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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: PELOSI'S POWER GRAB - (pushes through rule change to sneak through bad legis.) http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=139906 THE NEWS-MAN: GOVERNMENT OF PELOSI, BY PELOSI, AND FOR PELOSI Posted By: watcher51445 Date: Thursday, 22 January 2009, 7:08 a.m. REAL NEWS - PELOSI'S POWER GRAB from (Common sense, politically incorrect newsletter to 12,151 subscribers) GOVERNMENT OF PELOSI, BY PELOSI, AND FOR PELOSI Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi changed her tune on a great many things. Even the liberal Washington Post could not help but comment on Pelosi's blatant hypocrisy and her apparent rush to change the rules whenit comes to transparency and openness: It's not about a choice between a Congress that is orderly versus a Congress that bickers. It's a choice between a Congress that is accountable to the people or a Congress that simply tries to legislate through stealth. It's a choice between freedom and tyranny. Pelosi has also effectively moved to keep the American public in the dark! On the very first day of Congress, Pelosi pushed through a change to a House rule known as the "motion to recommit," a rule that was implemented a CENTURY AGO specifically to PROHIBIT the leadership of the majority party from railroading horrendous legislation through Congress under the cover of darkness. John Fund of The Wall Street Journal aptly described the "motion torecommit" as "a procedural safeguard first given to the minority a century ago after a rebellion against tyrannical GOP Speaker Joe Cannon." So what is the "motion to recommit" and what are the ramifications ofdoing away with the it? A real-life example, or rather, 50 real life examples, should suffice. As Fund put it: "Republicans used the tactic 50 times in the last Congress, primarily to block tax increases buried in larger bills." In other words, on 50 occasions during the last session of Congress,Pelosi and Company tried to sneak tax increases, anti-Second Amendment measures and amnesty for illegal aliens, among other things into unrelated bills. On those 50 occasions, conservatives exercised their right to send the bills back to committee to FORCE liberal committee members to actually go on record. Essentially, conservatives said, if you want to pass it, vote on it,go on the record, let the American people see what you're trying to do and let the American people know where you stand, but don't try to sneak measures the American people DO NOT WANT through Congress under the cover of darkness! Of course, in many cases, Pelosi and Company simply let the bills die rather than forcing fellow liberals to actually go on record. Pelosi wasn't very happy about being forced into those situations, so she quietly changed the rule. As for the rights of the American people: who cares -- after all, Nancy knows best. But now that conservatives in Congress are daring to bring Pelosi's tyranny into the light, Pelosi and her fellow-travelers are screaming bloody murder. SECRECY IS THE LIBERALS FAVORITE WEAPON Seriously, Pelosi and her left-wing cohorts in Congress firmly believe that what YOU don't know won't hurt THEM. They believe that as long as you don't know what they're up to, they can get away with whatever they want to impose on the American people. Pelosi is depending on the cover of darkness and the silence of her allies in the media to keep her shenanigans under wraps. The last thing Pelosi wants is for the American people to find out what she wants to do: Secretly raise your taxes. Secretly impose amnesty for illegal aliens on your community and your neighborhood. Secretly take away your ability to protect your family by regulating away your right to own and keep a firearm. IS THE MEDIA HELPING PELOSI KEEP THE SECRET? If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Liberals in the mainstream media are taking that old philosophical adage to heart. Just because you haven't read about what is happening in your local newspaper or haven't heard about it on the nightly news, do not think that conservatives in Congress don't understand the horrible implications of what would happen if Pelosi is allowed to quietly get away with taking away the rights of the American people. They're hopping mad, they're making their feelings known, but the liberal media simply is NOT reporting it. You'd better believe that if conservatives moved to SHUT DOWN the voice of the minority, it would be on the front page of The New York Times. Conservatives are talking and just in case you missed it, here is some of what is being said: House Republicans sent a letter to Pelosi which addressed the hypocrisy and dishonesty of her position. The letter read in part: "This is not the kind of openness and transparency that President-elect Obama promised." Representative David Dreier of California said the rule change would create "the most closed Congress in history." House Minority Leader John Boehner complained that Pelosi's little subterfuge "silences the voices of tens of millions of Americans by further shutting down open debate on the House floor and taking away the minority's right to offer substantive policy alternatives on behalf of the millions of Americans they represent." Conservative legislators are trying to get the message out -- but they need your help to drive the message home. Pelosi and liberals in Congress must be made to understand that the American people ARE getting the message and that the liberal media can't give them cover this time around. And they need to know that you ARE NOT happy! Will you stand up for your freedoms? --Jeff Mazzella, President, Center for Individual Freedom www.cfif.org I expect the MSM to keep this story out of the news until they feel safe they won, such as: Stupid attorney thinks Constitution still in force. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~----~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- Last updated January 19, 2009 Do We the People have the Right to Alter the Government or not? http://yannone.blogspot.com/2009/01/it-is-right-of-people-to-alter.html Eligibility battled on 3 fronts http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86325 Dr Edwin Vieira http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=797 Still another view. http://www.oilforimmigration.org/facts/?p=764 SCOTUS changes mind re: Berg's suit? http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a4_5berg.6746903jan16,0,4963557.story I'd also like to take this opportunity to invite you to join the Slick_eZine-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Rich Martin Editor Slick eZine
Poster Comment: Related: http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/fund_pelosi_power_grab/2009/01/09/169619.html http://www.cantorforcongress.com/blog/?p=32 House Republicans are shutting down the floor, because the Democrats are threatening to change a rule and deny Republicans any opportunity to offer a motion to recommit on the "paygo" provisions of their legislation. That’s a lot of wonky talk; bottom line - the Democrats are preventing their Members from having to vote on the tax increases that they are trying to impose on the American People. It is simply stunning that House Democrats want to change the germanenss rule on motions to recommit; this would be the first change to the germaneness rule since 1822. Check back for updates. We will be updating on this showdown as it unfolds. UPDATE: Rep. Westmoreland just moved for a recorded quorum call, then a motion that the committee will rise. Expect to see more of these…
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I hope she slips on a pickle hits her head and dies.
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