Did you say that when Obama, the Constitutional Law Professor, extended domestic partner benefits to federal employees -- and DOMA immediately made it null and void?
-- Because the two choices there for Obama felchers are: 1) Obama is an idiot or 2) it was all for show, just a campaign gesture.
If you choose the latter then why can't GOPsters do gestures too?
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:15 AM, GregfromBoston <greg.vincent@yahoo.com> wrote:
DOA. Constitutional amendments take years. Dumb
On Jul 20, 6:52 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Jennifer Bendery reports on the Huffington Post:
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> "House Republicans easily passed their 'Cut, Cap and Balance' fiscal plan on
> Tuesday, a proposal that boosts their standing among Tea Party supporters
> but has no chance of becoming law.
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> "The bill passed, 234 to 190, on a largely partisan vote.
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> "Five Democrats, including Reps. Jim Cooper (Tenn.), Health Shuler (N.C.)
> and Dan Boren (Okla.), sided with Republicans in passing the measure. Nine
> Republicans opposed the bill, including Tea Party favorite and GOP
> presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). In a statement issued
> after the vote, Bachmann said the bill "does not go far enough" and should
> have included provisions to defund health care reform.
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> "Other Republican defectors included Reps. Walter Jones (N.C.), Francisco
> Canseco (Texas), Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.), Connie Mack (Fla.) and Ron Paul
> (Texas). Paul said he has never voted for a debt ceiling increase and never
> will. In addition, he took issue with Republicans for not including defense
> cuts in the mix of discretionary cuts.
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> "'All spending must be deemed discretionary and reexamined by Congress each
> year,' Paul said in a statement. 'To allow otherwise is pure cowardice.'
> [image: Cut Cap Balance House Republicans Vote]
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> "Tuesday's vote comes after weeks of Republicans touting the bill as proof
> of their commitment to conservative principles. It includes three
> provisions: substantial spending cuts, statutory spending caps, and a
> constitutional amendment to require the government to balance its books each
> year.
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> "Republicans say the proposal is just the kind of shot in the arm needed to
> address the nation's staggering $14.4 trillion debt. Specifically, it calls
> for cutting more than $100 billion in fiscal 2012 and makes drastic spending
> cuts in areas that Democrats have prioritized as opportunities for
> investment: clean energy, infrastructure, education and job training. The
> biggest concern for Democrats, however, is the bill's proposal to gut
> Medicaid funding by one-third over the next decade.
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> "Both parties know the bill has next to no chance of passing the
> Democratic-controlled Senate, and President Barack Obama has already
> threatened a veto. But Republicans have pushed for a record vote on it ahead
> of the 2012 elections.
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> "Democrats spent much of Tuesday's four-hour debate bashing Republicans for
> wasting time on a political stunt.
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> "'This bill panders, even grovels, to Tea Party extremists,' Rep. Betty
> McCollum (D-Minn.) said. 'Thank goodness this bill will never pass the
> United States Senate. Thank goodness this bill will never become law.'"
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