BREAKING: 11 HOUSE MEMBERS TO SUE BUSH OVER BUDGET BILL (AP/ABC News)

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By KEN THOMAS

WASHINGTON Apr 27, 2006 (AP)— Eleven House Democrats said Thursday they would sue the Bush administration, alleging the $39 billion deficit-reducing legislation signed by the president is unconstitutional because the House and Senate failed to approve identical versions.

The lawsuit, led by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, was to be filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other states by an Alabama attorney and a Florida-based student loan consulting firm.

"Once again the administration is playing fast and loose with the Constitution," Conyers said. "Anyone who has passed the sixth grade knows that before a bill can become law, both Houses of Congress must approve it."

A version of the bill that was narrowly approved by the House on Feb. 1 contained a clerical error. That error was fixed when the bill was transmitted to Bush, who signed it Feb. 8.

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[robertpaulsen]

1. These Reps Rock!

From the OP link:

In addition to Conyers, the plaintiffs include Reps. John Dingell of Michigan, George Miller of California, Charles Rangel of New York, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, James Oberstar of Minnesota, Barney Frank of Massachusetts, Pete Stark of California, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Louise Slaughter of New York.

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2. EVERY Democrat in Congress should join this suit ASAP

[magellan]

3. They won't but you're right, they should

The US Constitution doesn't matter except to a few of them, including Conyers. Never a truer patriot than John Conyers!

[ReadTomPaine]

5. Interesting move.. I like it.

This is the sort of out-of-the-box thinking that we need to see from sittings Dems across the board. Don't give Bush anything for free, make him fight every step of the way.

[jsamuel]

4. "clerical error"? hey, is this true or is this the MSM distorting it to

make this sound like a "junk lawsuit"?

Is the "clerical error" the only difference between the two? Does that error change what the bill does?

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7. Exactly. This AP report sounds extremely biased.

Calling the error "clerical" sounds like the writer's opinion presented as fact.

[electropop]

10. Clerical error my ass!

Bushitler picked his favorite version, that's all.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. George Bush will sign the Declaration of Independence and Constitution

He will get the original documents and add his own signature at the bottom. Then, he will issue a new signing statement with his own private interpretation of the U.S. Constitution in its entirety.

[serryjw]

8. Wasn't this the $2 billion

difference in Medicare reinbusement to the states for wheelchairs?

[serryjw]

9. Here's a better article explaining it

send to your winger relatives
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0604/S00441.htm

[KoKo]

11. This is an Excellent Article which explains it very well....thanks!

the other thing from ABC is typical Media Whore disinformation...sadly.