The House GOP Weaponizes the Constitution

It's a sad day in America when our country is held hostage by our own legislative law makers with their "Let's make a Deal" approach on capital Hill. While millions of Americans have already lost their home, their jobs and their pensions to fraud, greed and scams, anyone could see that our political system is failing this country and the American people. While the Republicans keep crying and pushing for smaller government, matters will only get worst because smaller government means less regulation over our financial, medical and auto industries leaving Wall Street and the Banking industry a license to continue stealing from the American people. How is it that this type of fraud and scams legal in the United States of America. It is a moral obligation as well as a legal obligation of our law makers to wright the necessary legislation into law so that this type of fraud never happen again.
A 95% rate of fraud sounds preposterous, but the number was repeated by a paralegal familiar with the case, Lisa Beasley, as well as Michael Redman, who was prompted to create a website called 4closurefraud.org after enduring personal experiences with the matter. There’s a reason for them to say so—they take and report on a lot of foreclosure fraud cases—but there’s also a reason they devote so much of their time to these cases, just like there’s a reason that multiple states are suing major banks for the same type of fraud.

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This writer is sick. Reading the "Owners Manual" of our Country in the place where the peoples wishes are carried out is not a stunt! It's long overdue! I have a copy ...do you? Let me guess.. you never read the owners manual in your glove compartment but complain when your car breaks down from lack of maintenance

David: I'm going to ignore the uncivil attacks in this column on conservatives and tea partiers; instead, let me query you on that phrase, "general welfare." Does that not indicate that each law must affect all citizens equally, rather than one portion "getting" at the expense of another? So, how do you justify 30 million people without insurance (and many without citizenship) getting health insurance coverage at the expense of the 85% who already pay their own way? How about those 5% of the wealthiest taxpayers getting a higher rate because they are successful? Neither example sounds like the "general welfare" to me. How about big banks and auto manufacturers getting financing from the gob'mint, but small business not so much... hmmmm?

..."They (Republican candidates) focused almost entirely on the dang guv'mint, insisting that restraining the government would somehow lead to economic growth".
Is that how the left views us on the right ~ saying things like "dang guv'mint"?
Boy, you elitists really think you're something don't you? Your concept of our government is "big brother" knows what best and needs to baby sit us and take care of us. Your view of the constitution is skewed by your own agenda and that's why it is a good idea to read it aloud, slowly and publicly so open minds can again enjoy the wonder of this marvelous living document...

The so called tea party needs to demonstrate that they are capable of generating, positive, problem solving solutions to our nation problems rather than taking up valuable congressional time by laboriously reading the Constitution. This archaic practice is an affront to all Americans who want positive, progressive and helpful actions. If this is the best that the tea party represents then the whole country is in store for gridlock and narrow NO voting and obstructionism for the next term of Congress.

Add, do not subtract from, to getting problems solved and behind us in this country. Quit playing at government and start governing! You asked for the opportunity, now show by responsible actions that you are capable of governing.

to avoid bankruptcy, one must first get control of your budget. every sector including defence and social security must be cut. there is at least 10% waste and fraud in every dept, from bogus defence contracts, education bureacracy, and medicaid fraud. but, the cuts must go deeper. everybody must be prepared to sacrafice, just as our grandparents did in WWII. i accept the fact that i, a 40 yo will never receive any social security, because it will be insolvent. we must all accept, that for a while, we may not have the best security money can buy, because we have no money. every kid may not have a computer at school, no likes education cuts, but real cuts(not just teacher salaries) are needed. no program should be spared, we all lived beyond our means and sucked off the govt tit and now its time to pay the piper, no more passing it on to our grandkids. we also need true tax reform where every citizen pays some taxes(less than 50% of americans actually pay taxes). do away with all deductions and give us a lower rate across the board, a simpler tax code. remove all corporate tax and encourage growth(business doesnt actually pay tax, it passes it along to the consumer). higher taxes on tobacco, booze, music downloads, iphones, ipads, blackberries, twitter, facebook accounts, movies, blogging, and any other nonessential(wasteful) activity, until the debt is paid off, along with the multitrillion dollar bailout for states and municipalities that on the way.

Another thought is change the corporate tax code lowering the rate to 17& (Canada just lowered theirs to 16%. foriegn income is not U.S. taxed, that's no good. Add apportionment to the tax code. States currently do this. They take three factors into their formula. Sales, assets, and salaries. These figures are turned into a percentage of the total sales, assets and salaries, then applying that percentage to 100% of the corporate income, which is then taxed as U.S. income.

Thanks cutie, the problem with duties is whatever we do, other countries will do the same to our goods exported. Here is what I am in favor of:
1. Balanced budget amendment to the constitution, give congress four years to get there.
2. Amend the Constitution making Congressional terms four years vice two, term limit for both house 12 years.
3. Change the tax code to that recommended by the Deficit Commission. Three tax rates, no schedule A deductions, no credit or exemptions
4. Impose a National Sales Tax of 3 or 4%, where the proceeds can only be applied to the principle of the national debt. Add a provision where the tax can only be imposed when the budget is balanced. Define balanced as expenditures can not exceed tax revenue.
5. Eliminate the Department of Eduction. If funds are to be provided for education, let them be grants.
6. Require pension plans be actuarially financed
7. Replace Obama care with a new Health care plan, allowing child coverage to 26, non-cancellable coverage, no caps, plans over state lines, tort reform, let the states be in charge.

I could go on and on....

I don't think reading the Constitution is a stunt, nor do I think it weaponizes it. Hearing it read, will, hopefully, although doubtful for liberals, allow for a greater understanding of it, in particular the 10th amendment. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Think about that for a minute.

America is going bankrupt. What I see on these posts is one side bashing the other. I would be more interested in what your solutions are. The budget is a disaster, what would you cut. You have about a trillion dollars to get rid of or pay for. How are you going to do it?