Monday Open Thread: Nebraska Edition
by PubliusOn Saturday, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Grifter) announced that he would provide the deciding vote in favor of ObamaCare. In exchange–and yes, that is how it was framed–taxpayers in the other 49 states will forever pay the costs of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska. Oh, and non-profit insurance companies in Nebraska will be exempt from a new tax imposed on insurance companies in the rest of the country.
On an unrelated matter, we thought this bit of the U.S. Code was interesting:
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WE, have just been sodomized by a Nebraska Cornhusker, and have been further Barracked by the Administration and its Clown Possee. It is too bad Safe Sex School Czar Kevin Jennings couldn't have issued US an instruction manual. 'Tis the season……………….
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Apparently this is the way business is done in Washington now. Aren't most ear marks merely bribes by another name? I see no difference in the legality of trading votes for favors whether they be in the name of a state or an individual, whether the source of funds is private or the public purse. These people are so used to breaking the law they forget that others than their peers and a corrupt judiciary are sitting in judgement of them. For some reason they are not taking the electorate seriously. Perhaps that is because they have been assured that the electoral process has become so much under the control of the liberal voting fraud machine that there is no longer any threat of government of and by the people.
This is emblematic of Washington as a whole. A seething gaggle of idiots who have over promised Social Security and Medicare, to the tune of a 55trillion in unfunded mandates. They are in the process of saving themselves, as the baby boomers retire in the millions, and this isn’t the Greatest Generation but the gimme-gimme generation, and they want their stuff, even if they have to sacrifice their children, and the future. We can all watch for immigration reform (amnesty) to return, we can’t have that 16million uninsured, don’t you know. Pay attention America, we have much work to do starting in 2010!
The vast majority of Americans know that this sort of "deal making" is part of Washington, find it immoral and despicable, and question how they get away with it. When citizens make these same sorts of deals, they are often prosecuted, along with those who were bribed. Why are elected officials immune? They no longer even try to hide their corruption, and even boast about it. If some one would take a stand to see that a few of these people are prosecuted for their crimes against the American people, then perhaps the rest would toe the line.
As soon as I heard that Nelson was voting yes, I called Reid's office (couldn't get through to any of Nelson's offices). I told the guy who answered that I wanted to know what my family's liberty was worth to Sen. Nelson. That's exactly how I worded it. The guy's answer: Sen. Nelson wasn't bribed. Funny how that denial was the immediate response. In our current world where reality is the opposite of what the Democrats are saying, Reid's office admitted Nelson was bribed.
Bribed he was, bribed with money that doesn't exist, won't exist for years, and will instead need to be printed by the Treasury. The old lawyer joke about "what do you call 100 dead lawyers laying in the street" could be applied here. This is the kind of tyranny is what started this country. The INNER PARTY in Washington better heed the wishes of their constituents and quite worrying about making history. They don't want to REPEAT this nations EARLY history. They govern by the permission of the governed. DON'T TREAD ON US!
It has come to the point that they do NOT need to hide out right BRIBES anymore… This is sick .. Wait till it goes back to the House.. Do you not think they are going have thier hand out too? Now that anyone can ask for money at the risk of being let go cannot and will not stop them. My house member John Tanner (Blue Dog) is not running again so he for sure will ask for some perks for his state… He has nothing to lose and a PENSION and HEALTHCARE FOR LIFE to boot !!!!
God have mercy on our souls…..
Merrry CHRISTmas everyone….Hug your kids tight .. 2010 is going to be a hell of year ….
I'm sure that AG Holder is now aware of the above cited statute in the US Code and will initiate an investigation forthwith. Nelson and Landrieu will spend Christmas in DC being interrogated and they will be removed from the Senate and fined/imprisonedremoved from office.
I'll thank Santa Claus when he arrives too.
We as the employers have a decision to make. Do we again shrug off our money being used as bribary, completely discarding the Constitution, as unavoidable politics as usual or do we get serious and force DC to behave in a Constitutional manner? We are the employers and the atmosphere they operate within is ours to determine, not theirs to shove down our throats. Let's get serious and remind them and all future office holders of this and sue every one of them that has ignored their oaths of office! Ignoring that oat is breach of contract at minimum. I choose to pursue charges of TREASON though.
The two party system works? Then why are we standing up to our necks in a pile of lies?
