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James L asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 10 years ago

If congress hands all there power to a new Super-Congress, does the constitution even matter anymore?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/23/super-con...

"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.

Legislation approved by the Super Congress -- which some on Capitol Hill are calling the "super committee" -- would then be fast-tracked through both chambers, where it couldn't be amended by simple, regular lawmakers, who'd have the ability only to cast an up or down vote. With the weight of both leaderships behind it, a product originated by the Super Congress would have a strong chance of moving through the little Congress and quickly becoming law. A Super Congress would be less accountable than the system that exists today, and would find it easier to strip the public of popular benefits. Negotiators are currently considering cutting the mortgage deduction and tax credits for retirement savings, for instance, extremely popular policies that would be difficult to slice up using the traditional legislative process."

Seriously, if we are no longer represented, The constitution is null and void. This crazy idea cannot be allowed to be enacted. I would consider it a declaration of war against the people of the United States. I swore my oath to support and defend the Constitution, not this. If the Constitution is being thrown away, then so is the country. We are in uncharted territory if this happens.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    With all due respect, James, Even though it is a Huffington-Puffington Post article, I saw nowhere that congress would "hand ALL it's power over...." so that is the type of mis-characterization that is common among the Lame-stream, Drive-by State-controlled media. Not we conservative freedom fighters.

    Miss Huffington is already in the business of bending the truth, she does not need any help.

    That having been said, if they tried it, the supreme court would shoot it down in the usual 5-4 fashion. If one of the constructionists retire, and Obama gets to appoint another one of his activists, we are screwed.

  • 10 years ago

    I don't frequent YA much these days, but this is an excellent question & I hope you get some more responses to it. I agree with what you said, James, and wonder if this wouldn't fall into the category of an amendment to the Constitution which would have to be voted on by Congress, but not sure about that. My opinion? The Constitution has been trampled on ever since this administration took office. God bless!

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