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Congress passes `doomsday' plan
Boston Herald ^
| 1/09/05
| Noelle Straub
Posted on 01/10/2005 3:35:48 AM PST by kattracks
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:35:48 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
Scary stuff! I am familiar with a handful of lawmakers that I wouldn't trust to wash my car much less run the country without a real quorum.
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:40:09 AM PST
by
cbkaty
To: kattracks
My bet is that, from this point forward, the Democrats will always keep a greater number of Congressmen absent from Washington (as compared to Republicans). That way, if the Capitol goes up in smoke, the Democrats would automatically assume control.
Of course with Senators like Kerry, it won't be difficult for them to keep a majority absent!
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:43:25 AM PST
by
SpyGuy
(Liberalism is slow societal suicide. And screw political correctness: Islam is the Religion of Death)
To: kattracks
first, I think it's unconstitutional,'' said Norm Ornstein, Doubt our fearless leaders will let a little thing like the US Constitution stand in their way...
imo
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:45:10 AM PST
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: kattracks
I would think that the government ceasing to function for a while would save us a lot of money.
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:48:47 AM PST
by
ovrtaxt
(Are the leftists still allowing us to say 'Happy New Year'?)
To: kattracks
Under those ``catastrophic circumstances'' the rules change to ...
HOME RULE!
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posted on
01/10/2005 3:57:43 AM PST
by
G.Mason
(A war mongering, UN hating, military industrial complex loving, Al Qaeda incinerating American.)
To: SpyGuy
That way, if the Capitol goes up in smoke...They'd deserve it for not securing the homeland.
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:08:38 AM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: joesnuffy
Exactly. 98% of what our federal government does these days is unconstitutional. And what they are mandated to do by the Constitution (like protect our borders), they completely shirk. So why should this be any different?
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:11:16 AM PST
by
SpyGuy
(Liberalism is slow societal suicide. And screw political correctness: Islam is the Religion of Death)
To: DTogo
They'd deserve it for not securing the homeland.No argument from me!
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:12:09 AM PST
by
SpyGuy
(Liberalism is slow societal suicide. And screw political correctness: Islam is the Religion of Death)
To: kattracks
This is positively frightening, particularly because the Dems consider losing an election a national calamity.
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:14:16 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Osama bin Laden has more tapes than Steely Dan)
To: DTogo
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:23:53 AM PST
by
7.62 x 51mm
(• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
To: NautiNurse
This is positively frightening, particularly because the Dems consider losing an election a national calamity.
Exactly. It sounds like legal cover for a future coup may just have been written into law.
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:32:39 AM PST
by
beezdotcom
(I'm usually either right or wrong...)
To: beezdotcom
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posted on
01/10/2005 4:42:14 AM PST
by
The Teen Conservative
(Taglines really get me worked up to write something in them for nothin', y'know?)
To: The Teen Conservative
Hard to see the downside of Capitol Hill being put out of commission. We have enough laws now to last a thopusand years.
To: kattracks
Right before 9-11 Hollywood was in the process of making a movie where virtually all three houses of gov't were killed. The story followed a lone congressional aids (or somesuch) attempt to maintain the US gov't. It was shelved after 9-11, but with all the doomsday films out since, I wonder if they will continue to make the film.
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:02:37 AM PST
by
KillTime
(Western Civilization herself breathes a sigh of relief as President Bush wins 4 more years.)
To: kattracks
Congress can determine through its rules what constitutes a quorum. And one can make a case that if the majority of Congresscritters were wiped out in an attack or natural disaster, those left could still conduct business. Of course vacancies would have to be filled by constitutional procedures as soon as possible.
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:06:21 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: kattracks
The sheep have lots of good grazing, they wont notice.
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:08:09 AM PST
by
cynicom
(<p)
To: The Teen Conservative
The circumstances include ``natural disaster, attack, contagion or similar calamity rendering Representatives incapable of attending the proceedings of the House.''
That's the oddest part: originally, the plan was supposed to cover the span of time between most of Congress getting obliterated a special election. Now, they're preparing to run things if most folks can't attend, whether or not they're still alive.
This is one of those provisions that won't hurt in the near future - and may even appear to help. But 20 years from now, who will be in power, and who will abuse this rule?
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:16:42 AM PST
by
beezdotcom
(I'm usually either right or wrong...)
To: kattracks
This reeks of the shenanigans used to pass the Federal Reserve Act.
D@mned dangerous!
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:21:10 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(I'm still waiting for this global warming stuff to get to North Dakota.)
To: sgtbono2002
We have enough laws now to last a thopusand years.Heck, it'd take that long to find 'em all and repeal them.
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posted on
01/10/2005 5:24:21 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(I'm still waiting for this global warming stuff to get to North Dakota.)
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