How can you demand a change from democrat to republican when in reality it changes nothing.. Both gov parties have been stealing freedom and wasting taxpayer dollars forever.. The parties only seek power and money..
There are few things more sacred to a republic than representation. The one man one vote and all it’s citizens are represented equally promise. Why isn’t voter fraud hounded out of existence? Voter fraud is a direct assault on our republic, it can kill a nation. There is nothing more fraudulent than gerrymandering and it’s creation of an artificial majority based on party affiliation not representation to silence the dissention of we the people. It is one of the reason our congress does not listen to we the people. Gerrymander is a creation of the government parties to protect their power and to turn representation into re-election.. The parties can not speak of freedom until districts are based on representation not party affiliation.
Ben Nelson deserves nothing less than to fear for his life from his constituents. We'll have many opportunities to publicly flog him over the next 3 years.
So, all I need to do is make of list of which states get which benefits, who has the sweetest deal, and the next time I move, move there. Thanks guys.
Was going to post some pity comments, but can't find the words to express my feelings about this obamanation.
Who is up for descending on DC, April 15, 2010? Five million would be a good target. The mother of all protests….
Was going to post some pity comments, but can't find the words to express my feelings about this obamanation.
Who is up for descending on DC, April 15, 2010? Five million would be a good target. The mother of all protests….
Keep your bags packed, cuz it will change with the coming bills; immigration, cap and tax, et al. Hope you're real mobile.
The first property tax stated we only rent our land from the government.. The HC bill states we are only property of the government.. One small step for government one giant leap towards slavery.
you might want to reconsider the logic there MD.. take a look at some of the statistics showing the most socialized areas of our country have the highest crime rates, lowest avg income, most dense populations, highest unemployment, etc… no thanx – I'll continue to reject their 'handouts' and struggle in a region that still values liberty. Being dependent on handouts is not an option for me, especially government 'handouts'. I'd rather be poor and hungry.
This is not new.. I point to the tax code and all those regulations that would require a semi to haul for proof. Welcome to my world? Did you just wake up?.. Or do you just don’t like being on the losing end even though you have been losing for decades and point to debt for proof.
It used to be that bribes were done under the cover of darkness and behind closed doors. Not so anymore. These folks have so little shame they’ll take a bribe in broad daylight right out in the open for everyone to see.
This is just the first step this corrupt and dispicable Congress has taken for the One. What else will they do in the next year before elections hopefully throw them out of office? They have shown they have no regard or belief in our Constitution so they may feel they can do anything they damn well please.
God used to have America’s back but we have shown him such disrespect and disregard for so long I fear we may no longer have his protection. This is a sad day indeed.
Considering that the "rulers" have exempted themselves, their friends and families, and selected others from having to actually live with these new rules it makes me wonder how the apparatchiks (sp) will know how to identify the privileged class. Is there a list, a code word, secret handshake?
Someone should film all the confrontations. People need to ask him how he could sell his soul for money. Mr. Nelson ran and a strong anti abortion platform but I guess money for the old trumps our future in the womb.
And so it goes, despite what the majority of Americans want the democrats continued to push for, and have passed, what they have labeled "health care reform". This should be a clear message to the voters that the democrats do not care a wit about what the American citizens want or need. Instead for the sake of less than 5 percent of the population they are willing to increase costs, premiums and taxes to provide free health insurance (not health care) to a few million people. What's more is they will force everyone to carry insurance regardless whether they want or need it, Finally, despite all of this, of the 12 million or so that are not currently insured, they predict 10 million of them will remain uninsured after it is all said and done.
That does it. I'm boycotting Nebraska as a vacation destination. Like I boycott watermelon at Christmas, but hey, what else can you do?
Just couple of days ago, I ran across a couple of posters who were basically busy spitting on our troops for serving.. This is not new.. One in ten harbor some hatred towards those who serve. Now I feel the number is a lot higher. Yes these posters were in semi lib land, but they only received a -6.. I have received on the same site -20 for pointing out Reagan did amnesty.. Just pointing out some facts..
Amen.
Been overseas two weeks, so apologies for my absence. Upon returning I was greeted with the news that our legislators have stopped pretending to be conflicted about consigning the U.S. citizenry to a lifetime healthcare indenture. After looking at the CBO score last night and the text of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, I am left with a feeling of shock and awe. It seems like Ashton Kutcher was hired to write the economic analysis.
