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tannybogus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:10 PM
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Section 8 of Mortgage bailout puts Treasury Secretary outside the law
Sec. 8. Review.

Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/700-billion-bailout-proposal.html



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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:13 PM
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1. There's a "Section 8 is CRAZY" joke in here somewhere.
...but I'm just not up to it tonight.
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:14 PM
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2. Excuse me - but that's "Above" the law...
As in IOKIYAR. Paulson will BE the law.

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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:19 PM
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3. And that right there is enough reason to say, "Thanks, but no thanks."
:nuke:
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 07:27 PM
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4. **snort***
love the poster.

Sec. 8 info is all over DU this weekend.
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