Reagan came out of nowhere. He was elected because Carter was so incredibly horrible as a leader. That he was so gifted was a miracle that I believe God bestowed on this, the promised land. Are we still deserving? Are we still worth saving? We shall see.
On Jul 18, 12:18 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > How about J. C. Watts? > > On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > New York City indulged its liberal side one time by electing David > > Dinkins as its Mayor. The result was a near catastrophy. People almost > > gave the city up for lost. They compared it to Detroit. They said it > > was ungovernable. It became so bad that one of the most liberal cities > > on the planet went out and got a hired gun out of sheer desperation. > > Rudy saved the city. As Reagan had saved the country before him. Who > > will save us now? > > > On Jul 17, 9:59 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > * * > > > > *http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32718* > > > > * * > > > > * * > > > > *Pelosi Censors Republicans *** > > > > *by Rep. John Carter * > > > > *07/16/2009 * > > > > * * > > > > *Monday night Democrats voted to shut down the U.S. House Representatives > > > rather than allow a handful of Republican Congressmen to speak on the > > floor. > > > What could have been so offensive or frightening about our discourse that > > > Speaker Pelosi felt she had to protect her party by gagging free speech > > in > > > the House? > > > > In fact, we had planned to speak on the lack of transparency of the House > > > since Democrats took control. We had planned to criticize Speaker Pelosi > > for > > > repeatedly denying Members, the media, and the public to right to read > > > legislation before it was voted on. We were set to discuss House Majority > > > Leader Steny Hoyer’s statement last week that if his Members were > > required > > > to read the Democrats’ healthcare reform package before it was voted on, > > it > > > would fail. > > > > So the Speaker obviously feels that if the public is truly aware of her > > > party’s agenda, they will reject it. She is now making sure the public is > > > kept in the dark by trampling the centuries-old democratic traditions of > > the > > > House. > > > > What are those traditions? Every day that the House is in session, > > following > > > the final vote of the day, representatives are allowed the privilege of > > free > > > speech on the House floor in what is known as “Special Orders.” They may > > > speak for one minute, five minutes, or one hour segments, and must > > request > > > their time in advance. Time is allocated equally to both parties on a > > > first-come basis. > > > > Since the advent of live C-SPAN coverage of the House, this has provided > > a > > > national televised outlet for both Republicans and Democrats to speak to > > the > > > nation on topics they feel were not adequately addressed during regular > > > order in the House, during which the Democrat majority has the > > parliamentary > > > ability to limit debate and speeches. > > > > Special Orders therefore frequently serves as a political safety valve if > > > the party in the majority becomes too dictatorial during debate, using > > their > > > majority status to truly oppress the minority’s ability to debate and > > offer > > > amendments. > > > > That is now the case in the House, with the Democrat majority under > > Pelosi > > > repeatedly rejecting House rules to ram a far-left agenda through before > > the > > > public has time to learn what is actually in the bills. > > > > This is what we were committed to bring to public light. > > > > House rules require a bill be publicly posted for three days before it > > can > > > be voted on. That basic rule was written by none other than Thomas > > Jefferson > > > as part of the original rules package of the House, as it is essential to > > > the survival of representative democracy. > > > > The House can waive that rule if it chooses on specific occasions. The > > > Republican-controlled House chose to waive it when considering the > > Patriot > > > Act in 2001 following the terror attacks of 9-11. They thought there was > > > enough of a national defense emergency to just bring the bill to the > > floor > > > for a vote. > > > > But Nancy Pelosi and her House Democrats have chosen to ignore the rule > > on > > > every major issue taken up by the House this year, including: > > > > The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - The Obama Stimulus: This one > > > just had to pass that very day because time was a-wastin’ in getting > > those > > > new jobs coming. We couldn’t wait for Members to read it. But then the > > > President waited four days to sign it into law while he spent the weekend > > in > > > Chicago, and months later none of the new jobs have come into existence. > > > > The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (SCHIP): Speaker > > > Pelosi couldn’t wait on this one either, although the deadline for > > > reauthorization was still two months away. > > > > The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Lilly was peddled as covering > > decades-old > > > wage discrimination cases, but after waiting 20 years, Congress couldn’t > > > wait one more day to let Members actually read the thing. > > > > The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009: No excuses at all on this > > > one. They just didn’t want the details known. > > > > The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009: This one has been languishing > > since > > > last October, but we suddenly had to pass it that day. > > > > The AIG Bonus Tax Act: This had to get through right then, don’t mind the > > > details, we just had to go after those bonuses. Only when we read what > > > passed after the fact, the bill contained waivers for all of the same > > > executives the bill was supposed to reign in, many with curiously close > > ties > > > to Treasury Secretary and tax cheat Tim Geithner. > > > > The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009: No rush whatever on this one > > > time-wise, the Democrats just didn’t want people talking about the > > hundreds > > > of billions given to foreign banks that should have gone to our troops. > > > > The American Clean Energy and Security Act/National Cap-and-Trade Energy > > > Tax: > > > No excuse was offered on this one, the Speaker just didn’t want anybody > > > reading Henry Waxman’s 300 page amendment he sneaked in overnight before > > we > > > were forced to vote. Three weeks later, the Senate shows no intention of > > > taking up the bill before the opening day of dove season, if then. > > > > There’s a reason all these bills are listed. The list constitutes every > > > major policy bill undertaken by Congress this year. House Democrats are > > not > > > just waiving the three-day rule -- they have destroyed it, and are > > > intentionally pushing their agenda to the floor with blindfolds on the > > media > > > and the public. > > > > This constitutes an astonishing and chilling acceleration of the assault > > on > > > representative democracy that began in earnest this January. > > > > Representative democracy works when a U.S. Representative listens to the > > > input of their constituents, and votes the way the majority of their > > > district would vote. Only a Representative can’t listen if no one has > > ever > > > seen the bill, or had time to provide input. They have to vote blind, > > which > > > for too many, is voting the way their leadership tells them. > > > > This is what Republican House Members were going to the floor to say > > Monday > > > night. We were set to decry the loss of openness in the House. > > > > Instead, we were met with a slammed door by Democrats, who are now > > committed > > > to burying truth along with democracy. > > > > The Democrats are the majority -- for now. They chose to silence debate > > on > > > the floor by gagging House Republican Members from using their historical > > > right to speak after the close of the day. But they cannot stop us from > > > speaking outside the halls of Congress and letting the American public > > know > > > the truth about their ongoing attack against the very foundations of a > > free > > > Republic.* > > > > * * > > > * > > > ------------------------------ > > > * > > > > *Mr. Carter, a Republican, represents the 31st District of Texas in the > > U.S. > > > House of Representatives.** * > > > * > > > ------------------------------ > > > * > > > > __,_._,___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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