. .
Well it’s true nothing passed is ever truly repealed but, this thing stinks to high heaven and I hope it isn’t put into law.
They had the votes to do whatever they wanted until Feb 2010 and if it were possible the would have passed it then. However, they are resorting to gimmicks to get this thing through and we are just going to take it? Don’t think so and I don’t think they will pass it.
My opinion, your mileage may vary. Welcome to FR and Post on.
Well I guess if they can pass it without a vote, we can repeal it without a vote no matter what their silly paper says.
Time to get that damn birth certificate issue nailed down and get this fraud out of the WH and wipe out any and all dictates and laws he has signed. Arrest this fraud, his wife, mother in law, and all his staff and jail them.
I agree. Congress once repealed an amendment to the Constitution. They can certainly repeal any ill-conceived and destructive legislation.
And, if Congress won't repeal Obamacare, The People will.
As others have correctly stated, no present Congress can encumber a future Congress.
That is, in fact, exactly what makes this bill so dangerous, from a fiscal standpoint.
When we get to 2018, or whenever, exactly WHO is going to be around to pass the Cadillac taxes to fund this train wreck? Our legal system doesn’t permit taxes to be passed in 2010, to take effect in 2018.
What a bunch of asshats we have in charge, I swear.
If they can pass this bill by nefarious means it can be repealed in the same way. After all, why should the American people hold themselves to a higher standard than the commies in Congress?
Screw that little weasel tyrant Reid.
The whole bill is unconstitutional anyway, and they are intending to “deem” it into law without voting on it. Moreover, the whole section or law can always be repealed, regardless of what it says.
You are right to be alarmed but we knew this. It nullifies future elections, in essence, so it is blatantly unconstitutional.
I saw the re-issue of the warning by Moody's. I think S&P also recently issued a similar warning. You are correct that our leaders in Congress and the White House are taking us down the road to economic ruin. I believe Americans will figure out how to peacefully get rid of the red menace, but it will get ugly for a while.
Having said that, however, the markets are trading on the value of the dollar. Strong dollar, market drops. Weak dollar, market goes up. The intrinsic value of the stock market is stuck in neutral. Except for a couple of sectors there is no business growth. And the broader read of the economy shows little sign of growth -- the unemployment numbers tell it all. Add further the fact that there are several job killing bills in the legislative pipeline, and it is no wonder why investors are not putting money into job creating investments.
That wording sound VERY familiar to me — the exact phrasing. Either we had the same teacher, or that is what we were taught not 20 years ago as well. And, it’s not like there have been any Amendments in that time... Although I would love to be able to cite the Section, Title, & paragraph numbers. Hoping someone out there can help.
Also — if anyone can put up a link to the bill text as it stands tonight/this morning before the vote — I would love to see it!
Didn’t see your post before I commented on this thread... Thanks for providing the citation. I appreciate it.
Could you please post the link or bill number to the bill posted this evening? Thanks.
The bill posted that evening was replaced by a subsequent version. That is one of the problems. This thing is a moving target.
Here is the version that was current at the time that I examined:
http://budget.house.gov/doc-library/FY2010/03.15.2010_reconciliation2010.PDF
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