Whew... the crisis has been averted. Congress overwhelmingly supported raising the debt ceiling and fundamentally changing the way congress works. Did you know that they created a new legislative body in averting this crisis? A committee of legislative overlords who will effectively turn America into a not-so-veiled Oligarchy...
Now 12 appointed Establishment lackeys are going to have consolidated power to control congress. The House Speaker loses his ability to influence bills that come to the House floor. Bills from the 'Super Congress' committee cannot be filibustered or amended in the House or Senate.
Could this be the real reason for the bill in the first place? I'm convinced it is. There are no coincidences in politics. This is going to fundamentally alter the way the legislative branch works, not for the better. Sellout Republicans should have read the abomination that they signed.
You better be paying attention to this!! And why isn't your favorite talk show host mentioning it??
'Super Congress': Debt Ceiling Negotiators Aim To Create New Legislative BodySuper Congress Moves Forward Despite Tea Party OppositionStatement on the Budget Control Act
Fiscal Conservatives Barred from SupercommitteeCongress to decide whether Super Congress could impose gun control"Is Super Congress constitutional?"
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Ron Paul on the Debt Bill
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Now 12 appointed Establishment lackeys are going to have consolidated power to control congress. The House Speaker loses his ability to influence bills that come to the House floor. Bills from the 'Super Congress' committee cannot be filibustered or amended in the House or Senate.
Could this be the real reason for the bill in the first place? I'm convinced it is. There are no coincidences in politics. This is going to fundamentally alter the way the legislative branch works, not for the better. Sellout Republicans should have read the abomination that they signed.
You better be paying attention to this!! And why isn't your favorite talk show host mentioning it??
'Super Congress': Debt Ceiling Negotiators Aim To Create New Legislative Body
This "Super Congress," composed of members of both chambers and both parties, isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution, but would be granted extraordinary new powers. Under a plan put forth by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his counterpart Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), legislation to lift the debt ceiling would be accompanied by the creation of a 12-member panel made up of 12 lawmakers -- six from each chamber and six from each party.
The Super Congress amounts to an institutionalization of the gang structure that exists informally in the Senate, where a small number of lawmakers write legislation behind closed doors and then announce it to the public. Legislation written by the Super Congress would be extremely difficult for individual members of Congress to stop.
Ron Paul:
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this deal is the “Super Congress” provision. This is nothing more than a way to disenfranchise the majority of Congress by denying them the chance for meaningful participation in the crucial areas of entitlement and tax reform. It cedes power to draft legislation to a special commission, hand-picked by the House and Senate leadership. The legislation produced by this commission will be fast-tracked, and Members will not have the opportunity to offer amendments. Approval of the recommendations of the “Super Congress” is tied to yet another debt ceiling increase. This guarantees that Members will face tremendous pressure to vote for whatever comes out of this commission-- even if it includes tax increases. This provision is an excellent way to keep spending decisions out of the reach of members who are not on board with the leadership's agenda.
Three Republican Senate sources tell TWS that senators who vote against the deal will be ineligible to serve on the so-called “supercommittee” for deficit reduction that the legislation creates.
Both houses of Congress will be voting on a debt ceiling bill that establishes a legislative committee with TREMENDOUS powers. Fox News is calling this committee a SUPER CONGRESS, because its legislative proposals (which could include gun control provisions) CANNOT be filibustered or amended in the Senate or House.
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Ron Paul on the Debt Bill
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