Hope & Change With New Congress

[brp987]

Originally Posted by extanker

tell pete schiff the US issues the credit cards and uses them...no one can afford not to accept them...still dont believe...well then the president can make one phone call to the mint ....print mees sum of dat green stuf hommie

Printing the green stuff - easy. Printing value to go along with it? Haven't figured that one out yet. The dollar is down, and commodities are up, lately. More than enough to wipe out recent stock market gains. The "whiff of inflation" mentioned earlier is poised to be a gale wind in the coming months.

[extanker]

the new powers to be promised to get rid of the obama care asap....now the fng,s are claiming not until 2013......boy are they fast liars oooppps learners

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by extanker

the new powers to be promised to get rid of the obama care asap....now the fng,s are claiming not until 2013......boy are they fast liars oooppps learners

They don't have the votes in the Senate. However, they can stop funding different pieces of it from the House side.

Lets see how they do this. I do believe they will bring it to a vote in the House, if only for symbolic reasons. It would be good to have a bill come out of the House that the Senate refuses to pass. Keep shoving it in the Dems face.

[extanker]

symbolic reasons....what a way to run a railroad.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by extanker

symbolic reasons....what a way to run a railroad.

I don;t think the House gets to rewrite the Constitution. The rules require two or three to tango.

That is the way it is!

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

I don;t think the House gets to rewrite the Constitution. The rules require two or three to tango.

That is the way it is!

Technically, the Constitution can not be re-written, only modified. To do so would require a vote in the affirmative by 2/3 of each house, then 3/4 of the States OR 2/3 of the State's Legislative bodies have to request a Constitutional Convention and 3/4 of the States then have to approve. Therefore, it always takes three to tango - the House, the Senate and the States.

Interestingly, especially given the constant "Obama is rewriting the Constitution" rhetoric, the President has no role in amending the Constitution.

[extanker]

maybe not rewritten but updated.....i know it was written by a bunch of guys in a tavern so i understand that. or they had a sense of humor and wanted to break chops. didnt they think there would be a problem with "we the people". i think some words need to be defined more clearly.....i meant to say "the right of the people.....my bad wrong doc

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

Technically, the Constitution can not be re-written, only modified. To do so would require a vote in the affirmative by 2/3 of each house, then 3/4 of the States OR 2/3 of the State's Legislative bodies have to request a Constitutional Convention and 3/4 of the States then have to approve. Therefore, it always takes three to tango - the House, the Senate and the States.

Interestingly, especially given the constant "Obama is rewriting the Constitution" rhetoric, the President has no role in amending the Constitution.

I have NO doubt in my mind that progressives would LOVE to rewrite the Constitution without having to go to the trouble that you describe. This is why FDR tried to pack the SC so many years ago.

Intellectuals view the Constitution as an annoyance, to be dealt with as they see fit.

Some of us feel differently.