I would not allow that trashy bitch in an outhouse. On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Florida Cracker <[email protected]>wrote:
> > i wish she had done this sooner ! > > On Jan 7, 8:10 am, Florida Cracker <[email protected]> wrote: > > [ Thank God we have Speaker Pelosi in the house ! ] > > Pelosi's Power Move Leaves House Republicans Fuminghttp:// > www.truthout.org/010609T > > House Democrats are poised to approve new rules that will > > significantly increase their authority while taking the bullets out > > of > > the few legislative weapons Republicans have in the lower chamber. > > > > Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has approved the changes from the > > last Congress, when House GOP members frustrated their Democratic > > counterparts by winning over two dozen amendment battles on the > > floor. > > > > Pelosi's move has set up a divisive mood on the first day of the > > 111th Congress, which Republicans say runs counter to the tone set by > > President-elect Obama. > > > > Republican leaders intend to fight the rules changes, which would > > curtail their ability to delay legislation by forcing Democrats to > > take politically difficult votes. > > > > "This is not the kind of openness and transparency that > > President- > > elect Obama promised," the GOP leaders wrote Monday in a letter to > > Pelosi. > > > > Republican leadership aides say the changes will make it easier > > for the Speaker to run the House and protect vulnerable House > > Democrats. > > > > But Democratic leadership sources dispute the GOP > > characterizations, noting that Republicans will still have an > > opportunity to offer an amendment to bills on the floor, though they > > won't have the ability to invoke an arcane rule that would in effect > > kill the entire underlying measure. > > > > Democrats say GOP assertions that Republicans would not be able > > to > > offer a "motion to recommit" are false. They say they are removing > > the > > "Catch-22" that Republicans have exploited to force embarrassing > > votes > > on issues such as gun control and illegal immigration. > > > > The rules package also calls for the end of six-year term limits > > for committee chairmen. This move is not popular with younger > > members, > > but panel chairmen have been pressing for the change since Democratic > > leaders surprisingly kept the six-year limits intact in their rules > > package for the 110th Congress. > > > > The change means that House chairmen could be in their posts > > until > > they retire or die. > > > > The six-year limit was initially adopted after House Republicans > > took control of the lower chamber in 1995. That ended the seniority- > > based system that Democrats had embraced for decades. > > > > Democratic aides argue, however, that term limits under > > Republican > > rule meant that the committee member who raises the most money would > > be rewarded with a chairmanship. > > > > Seniority was a factor in the awarding of GOP committee > > chairmanships between 1995 and 2006, though fundraising is seen as > > vital on both sides of the aisle. For example, the Democratic > > Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican > > Congressional Committee will apply political pressure on members who > > are lagging in their committee dues. > > > > Democrats were scheduled to meet Monday evening to discuss the > > rules package before an anticipated vote on Tuesday. Democratic aides > > at press time said there could be changes made to the package before > > the vote. > > > > Republican leadership aides expect that their members will > > strongly contest the rules package. > > > > Opposition tactics could include offering motions to adjourn and > > walking out of the House chamber. > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