Is it coincidence that the amount of ‘deficit reduction’ is virtually the same amount as the expected revenue from the excise tax on premium health plans? The CBO projects a declining revenue stream even from this bit of confiscation in later years. I would suspect that there will be zero revenue from this tax as employers and individuals eliminate these programs to avoid the 40% tax on amounts over the limit. In other words, this revenue assumption smells like bad fish. Anyone suprised? In any case, it is good to be back; even if our constitution was torched in my absence.
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barbarian – you're correct in pointing out that the pub party has not fulfilled it's proper role in the 2 party system. neither of the 2 does these days. dems have been hijacked by the most radical 60s survivors and Soros – they are not anything close to the JFK days, which was much more appropriate than this. This bunch is not going to be satisfied if the Constitution has one thread of integrity left. the pubs? – well, most of them don't even understand that the Constitution is important now. Far from representing a Constitutional republic-which is the proper role.. gotta say it's not the 2 party system that doesn't work when the parties are both rotten to the core.
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I remember recently a federal prosecutor stretching a computer hacking law beyond credulity to punish a woman for the death of a teenager, even though there was no law to cover the action. He just made one fit.
I also remember two Border Patrolmen unjustly prosecuted using a firearms law which was originally designed to target violent criminals who use firearms in the commission of a crime.
When they want to prosecute, they'll find a way. Reid has handed them an open and shut case of influence peddling and bribery. God luck doing anything about it.
There have been plenty of examples in recent memory of elected officials being above the law, but this is a direct, in your face, f*** you to every citizen in the country. There are no defenses to prosecution contained in this statute that exempts congressional deal making as we've seen here. I might argue, this is exactly why this law was written.
The Republicans should take out a full page ad in every major newspaper reprinting 18 USC 201 in its entirety asking the public to decide if it applies and then ask the electorate to pass judgement in the booth in November.
under..we agree, but If it was a two party system, but in fact it is one party rule on the district level.. Belong to the wrong party or no party your words mean nothing.. As long as gerrymandering and the election process remains the same we are doomed to slavery.. Almost every state in the union is in trouble because both parties have been doing the pay for play game.. People don’t see taxes and regulations as pieces of your life being wasted to enrich some special interest.
Effective today, what's the difference between Ben Nelson's political future and a bucket of s***?
The bucket.
TAX REVOLT!!!!! No taxes paid….no money to spend. Are they going to put all tax evaders in jail? If so, then why are the tax evaders in Washington still walking around? File for extension (just have to estimate what you think you will owe) and send in that amount. I might be able to come up with an amount of $25 that I owe. The extension now goes until October. Washington might have trouble spending what they do not receive. Just a thought.
Time for Republican's every where to file a class action law suit against congress for blatant bribery of its members for attempting to enact legislation that is clearly unconstitutional.
No, the bill was written behind closed doors, along with the bribe planning by a few. The bribe announcements were public for them to make a statement to the people that "Ha! We gotcha!", making a joke of the constitution. It doesn't matter to them what law is brought forward and how they are breaking it, they will just re-write it to serve their purpose.
In the days of old when someone acted dishonorable the village would turn their back on them.. My question is will you turn your back on all of the politicians?
Section 201 is now subject to the Justice Prohibition Act of 2009 which also now supersedes RICO.
Pub brah. This was covered in a Media Matters of Amerika story last week. The Bastards did it again.
"and non-profit insurance companies in Nebraska will be exempt from a new tax imposed on insurance companies in the rest of the country."
Looks like one possible opening the opposition to this mess can use once these scum are voted out of office in 2010. Start now promising to repeal the law that prevents inter-state purchase health insurance. All the insurance companies can open an office in Nebraska and presto, you have untaxed full competition in health insurance.
In general, I just don't get this lament that once passed this thing can't be reversed. If the State can think up endless legal loopholes to pass it they can think up ones to reverse it.
The new motto for doctors will be: "We did ALMOST everything we could".
I live in Nebraska, and don't blame me I didn't vote for him. He's not up for re-election until 2012. And Governor Heinemann is pissed.
Before we let this go as politics as usual (which is emblematic of how tolerant of chicanery we have become), I think it might be worthwhile to make a distinction between this and an earmark. My understanding is the general concept of an earmark is a "public" request of a senator for his constituent. Perhaps I am parsing this too tightly, but these bribes are direct inducements from senate leadership. They are top down not bottom up.
