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Ron Paul Slams Obama's "Monstrous Creature," the Super Congress
Monday, August 08, 2011 – by RonPaul2008dotcom
Congressman Ron Paul is interviewed on CNN by Lou Dobbs about why he voted "NO" to raising the debt ceiling. Ron said the following:
"Mainly because I have never voted for any of the spending essentially over the many years I have been in Congress ... I believed that debt was going to be a real problem many years ago and debt is the problem. So you don't get out of the problem of having too much debt by allowing the Congress to spend a lot more and granting them another $2.4 trillion worth of debt. So it never made any sense to me to do it that way; it just digs a hole much deeper and it gets harder for us to get out. So it was a very easy vote for me, but it became much easier for me when I saw this vehicle they were using to create this 'Super Congress.'"
Paul continues, saying, "I mean, where in the world did that come from and what is that going to lead to? That is monstrous ... I keep looking and looking and I can't find any place in the US Constitution where we have the authority to create such a creature as the Super Congress. ... It is creating committees to do the job and assume the responsibility that Congress should be doing."
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Posted by BenDavid on 08/09/11 11:04 AM
Posted by Zenbillionaire on 08/08/11 05:26 AM
Nice work Dr. Paul. Nice work indeed. It troubles me greatly that you're older than me, but I've lived a questionable life in some respects and I sincerely hope I die before you do. Well done.
Who is to blame? Could it be the Head Idiot who is trying to spend his way out of debt? Gee Obama it was working so well....Welcome to Ghetto Nation....Look at what a Community Planner can do for you.
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Posted by Dave Jr on 08/08/11 03:04 PM
Posted by injun1 on 08/08/11 01:38 PM
Ha! It will be interesting to see what he jams down the "peoples throats" to get re-elected. I still see the only thing he can do is create more government jobs. More overhead, more debt.
Did I say it was a little cloudy today?
Did I say it was a little cloudy today?
"Did I say it was a little cloudy today?"
The sun did rise.
The sun did rise.
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Posted by injun1 on 08/08/11 01:38 PM
Posted by Dave Jr on 08/08/11 01:30 PM
Ummmmm, I can not put my faith in any political solution. Even if Ron Paul were elected, he would come up against an unmovable barrier that we the people unwittingly support. If there is a solution, it will be economic, and it won't be pretty. Untill then, enjoy the sunrise and make the best of the day.
Ha! It will be interesting to see what he jams down the "peoples throats" to get re-elected. I still see the only thing he can do is create more government jobs. More overhead, more debt.
Did I say it was a little cloudy today?
Did I say it was a little cloudy today?
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Posted by Dave Jr on 08/08/11 01:30 PM
Posted by injun1 on 08/08/11 10:58 AM
I think there is a much simpler answer for all of the President's woes and where this country is heading and perhaps my belief the sun will rise.
He is a academic with no experience who just turned 50 y/o and was never capable of running this country in the first place. He owed his election to people he had to appoint for payback that knew nothing about politics and how government actually functions and we are simply seeing the results of a big clusterxxxx.
The same people who elected him, the "little guy" is paying the price of this bungling mess and he is in a dog and pony show just to get them to show up at the polls for him again.
And if the little guy does vote this time around and re-elects him, they will get what they deserve and they rest of us will just have to wait it out until we get someone in there that has background enough to make mature sound decisions and provide the small business arena with the freedom it needs to move this country forward.
The only problem is the sun may not rise for yet another term.
He is a academic with no experience who just turned 50 y/o and was never capable of running this country in the first place. He owed his election to people he had to appoint for payback that knew nothing about politics and how government actually functions and we are simply seeing the results of a big clusterxxxx.
The same people who elected him, the "little guy" is paying the price of this bungling mess and he is in a dog and pony show just to get them to show up at the polls for him again.
And if the little guy does vote this time around and re-elects him, they will get what they deserve and they rest of us will just have to wait it out until we get someone in there that has background enough to make mature sound decisions and provide the small business arena with the freedom it needs to move this country forward.
The only problem is the sun may not rise for yet another term.
Ummmmm, I can not put my faith in any political solution. Even if Ron Paul were elected, he would come up against an unmovable barrier that we the people unwittingly support. If there is a solution, it will be economic, and it won't be pretty. Untill then, enjoy the sunrise and make the best of the day.
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Posted by Pip on 08/08/11 01:00 PM
Would someone suggest to Obama that he needs to visit Dallas, Texas?
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Posted by reegje on 08/08/11 11:53 AM
Posted by David_Robertson on 08/08/11 09:25 AM
This is exactly what I have said in several comments on the debt ceiling. This to me was the real agenda and is the reason why President Obama took it down to the wire. It emasculates the Congress finally in a process that has been underway in earnest since FDR brought about the revolution that made America a socialist state. I have written on this several times over the years and cannot understand why most Americans seem to believe they still live in a Constitutional Democratic Republic. The fact that FDR used the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (Amended) to declare the American People the Enemy and therefore to make the confiscation of their gold legal as "booty" doesn't seem to register with most Americans.
