Senate is voting on allowing the circumvention of our congress today

[paned*expressions]

it also takes away the filibuster in the senate. And think of the normal flow of bills. The house debates and passes their version, the senate debates and passes their version, then it goes to committee where the differences get resolved, and both houses vote on the identical bill. So now supercommitte writes the bill, no one can amend it so both houses get the same bill, and it gets rushed to a vote, and becomes law just like that. Fucked up

[Carrie M]

A group of Democratic and Republican senators/congressman (equally split) who will propose ways to reduce the debt. This includes potential tax increases/revenue changes and spending cuts. If both sides can't come to an agreement, there will be cuts equalling the increase in debt ceiling, with 50% of that money coming from the pentagon and 50% coming from entitlements.

If the 'super congress' does come to an agreement and forms a proposal, their proposal will only require an up or down vote in the House and Senate (meaning no 60 vote faggotry for senate passage).

[So12G my gods are squishy]

yes they are

[pleaseohplease5555]

everything worked out nicely with the "super delegates" so I don't see any potential for issues here

[sutherngal_00]

And Boehner supported this shit? Its takes away his power to control legislation. What a fucking idiot





thats about as far as my thread got, no one cares or gives a shit. Its pretty sad

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Good point... Now instead of having bills with weird shit hidden in it this will allow stuff to be blatantly written in with less opportunity to be stopped

[say_sowhat]

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened. "

Obi Wan quoted when he learned of the super congress

[LiiA]

fucking committees, how do they work?

[Shorty G]

If the congress does not vote the way the super committe wants they have the power to implement it anyway... Thats the way I understand it... How do you understand it?

[antman_xp]

False.