I am sure there are constitutional lawyers sharpening their quills for the battles ahead but there seems to be an astounding lack of enforcement or redress of any kind in the judiciary. Lastly I am tired of senators ignoring their oath of office, is this not a binding contract with the American People and as such are we not entitled to take civil action against these individuals for civil damages??
This government runs rampant with corruption. In their minds they are above the law, the laws are made for us not them. Ben Nelson is only one of how many that were bribed for their votes. In Washington DC and State legislatures this is business as usual. The taxpayer is the scapegoat, an ultimate loser. Lets hope the American people remember this bunch of corrupt politicians on election day.
Before we let this go as politics as usual (which is emblematic of how tolerant of chicanery we have become), I think it might be worthwhile to make a distinction between this and an earmark. My understanding is the general concept of an earmark is a "public" request of a senator for his constituent. Perhaps I am parsing this too tightly, but these bribes are direct inducements from senate leadership. They are top down not bottom up.
I am sure there are constitutional lawyers sharpening their quills for the battles ahead but there seems to be an astounding lack of enforcement or redress of any kind in the judiciary. Lastly I am tired of senators ignoring their oath of office, is this not a binding contract with the American People and as such are we not entitled to take civil action against these individuals for civil damages??
The Republicans who voted "no" did their job – in part. Why are they not screaming "unconstitutional" at the tops of their lungs? They are supposed to represent us! The people do not want this, and it is not legal!
In response to Dana above, I personally know of a person who did not file their taxes for over 15 years. He never got one phone call or threat from the government. Last year he finally filed and got back over $5000…no penalties.
Go figure.
This morning I heard on the news that the states are really in trouble from lack of tax revenues. Duh. Wait till 2010.
Banish these syphilitic whores, thieves, blackmailers, and embezzlers to the corn fields of Nebraska.
Ben Nelson's Hell will involve Kevin Jennings and endless piles of corn.
I would think these Senators could be arrested and prosecuted.
Post photos online of him, without the toupee. That IS a bad toupee, isn't it??
Ben Nelson=Rod Blagojevich
"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS"
George Orwell
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When are we "The American" people going to say enough is enough??? What has to happen??? It's being shoved down throats and we're just sitting here doing NOTHING! Wthout as much as a word from anyone other than sites like this & perhaps one T.V. news network. We need we take the reins once again!!! As a mother I can't sit by and allow this to continue… but I need answers!!!
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They cover there asses and crap on the Constitution everyday with no regret or remorse. Back room deals and 1am votes in Washington, God Bless America we need it….
So I'm thinking that Question #1 to all Presidential candidates in 2012 should be: "If elected will you commit your Justice Department to the prosecution of all politicians who have sold their votes over the last four years?"
Is the writer of this blog SO STUPID as to suggest Pork Barrel politics is something new and the property of the left?
It can be a case for the Supreme Court — after all, since nothing like this gross bill has been passed before, it is an open field, Constitutionally speaking. In a bill of this type, some States getting more than other States may well be a Supreme Court issue.
I agree, in a sane world 2/3 of these clowns would be best tossed out of office at best.
Something has gone terribly wrong with the system, we need to correct it, and we need to punish the people that abused it, in office or not.
If they broke the law, or their oath of office then the very least that needs to happen is that we need to get every cent back that they were paid, damages would be better to bankrupt them.
Personally I would like to see them hung for sedition, but that's probably a pipe dream since the constraints on that are too tight, maybe we should loosen them up a bit to keep the current type out of office.
This forgive and forget stuff is what we always do and the other side never even considers, we need cage fighers that wont quit or give in and that destroys the ideology of the other side whenever possible.
The public stocks would be a good way to start, loin clothes only, I mean with all the global warming going on that shouldnt be an issues.
We the People pulling down the curtains at the local polling stations in 2010 and 2012 voting these politicians out of office! Hussein has instructed his Posse of Clowns to ask many members of the current House and Senate, to commit many acts that are unconstitutional. Interesting……Just like ACON, Congress has also engaged in Tax Evasion, Voter Fraud, and Prostitution!
