Posted on 11/24/2013 10:03:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Congressman Charlie Rangel has a solution for bypassing gridlock in Washington D.C.: executive orders for “everything.”
In an interview last night with NY1, the congressman praised Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to push through the so-called “nuclear option” to end filibusters on most presidential nominees. But he lamented the fact the work-around could not be used for legislation, suggesting the president turn to the executive orders–like the kind used to end the deportation many people who’d entered the country illegally as children.
“You know, the DREAM Act for the kids that came over here and didn’t know their home town, the president did that by executive order. What I did is I’ve taken out the language that he used and I’m gonna see why we can’t use executive orders for everything. What’s he gonna do? Make the Republicans angry? They’re gonna get annoyed? They’re not gonna cooperate?”
He went on to slam the Republican Party for refusing to cooperate–accusing them of acting against the interests of their own constituents.
“A police officer once told me when I was a kid that the worst criminal to deal with is one that doesn’t mind dying,” he said. “And if you take a look at what these Tea Party people have done–recognizing that there’s more sick and poor white folks then there is–but they still are resisting everything that the president wants to do so they can destroy the people in their district in terms of education and jobs, the Congress, the Republican name. And when we had the debt ceiling crisis, they were really prepared to let the United States of America fiscal policy to go in the tubes. How can you talk with people like this?”
He also defended the Affordable Care Act, arguing that far too much attention has been paid to the disastrous roll-out.
“They’re concentrating on the small misjudgments that have been made and nobody’s speaking for the 40 and 50 million people that have dreamed and hoped and prayed for that they could be included and insured. Not having insurance not only destroys your life, it destroys your fiscal life. It breaks up marriages. You cannot functions anywhere unless you have good health,” he argued, agreeing the president never should have apologized.
“I’d forget the apology,” he said. “The president should have said, ‘There’ll be a little quirks here, but we’ll take care of the quirks.’”
Good God these people are delusional !
I can’t wait for President Cruz to do the same thing!
That sword has *two* edges, Rangel. You might agree with the Zer0’s proclamations, but I guarantee you would raise holy hell over, say, President Palin’s proclamations.
But then, rule by fiat is not the American way. And you should know that too.
Do the members of the Congressional Black Ca-ca intentionally try to out-stupid each other?
What if the president were to decide that all senators should be limited to one term because he wanted to remove all the “old blood” and put in new hand selected senators to do his bidding? Would you still be on board, Rangel? My guess is not you self-serving fool...
They're the ones signing up for the freebies. It's the people who pay for insurance who are getting cancelled and offered far more expensive plans, so that they're now the ones in danger of not having insurance.
FWIW
They did something like that to Britain’s House of Lords, IIRC.
It probably hasn't occurred to Rangel, dunce that he is, but an Executive who rules by fiat leaves Congress with no job to do. And, thus, unnecessary.
Somehow, I don't think Charlie wants to lose his gravy train...
So, Congress is now obsolete in Wrangle’s opinion, and his job is a meaningless waste of taxpayer money.
Why doesn’t he resign?
The left has absolutely no foresight.
‘Set a king over us.’
Uh, the $174,000 a year salary, the taxpayer-funded Cadillac (along with gas, maintenance and insurance), the Rolls-Royce healthcare plan, the unbelievable pension...
Tax bill?
My first EO would be to turn the Capitol Building into a free amusement park for the people and send all the senators and representatives to the shores of Brittany to fill chests with sea shells. Then behead them should they return.
Charlie Rangel isn’t worth a moment of anyone’s time.
No, they are evil.
Hey I know,,, we could call it “the enabling act”.
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