So, sign me up to testify!!
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > *AIII, S3, C1-2 > *Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying War > against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. > No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two > Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. > > The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no > Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except > during the Life of the Person attainted. > > > > At 09:13 AM 3/11/2012, you wrote: > > To advocate the destruction of the United States by any means, not just > violent overthrow, is an act of treason. Therefore anyone who advocates or > votes for the economic destruction by spending us into bankruptcy is a > traitor. This wuld include virtually every Democrat and most of the > Republicans. And a lot of Independents too. > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > wrote: > Tom and ALL of the communists and socialists fromthe left side of the > aisle still don't get it. They are so intent on their failed entitlement > and handout programs, and the only thing that will satiate these failed > policies is the actual bankruptcy of our Nation. Even then, they will not > admit their misguided policies are failures and have been for seventy > years. > > I say we outlaw any and all socialistic programs, and anyone who advocates > for such programs be immediately imprisoned or deported. > > > > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:45 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> > wrote: > Actually Tommytomtom from the other point of view they cut NOTHING... > all they supposedly cut were planned increases. > > We need to do some actual cutting from the base budget... Not next > years or five years down the road... this years budget. > > On Mar 10, 12:24 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > > A Breach of Trust > > > > The hard-fought deal that settled last year’s debt-ceiling fight made > > painfully deep cuts in spending, but it promised one thing: a year’s > > peace from the destructive Congressional battles that led to threats > > of government shutdowns and defaults. By signing the pact, Republican > > and Democratic leaders set spending levels for 2013, putting off > > further budget wars until after the election. > > > > But now a coalition of extreme conservatives in the House wants to > > break the budget agreement and cut spending below the agreed level, > > and the House Budget Committee seems willing to go along. > > > > Reneging on the agreement would not only endanger vital programs like > > Head Start, but it would erase the thin residue of trust left in > > Congress. It would clearly demonstrate that the current House cannot > > be trusted to live up to its own pledges. > > > > When Republicans created the debt-ceiling crisis in August, their > > principal goal was to cut spending, and they got their wish. By > > threatening a government default, they forced an agreement, negotiated > > by Speaker John Boehner, that cut $2.3 trillion from the budget over a > > decade without a dime of new taxes. That includes more than $800 > > billion cut from nondefense discretionary spending, in vital areas > > like education, housing assistance, transportation, public health and > > veterans benefits. > > > > For fiscal year 2013, the agreement set a discretionary spending level > > of $1.047 trillion. Though far too low, that level at least let > > appropriators in both the House and Senate know how much they had to > > spend, and House Republicans crowed about it at the time. “The Budget > > Control Act represents a victory for those committed to controlling > > government spending and growing our economy,” said Representative Paul > > Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee. Now members of the > > Republican Study Committee, the most right-wing members of the House, > > want to bring the 2013 level down to $931 billion, an unimaginable 11 > > percent cut in a single year. House officials say Mr. Ryan’s committee > > is unlikely to cut that much but could bring 2013 spending down to > > $1.028 trillion. > > > > That $19 billion cut, on top of the ones already agreed to, could have > > terrible consequences. Assuming it was applied evenly to all > > nondefense programs, it would mean that 50,000 children would lose > > access to Head Start; 20,000 families would lose child-care slots; and > > 10,500 teachers and their aides would lose their jobs. > > > > With the Senate sticking to the agreed-upon spending limit, a lower > > House number could lead to a clash between the chambers that raises > > the prospect of another government shutdown. Democrats say they are > > furious that the agreement could be undercut. “If House Republicans > > walk away from the agreement their own speaker made less than a year > > ago, then they will show that a deal with them isn’t worth the paper > > it’s printed on,” said Senator Patty Murray, who led the Democrats on > > the budget “supercommittee” last year. If Mr. Boehner is to retain any > > credibility as a leader of the House and a responsible lawmaker, he > > needs to extinguish this rebellion and make it clear that a deal is a > > deal. > > > > More:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/10/opinion/a-breach-of-trust.html?ref=... > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > > -- > 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/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. 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