Nelson, Landrieu, Dodd, Lieberman, etal., are all guilty of receiving a bribe and Harry Reid is guilty of offering one. In my state, you would go to jail for doing this. They didn't even use THEIR money! It seems Nelson's abortion issue died a sudden death, once he was bought off. As for Dodd, why is he still in the senate. He is sooo ethically challenged, but then I get it, he's a privileged democrat. Kent Conrad is in the same class. To Landrieu, how many times are the taxpayers going to be required to bail out Louisiana, and watch our tax dollars go to graft and corruption????? I'm so disappointed in Lieberman and Nelson. I didn't think they were in a class as these others are.
Although the surgery wasnt successful it was good enough for govt. work. Now when you get sick you dont go to the doctor you go to the govt.
I hope this Obamacare crap goes the way prohibition went
come on nebraska you can do it !!!
Start the petion to recall !!!!
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/pdf/init_ref.pdf
Best lawyer joke ever:
You know how many lawyers' brains you have to dissect to get one once of truth?
ALL OF THEM.
It depends on what your definition of "is" is. I think Congress has taken some creative license with their power to create laws "for our good".
Seems to me (and clearly I am no constitutional scholar) that our first amendment rights are being compromised. Don't we have the right to petition the government when we feel aggrieved?
Maybe you should boycott corn. Freedom corn.LOL
NO–this is taxation without representation. SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.
As a Nebraskan, I urge you not to hold the state accountable for Nelson's despicable actions. He went AGAINST his constituents on this one! Besides, we have many lovely vacation destinations…
Before I get my panties in a knot…
Are you directing me to sit down and shut up?
Well since they wrote Sharif don't like it – rock the Casbah. I am thinking they like capitalism.
I was joking
I urge no boycotts. Such stuff irks me.
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This needs to be hammered on the media… The conversation needs to be ratcheted up. Republicans need to be getting face time on all channels, radio, etc. Anyone anywhere. Local news in these states. Roast these thieves.
This is stealing from the American people and it can not be tolerated.
Off the top of my head I can think of at least 200 other times this law has been violated since January.
For the record folks? If you think the GOP has changed? WRONG
They have already thrown in the towel in my district because "They" think it is a waste of money against an incumbent……..I am sick of this
I guess we all need to follow Alinsky's rules for radicals and all move to Nebraska.
Hey nebraska I am in favor of putting the nuclear dump in your state since I am paying for your medicaid….. I will certainly push for this to happen…. also why not pu the guantanamo terrorists in your state… sounds good to me.
This is BLATANT criminal behavior, publicized over every media outlet and endorsed behavior by the President of the United States. Where are the lawyers on this issue? Regardless of any opinion on the health care reform issue, this behavior alone is grounds for dismissal, or impeachment, of any and ALL public officials that received ANY "special" attention and ALL who supported this. If the President was truly acting in good conscience for the American people, this bill would have IMMEDIATELY been scrapped on criminal behavior / immoral grounds alone. Given the President is still pushing this bill shows you what type of person we have leading this country and in which direction it will inevitably go unless EVERY politician with blood on their hands is removed from office.
I feel like i'm living in the Roman Empire where we pay so the elite can play. 30% to the Empirical State, another 30% to the local gov. Does anyone else see the correlation?
Once Health care is reformed or not, President Obama and the Democratic leaders intend to force on us into another Amnesty, or what they like to call IMMIGRATION REFORM at the beginning of 2010. THAT WHAT THEY CALLED THE 1986 IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL (ICRA) THAT WAS NEVER ENFORCED.
The cost of immigration to our society is propagating through the years enormously The most recent estimate places the net cost of post-1969 immigrants at $61 billion in 2000 alone. That is $35 billion from legal immigrants and $26 billion from illegal immigrants) This is–AFTER–immigrants’ contribution in taxes has been subtracted. As outrageous as the cost are now to the unsuspecting taxpayers, the rising tide of immigration will lift it even higher in years to come. Where now illegal immigrants poured into the country, faster than regular immigration numbers. In 2002, the annual net cost of immigration had risen to $66 billion, with no end in sight. A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, based on the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation, analyzed the cost of immigrants based on their specific use of (means-tested) welfare entitlements (both direct and indirect), and revealed that the total immigrant receipt of benefits in 1996 came to $180 billion.That annual amount has to grown to out-of-control proportions, as the population of legal and illegal immigrants imported to one million new people a year. After these numbers were released, there seem to be an intentional reluctance to offer costs for both legal and illegal immigrant cost to the US taxpayer. Just last year the number of–LEGAL–immigrants ratcheted-up to 3.5 million. JOBLESS AMERICAN WORKERS NEED TO SPEAK OUT. WE NEED TO INSTALL E-VERIFY IN EVERY COMPANY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IT WILL GUARANTEE THE REMOVAL OF EVERY UNAUTHORIZED WORKER, ACCEPT A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERSONS USING FAMILY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION. SOME WILL GET A POSITIVE VERIFICATION, BUT NEW UPGRADES AND INNOVATIONS TO THE SYSTEM, WILL CATCH ILLEGAL FOREIGN LABOR IN THE FUTURE.
