You ought to consider putting some of these articles on my keep america at work site. I'll even give you access so you can post at your convenience.
Thanks Virgil http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com http://www.VetsFindingVets.org On 3/18/2010 7:52 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: > http://bit.ly/drKQFd > > - - - > The Democrats are assaulting the very pillars of our democracy. As the > debate on Obamacare reaches the long, painful end, House Speaker Nancy > Pelosi is confronting a political nightmare. She may not have the 216 > votes necessary to pass the Senate's health care bill in the House. > > Hence, Mrs. Pelosi and her congressional Democratic allies are > seriously considering using a procedural ruse to circumvent the > traditional constitutional process. Led by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, > New York Democrat and chairman of the House Rules Committee, the new > plan - called the "Slaughter Solution" - is not to pass the Senate > version on an up-or-down vote. Rather, it is to have the House "deem" > that the legislation was passed and then have members vote directly on > a series of "sidecar" amendments to fix the things it does not like. > > ... > > The Slaughter Solution is a dagger aimed at the heart of our system of > checks and balances. It would enable the Democrats to establish an > ominous precedent: The lawmaking process can be rigged to ensure the > passage of any legislation without democratic accountability or even a > congressional majority. It is the road to a soft tyranny. James > Madison must be turning in his grave. > > Mr. Obama is imposing a leftist revolution. Since coming to office, he > has behaved without any constitutional restraints. The power of the > federal government has exploded. He has de facto nationalized key > sectors of American life - the big banks, financial institutions, the > automakers, large tracts of energy-rich land from Montana to New > Mexico. His cap-and-trade proposal, along with a newly empowered > Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to impose massive new taxes and > regulations upon industry. It is a form of green socialism: Much of > the economy would fall under a command-and-control bureaucratic > corporatist state. Mr. Obama even wants the government to take over > student loans. > > Yet his primary goal has always been to gobble up the health care > system. The most troubling aspect of the Obamacare debate, however, is > not the measure's sweeping and radical aims - the transformation of > one-sixth of the U.S. economy, crippling tax increases, higher > premiums, state-sanctioned rationing, longer waiting lines, the > erosion of the quality of medical care and the creation of a huge, > permanent administrative bureaucracy. Rather, the most alarming aspect > is the lengths to which the Democrats are willing to go to achieve > their progressive, anti-capitalist agenda. > > Obamacare is opposed by nearly two-thirds of the public, more than 60 > percent of independents and almost all Republicans and conservatives. > It has badly fractured the country, dangerously polarizing it along > ideological and racial lines. Even a majority of Democrats in the > House are deeply reluctant to support it. > > ... > > The Slaughter Solution is a poisoned chalice. By drinking from it, the > Democrats would not only commit political suicide. They would > guarantee that any bill signed by Mr. Obama is illegitimate, illegal > and blatantly unconstitutional. It would be worse than a strategic > blunder; it would be a crime - a moral crime against the American > people and a direct abrogation of the Constitution and our very > democracy. > > It would open Mr. Obama, as well as key congressional leaders such as > Mrs. Pelosi, to impeachment. The Slaughter Solution would replace the > rule of law with arbitrary one-party rule. It violates the entire > basis of our constitutional government - meeting the threshold of > "high crimes and misdemeanors." If it's enacted, Republicans should > campaign for the November elections not only on repealing Obamacare, > but on removing Mr. Obama and his gang of leftist thugs from office. > > It is time Americans drew a line in the sand. Mr. Obama crosses it at his > peril. > - - - > > Finally, some people are waking up. Alas, too late, for all of this > was telegraphed during the campaign. > > - Publius > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2756 - Release Date: 03/19/10 > 02:33:00 > > On 3/18/2010 7:52 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: > http://bit.ly/drKQFd > > - - - > The Democrats are assaulting the very pillars of our democracy. As the > debate on Obamacare reaches the long, painful end, House Speaker Nancy > Pelosi is confronting a political nightmare. She may not have the 216 > votes necessary to pass the Senate's health care bill in the House. > > Hence, Mrs. Pelosi and her congressional Democratic allies are > seriously considering using a procedural ruse to circumvent the > traditional constitutional process. Led by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, > New York Democrat and chairman of the House Rules Committee, the new > plan - called the "Slaughter Solution" - is not to pass the Senate > version on an up-or-down vote. Rather, it is to have the House "deem" > that the legislation was passed and then have members vote directly on > a series of "sidecar" amendments to fix the things it does not like. > > ... > > The Slaughter Solution is a dagger aimed at the heart of our system of > checks and balances. It would enable the Democrats to establish an > ominous precedent: The lawmaking process can be rigged to ensure the > passage of any legislation without democratic accountability or even a > congressional majority. It is the road to a soft tyranny. James > Madison must be turning in his grave. > > Mr. Obama is imposing a leftist revolution. Since coming to office, he > has behaved without any constitutional restraints. The power of the > federal government has exploded. He has de facto nationalized key > sectors of American life - the big banks, financial institutions, the > automakers, large tracts of energy-rich land from Montana to New > Mexico. His cap-and-trade proposal, along with a newly empowered > Environmental Protection Agency, seeks to impose massive new taxes and > regulations upon industry. It is a form of green socialism: Much of > the economy would fall under a command-and-control bureaucratic > corporatist state. Mr. Obama even wants the government to take over > student loans. > > Yet his primary goal has always been to gobble up the health care > system. The most troubling aspect of the Obamacare debate, however, is > not the measure's sweeping and radical aims - the transformation of > one-sixth of the U.S. economy, crippling tax increases, higher > premiums, state-sanctioned rationing, longer waiting lines, the > erosion of the quality of medical care and the creation of a huge, > permanent administrative bureaucracy. Rather, the most alarming aspect > is the lengths to which the Democrats are willing to go to achieve > their progressive, anti-capitalist agenda. > > Obamacare is opposed by nearly two-thirds of the public, more than 60 > percent of independents and almost all Republicans and conservatives. > It has badly fractured the country, dangerously polarizing it along > ideological and racial lines. Even a majority of Democrats in the > House are deeply reluctant to support it. > > ... > > The Slaughter Solution is a poisoned chalice. By drinking from it, the > Democrats would not only commit political suicide. They would > guarantee that any bill signed by Mr. Obama is illegitimate, illegal > and blatantly unconstitutional. It would be worse than a strategic > blunder; it would be a crime - a moral crime against the American > people and a direct abrogation of the Constitution and our very > democracy. > > It would open Mr. Obama, as well as key congressional leaders such as > Mrs. Pelosi, to impeachment. The Slaughter Solution would replace the > rule of law with arbitrary one-party rule. It violates the entire > basis of our constitutional government - meeting the threshold of > "high crimes and misdemeanors." If it's enacted, Republicans should > campaign for the November elections not only on repealing Obamacare, > but on removing Mr. Obama and his gang of leftist thugs from office. > > It is time Americans drew a line in the sand. Mr. Obama crosses it at his > peril. > - - - > > Finally, some people are waking up. Alas, too late, for all of this > was telegraphed during the campaign. > > - Publius > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2756 - Release Date: 03/19/10 > 02:33:00 > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
