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Which ones, Bill? Social Security; sure. But by 1938 six of his eight New Deal programs had been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. After this, FDR threatened to "stack" the high court with an additional four justices (of his choosing, of course). FDR remains our closest brush with dictatorship. Is this where you want Obama to go? You're kinda malleable. I totally agree with Norris up there that the size and growth of federal programs is like a hydra that grows for it's own benefit. I have not seen them reduced by anyone yet, and there's been plenty who said they wanted too, and it's a scary thing when the money spending is so unbalanced and out of control. Yet we do have plenty of federal mandates and programs that would seem on the face of it as "unconstitutional" as this that don't seem to be going anywhere. Was not the federal income tax then a similarly Congressionally voted bill? No. The federal income tax was an amendment to our constitution (The 16th). I like you Bill, but the fact that you don't understand the difference between an act of Congress and a constitutional amendment leads me to wonder how it is that you can justify calling me ignorant.

Which ones, Bill? Social Security; sure. But by 1938 six of his eight New Deal programs had been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. After this, FDR threatened to "stack" the high court with an additional four justices (of his choosing, of course). FDR remains our closest brush with dictatorship. Is this where you want Obama to go? You're kinda malleable.

Hope he's not relying on Medicare. OB's gonna cut 600 Billion outta that shit so the solid, reliable D's can finally get a break.

Lemme guess: Raised by a single mom? A nation of fucking pussy boys.

I hear your ex-wife is more partial to Coolies.

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Yea, that wind was weird. I did hear some snow machines off toward the east, but I never saw them. Were you on skis?

we have an unenumerated right to die like dogs if we can't get/afford health-care? Yep. Just like it was in back in 1787. Better dead than Red.

I suspect the people who lack an answer to this question are the very same ones who now want big government as a stand-in.

Mainly the Tenth Amendment. Also, the special deals that NB, FL, LA (and God know who else) got violate equal protection in the Fifth and Fourteenth. If the Senate reconciliation kills those provisions, I suspect many states will not sue. Begin TTK Drumroll in three seconds...

And all this time I thought they just gathered hair specimens from the Lynx exhibit at the local zoo.

Looks like a couple dozen states lining up to sue the fuck outta your constitution-shredding parasites back in D.C. Should be interesting...

But first: the fertilizer...

Funny...coming from the same psycho who recently PM'd me his home address so he could meet and kill me!

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (approved March ­­__, 2010), I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Policy. Following the recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("the Act"), it is necessary to establish an adequate enforcement mechanism to ensure that Federal funds are not used for abortion services (except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman would be endangered), consistent with a longstanding Federal statutory restriction that is commonly known as the Hyde Amendment. The purpose of this Executive Order is to establish a comprehensive, government-wide set of policies and procedures to achieve this goal and to make certain that all relevant actors--Federal officials, state officials (including insurance regulators) and health care providers--are aware of their responsibilities, new and old. The Act maintains current Hyde Amendment restrictions governing abortion policy and extends those restrictions to the newly-created health insurance exchanges. Under the Act, longstanding Federal laws to protect conscience (such as the Church Amendment, 42 U.S.C. §300a-7, and the Weldon Amendment, Pub. L. No. 111-8, §508(d)(1) (2009)) remain intact and new protections prohibit discrimination against health care facilities and health care providers because of an unwillingness to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. Numerous executive agencies have a role in ensuring that these restrictions are enforced, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Section 2. Strict Compliance with Prohibitions on Abortion Funding in Health Insurance Exchanges. The Act specifically prohibits the use of tax credits and cost-sharing reduction payments to pay for abortion services (except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman would be endangered) in the health insurance exchanges that will be operational in 2014. The Act also imposes strict payment and accounting requirements to ensure that Federal funds are not used for abortion services in exchange plans (except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman would be endangered) and requires state health insurance commissioners to ensure that exchange plan funds are segregated by insurance companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, OMB funds management circulars, and accounting guidance provided by the Government Accountability Office. I hereby direct the Director of OMB and the Secretary of HHS to develop, within 180 days of the date of this Executive Order, a model set of segregation guidelines for state health insurance commissioners to use when determining whether exchange plans are complying with the Act's segregation requirements, established in Section 1303 of the Act, for enrollees receiving Federal financial assistance. The guidelines shall also offer technical information that states should follow to conduct independent regular audits of insurance companies that participate in the health insurance exchanges. In developing these model guidelines, the Director of OMB and the Secretary of HHS shall consult with executive agencies and offices that have relevant expertise in accounting principles, including, but not limited to, the Department of the Treasury, and with the Government Accountability Office. Upon completion of those model guidelines, the Secretary of HHS should promptly initiate a rulemaking to issue regulations, which will have the force of law, to interpret the Act's segregation requirements, and shall provide guidance to state health insurance commissioners on how to comply with the model guidelines. Section 3. Community Health Center Program. The Act establishes a new Community Health Center (CHC) Fund within HHS, which provides additional Federal funds for the community health center program. Existing law prohibits these centers from using federal funds to provide abortion services (except in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman would be endangered), as a result of both the Hyde Amendment and longstanding regulations containing the Hyde language. Under the Act, the Hyde language shall apply to the authorization and appropriations of funds for Community Health Centers under section 10503 and all other relevant provisions. I hereby direct the Secretary of HHS to ensure that program administrators and recipients of Federal funds are aware of and comply with the limitations on abortion services imposed on CHCs by existing law. Such actions should include, but are not limited to, updating Grant Policy Statements that accompany CHC grants and issuing new interpretive rules. Section 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) authority granted by law or presidential directive to an agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This Executive Order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. © This Executive Order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees or agents, or any other person. THE WHITE HOUSE,

I think it's funny/sad that you tools are too dull to see the irony in the quote I posted. Anyhow, what do you think of Obama's upcoming executive order?

Prole!! I thought you had already left for Greece with the New Lincoln Brigade to s'port the peeps! Where's your spine, man?

you mean specifically the 2nd amendment, interpreted by the loony tea baggers as "if the majority party uses established rules of debate, procedure, and voting to pass legislation you don't agree with, it is appropriate to get your guns and attempt to overthrow the government, only of course after more civilized methods such as verbal harassment, racial epithets, intimidation, and threats of violence against lawmakers have run their course". "Hey, we warned them!" Nope. Talking about the Tenth, and probably parts of the Fourteenth. I think it's sad that so-called liberals are gleefully choosing to impose their will upon heretofore free citizens for what is really only a perceived amendment to the social pact. This won't stand. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. --Thomas Jefferson

Not to worry. The states and the Supreme Court will smack this power-grab down long before the guns come out. That "tired, dusty old document" is about to show its teeth.

Trip: Mt St Helens - Worm FLows Date: 3/20/2010 Trip Report: Only patches of snow in the woods at Marble Mountain. Melting very fast. Solid boot path to top. Probably more than 100 people on the mountain. Lots of skiers. A little over 5hrs up.

Sounds to me like you answered your own question. What’s Killing the Great Forests of the West? Chainsaws. Hired by you and me.

If she keeps sneaking off to that new Taco Hell behind your back she'll soon be presenting you with 200 lbs of her.

Double (D)'s

Cynthia McKinney (G) (former D)