They simply do not recognise that their Federal Government considers them the Enemy. That this entity has gone ahead and acquired huge tracts of American land (last time I looked it was 47%) and controls the rest through draconian regulations issued by the Executive Branch (also mentioned in this video) may worry a few but the vast majority sail on seemingly oblivious to the hijacking of their posterity. This all began I believe back in 1871. It took a big step forward with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913/1914 and the revolution was all but completed by FDR in the 1930s.
Obama in my view wants to put the finishing touches on it and to make America a totalitarian dictatorship with a fig leaf cosmetic democratic veneer. What I would like to know is if the vote on the debt ceiling was as the New York Times indicated a vote to DISAPPROVE the bill. In other words if the member wanted to OPPOSE the bill as Ron Paul did then they would have to vote YES. This would also mean that in the unlikely event that the bill passed with a majority YES vote in both the House and the Senate then the President could exercise his veto and the Congress would have to overcome it with a two thirds majority. To me this is just as important as the Super Congress since it also transfers lawmaking power to the Executive Branch and is indeed the final straw to remove all such power from the Congress.
I assume that because this invasion, because that is what it is, has taken place relatively slowly over many years and any dramatic moves have had the cover of economic or wartime distress, most Americans have assumed that their country still belongs to them. They can still sing the "Star Spangled Banner" hand on heart and heart in mouth and celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Their children can still swear allegiance to The Flag every day and the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. But it is all an illusion and the most tragic thing about it is that even today most of them do not or will not believe it.
They simply do not recognise that their Federal Government considers them the Enemy. That this entity has gone ahead and acquired huge tracts of American land (last time I looked it was 47%) and controls the rest through draconian regulations issued by the Executive Branch (also mentioned in this video) may worry a few but the vast majority sail on seemingly oblivious to the hijacking of their posterity. This all began I believe back in 1871. It took a big step forward with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913/1914 and the revolution was all but completed by FDR in the 1930s.
Obama in my view wants to put the finishing touches on it and to make America a totalitarian dictatorship with a fig leaf cosmetic democratic veneer. What I would like to know is if the vote on the debt ceiling was as the New York Times indicated a vote to DISAPPROVE the bill. In other words if the member wanted to OPPOSE the bill as Ron Paul did then they would have to vote YES. This would also mean that in the unlikely event that the bill passed with a majority YES vote in both the House and the Senate then the President could exercise his veto and the Congress would have to overcome it with a two thirds majority. To me this is just as important as the Super Congress since it also transfers lawmaking power to the Executive Branch and is indeed the final straw to remove all such power from the Congress.
I assume that because this invasion, because that is what it is, has taken place relatively slowly over many years and any dramatic moves have had the cover of economic or wartime distress, most Americans have assumed that their country still belongs to them. They can still sing the "Star Spangled Banner" hand on heart and heart in mouth and celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Their children can still swear allegiance to The Flag every day and the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. But it is all an illusion and the most tragic thing about it is that even today most of them do not or will not believe it.
yes, yes, yes: it was to put this hideous tyrannical super thing in place.
They are traitors each and every one of them, especially the Dear Leaders of the parties.
The American economy has been a grand illusion of all times.
A bubble economy since the 1970's. And now we are waiting for the Mother of all Bubbbles to pop: the dollar!
They are traitors each and every one of them, especially the Dear Leaders of the parties.
The American economy has been a grand illusion of all times.
A bubble economy since the 1970's. And now we are waiting for the Mother of all Bubbbles to pop: the dollar!
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Posted by injun1 on 08/08/11 11:18 AM
Posted by Dave Jr on 08/08/11 09:17 AM
Senator Harry (Rat) Reid needs to be brought up on charges, impeached and jailed for his breach of oath and attack on the US Constitution. And the People yawn.
Ha! I couldn't agree more with you Dave Jr.!
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Posted by injun1 on 08/08/11 10:58 AM
I think there is a much simpler answer for all of the President's woes and where this country is heading and perhaps my belief the sun will rise.
He is a academic with no experience who just turned 50 y/o and was never capable of running this country in the first place. He owed his election to people he had to appoint for payback that knew nothing about politics and how government actually functions and we are simply seeing the results of a big clusterxxxx.
The same people who elected him, the "little guy" is paying the price of this bungling mess and he is in a dog and pony show just to get them to show up at the polls for him again.
And if the little guy does vote this time around and re-elects him, they will get what they deserve and they rest of us will just have to wait it out until we get someone in there that has background enough to make mature sound decisions and provide the small business arena with the freedom it needs to move this country forward.
The only problem is the sun may not rise for yet another term.
He is a academic with no experience who just turned 50 y/o and was never capable of running this country in the first place. He owed his election to people he had to appoint for payback that knew nothing about politics and how government actually functions and we are simply seeing the results of a big clusterxxxx.