Whereas the administration keeps imposing millions of poor, uneducated people into America, because of poor national enforcement of which the majority of foreign nationals become public charges. Just before Obama signs new Immigration reform, taxpayers better realize that there are expectations from millions of more destitute people just waiting to slip across our undermanned borders and past airport control If there was a time to call and harass your Senator or Representative at 202-224-3121, this really is the most urgent of times. Just your vote and voice can–HALT–this innocuous law becoming active. We cannot keep on accepting the world indigent, as it will lead to OVERPOPULATION as stated by the US Census Bureau. Just read the demographics and expenditures that will tax you even more. No more lies and read the facts and inferior enforcement grading at NUMBERSUSA. Understand the undisclosed corruption in Washington and different states at JUDICIAL WATCH.
Amen
This is exactly why we have get lawyers out of Washington. They will protect their own at all costs, even across party lines. And speaking of death…
"When peaceful revolution becomes impossible, violent revolution becomes inevitible." – John F. Kennedy
Only the fear of death will sway the absolutely corrupt. It is not easy to say but your elected officials have proven time and time again that anything less will fall on deaf ears. How much deeper into slavery must you fall before you will stand and fight?
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How long will it be before other states are BUSSING their Medicare recipients to Nebraska?
To quote The CLASH: "You have the right to free speech, as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it!" It may be an inappropriate source, as they were–those LEFT living probably still ARE–commies.
I feel like i'm living in the Roman Empire where we pay so the elite can play. 30% to the Empirical State, another 30% to the local gov. Does anyone else see the correlation?
These actions to buy votes are nothing but giving bribes and taking bribes, using OUR tax dollars! Since most pols are lawyers, lawyers are a protected group. Tort reform would have gone a long way to improve healthcare, but it wasn't even considered. Gotta keep those lawyers raking it in, while punishing doctors who are trying to take care of us. Doctors take it in the pocketbook, getting pennies from medicare/medicaid for that care. I'd love to see a private policy, affordable to seniors, with the government out of the picture. Remember, what the government giveth, it can take away and seniors are going to be the first to told to just accept their health situations and be more accepting of death. This is what is in Daschle's book, the very politician who threatened seniors, telling them that republicans would take away their medicare and social security, thus stealing their votes. IF you have an elderly parent, you will be in for a lot of angst and disgust. This healthcare bill will do to the people under 65 what it has done to seniors. You will have no choice but to buy the government plan, you will be forced into it, because insurance plans will no longer offer you coverage. You will be totally controlled.
An excellent comparison! Throw the rest of the bribe givers and accepters into the mix. I'd also compare him to Madoff.
Dude. They'll just borrow more from China.
Time to start impeaching our senators at the state level! It's the only way to get through to them!
Sen. Ben Nelson is surrounded by buddies. They're not going to investigate their own. He's committed an obviously illegal act and it has been reciprocated by Reid…
The houses need to be CLEANED!
So the question is can we sue for proffesional malfesence? Consider the fun of discovery. It could be the greatest corruption fishing expedition of all time. Unfortunately I have no lawyers for friends but i am sure there are a few about here. We need a way to air our grievence. Quite frankly the ones in power need to give us a path to air those grievences for their own sakes. The mood of the country is becoming less and less tolerant of these bombastic fools.
I think only the congress and senate can really do this to it's members outside of gross malfeasance (and I mean huge like caught with money in your freezer)
As it stands they won't do it to themselves of course, therefore we need to reform a majority of its members before punishing its abusers.
Catch 22 in way, but I agree with your last sentiment, they have no idea of the whipping they are setting up for themselves if we do put in honest men and women that have to fear of the system.
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