Puerto Rico debt becomes constitutional fight on the right

The HILL ^ | 5/15/2016 | By Sylvan Lane and Peter Schroeder -

[WENDLE]

Republicans are waging a battle over the Constitution when it comes to helping Puerto Rico.

Supporters of Speaker Paul Ryan’s legislation to help Puerto Rico handle billions in debt before a critical July bond payment deadline point to Article IV of the Constitution in arguing they have a responsibility to help the territory.

[bgill]

Duh, we called it was the plan all along.

[WENDLE]

Are you that naive? Mercy!!

[WENDLE]

No sir — Not under Trump!!

[WENDLE]

What a waste!!!NEVER AGAIN!!!

[cornfedcowboy]

FYI-This is the title to the article: “Puerto Rico debt becomes constitutional fight on the right”

[WENDLE]

Wimpy!!

[Bogie]

Yeah, and worse than that, we could have upgraded our military big time, if only we spent it on research and engineering.

As for the Iraq army, it caved.

[Jane Austen]

Ryan must be defeated.

[WENDLE]

Yes. And rejected and rebuked by Trump! We have had enough of this she man.

[WENDLE]

Yes — You are dead on it. Please stand up and scorch the earth with that. We have but a short time if we don’t fight! We are being over run by parasites. They are killing the host.

[Bogie]

What was it Palin said? We have another Eric Cantor.

[GOPJ]

Is this the same Paul Ryan who wants to gut Social Security for Americans who worked their whole lives?

[Heart-Rest]

Dump Paul Ryan!!!





Here are some interesting youtube clips to check out.

• Paul Nehlen Says Ryan Betrayed Us on TPA/TPP
  
  
• Wisconsin Congressional Candidate Paul Nehlen on Unseating Rep. Paul Ryan
  
  
• The Hard Line | Paul Nehlen (R-WI) discusses the DumpPaulRyan movement
  
  
• Malzberg | Paul Nehlen joins Steve to discuss his running against Speaker Ryan
  
  
• Paul Nehlen Slams Ryan on ABC UpFront
  
  
• Citizen Kelly: Nehlen says we're "United States of Asia" thanks to Paul Ryan
  
  
• Ryan opponent 'thrilled' by poll results
  
  

[Bogie]

Yeah, and, for those people who paid into it all their lives, the entitlement theory is a lie!

All those people like Cubans ,Russians and Haitians, who never paid in but get SSI anyhow, by the grace of Congress, GET THE ENTITLEMENT!

[GOPJ]

Good point...

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Naive about what? If they propose a bill that includes taxpayer funds, oppose it. If they propose a bill that permits writedowns so investors and PR pensioners share the losses, with no taxpayer bailout, that's fine. Naivete has nothing to do with it.

This specific proposal -- according to this article YOU POSTED -- does not include taxpayer funds, so why oppose it?

Just because you may not understand how this stuff works doesn't mean the rest of us don't.

[SleepySimon]

There is no bailout for Puerto Rico. No one is suggesting an infusion of cash to help them. Link or it didn’t happen.

What Puerto Rico is asking to do is reorganize their debts in an orderly fashion. Something states can a ready do.

[Stanwood_Dave]

You do know that Puerto Rico, is a United States Territory. And anyone born there after 1920, can be P.O.T.U.S.

Just like U.S. Territories and Outlying Areas: Guam, or U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Atoll, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Kingman Reef, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll.

[Joe Boucher]

the socialist fools of Puerto Rico have spent themselves in to stupid.
It is not my position to pay for their being stupid.
To hell with em, sell some of your parks.

[grania]

That's interesting. Do you have any information that Romney would benefit from a Puerto Rico bail out?

Bailouts are a real bad idea. They always seem to help the banks, the pols, the irresponsible lenders, and not the "little folk".