The same people who elected him, the "little guy" is paying the price of this bungling mess and he is in a dog and pony show just to get them to show up at the polls for him again.
And if the little guy does vote this time around and re-elects him, they will get what they deserve and they rest of us will just have to wait it out until we get someone in there that has background enough to make mature sound decisions and provide the small business arena with the freedom it needs to move this country forward.
The only problem is the sun may not rise for yet another term.
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Posted by David_Robertson on 08/08/11 09:25 AM
This is exactly what I have said in several comments on the debt ceiling. This to me was the real agenda and is the reason why President Obama took it down to the wire. It emasculates the Congress finally in a process that has been underway in earnest since FDR brought about the revolution that made America a socialist state. I have written on this several times over the years and cannot understand why most Americans seem to believe they still live in a Constitutional Democratic Republic. The fact that FDR used the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (Amended) to declare the American People the Enemy and therefore to make the confiscation of their gold legal as "booty" doesn't seem to register with most Americans.
They simply do not recognise that their Federal Government considers them the Enemy. That this entity has gone ahead and acquired huge tracts of American land (last time I looked it was 47%) and controls the rest through draconian regulations issued by the Executive Branch (also mentioned in this video) may worry a few but the vast majority sail on seemingly oblivious to the hijacking of their posterity. This all began I believe back in 1871. It took a big step forward with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913/1914 and the revolution was all but completed by FDR in the 1930s.
Obama in my view wants to put the finishing touches on it and to make America a totalitarian dictatorship with a fig leaf cosmetic democratic veneer. What I would like to know is if the vote on the debt ceiling was as the New York Times indicated a vote to DISAPPROVE the bill. In other words if the member wanted to OPPOSE the bill as Ron Paul did then they would have to vote YES. This would also mean that in the unlikely event that the bill passed with a majority YES vote in both the House and the Senate then the President could exercise his veto and the Congress would have to overcome it with a two thirds majority. To me this is just as important as the Super Congress since it also transfers lawmaking power to the Executive Branch and is indeed the final straw to remove all such power from the Congress.
I assume that because this invasion, because that is what it is, has taken place relatively slowly over many years and any dramatic moves have had the cover of economic or wartime distress, most Americans have assumed that their country still belongs to them. They can still sing the "Star Spangled Banner" hand on heart and heart in mouth and celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Their children can still swear allegiance to The Flag every day and the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. But it is all an illusion and the most tragic thing about it is that even today most of them do not or will not believe it.
They simply do not recognise that their Federal Government considers them the Enemy. That this entity has gone ahead and acquired huge tracts of American land (last time I looked it was 47%) and controls the rest through draconian regulations issued by the Executive Branch (also mentioned in this video) may worry a few but the vast majority sail on seemingly oblivious to the hijacking of their posterity. This all began I believe back in 1871. It took a big step forward with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913/1914 and the revolution was all but completed by FDR in the 1930s.
Obama in my view wants to put the finishing touches on it and to make America a totalitarian dictatorship with a fig leaf cosmetic democratic veneer. What I would like to know is if the vote on the debt ceiling was as the New York Times indicated a vote to DISAPPROVE the bill. In other words if the member wanted to OPPOSE the bill as Ron Paul did then they would have to vote YES. This would also mean that in the unlikely event that the bill passed with a majority YES vote in both the House and the Senate then the President could exercise his veto and the Congress would have to overcome it with a two thirds majority. To me this is just as important as the Super Congress since it also transfers lawmaking power to the Executive Branch and is indeed the final straw to remove all such power from the Congress.
I assume that because this invasion, because that is what it is, has taken place relatively slowly over many years and any dramatic moves have had the cover of economic or wartime distress, most Americans have assumed that their country still belongs to them. They can still sing the "Star Spangled Banner" hand on heart and heart in mouth and celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave. Their children can still swear allegiance to The Flag every day and the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. But it is all an illusion and the most tragic thing about it is that even today most of them do not or will not believe it.
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Posted by Dave Jr on 08/08/11 09:17 AM
Senator Harry (Rat) Reid needs to be brought up on charges, impeached and jailed for his breach of oath and attack on the US Constitution. And the People yawn.
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Posted by DwightMann on 08/08/11 06:56 AM
It is all a part of the monstRous governmental bureaucracy that inhabits DC, the real CORRUPTOCRACY.
It needs to be slain ASAP. . .
Where is John Wayne when you ned him?
Go RP in 2012! ! !
It needs to be slain ASAP. . .
Where is John Wayne when you ned him?
Go RP in 2012! ! !
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Posted by Zenbillionaire on 08/08/11 05:26 AM
Nice work Dr. Paul. Nice work indeed. It troubles me greatly that you're older than me, but I've lived a questionable life in some respects and I sincerely hope I die before you do. Well done.
