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Hand_With_Eyes Donating Member (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 12:23 AM
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Every republican who signed the 'won't raise the debt ceiling' pledge
Edited on Thu Jul-21-11 12:23 AM by Hand_With_Eyes
Should face a recall election if they trigger a default. Every one of them.
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 01:09 AM
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1. The pledge business
sure makes the Republicans look weak. They look to someone who has never even run for office, to dictate their agenda as if the home district means nothing. They are so vulnerable on this, I wish the Dems would make a huge issue out of it.
They look like children who have overbearing parents.
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 01:54 AM
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2. I don't believe that U.S. Congress members can be recalled.
But everyone will have a chance to vote them out of office in November 2012 :)

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blkmusclmachine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 05:25 AM
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3. Goes for the "Democrats," too. Every last fake one of them.
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polmaven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 06:50 AM
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5. I don't think
there were any Democrats who signed any pledges regarding the debt ceiling. I don't think there are any Democrats who have said they will not, under any circumstances, vote to approve the increase. So to which Democrats are you referring?
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 06:20 AM
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4. There should be some penalty for pledging allegiance to Grover Norquist
over the United States of America. Treason, maybe?
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 08:42 AM
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6. There are no recall provisions for Congresscritters.
Fortunately, representatives have to be re-elected every 2 years.
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Hand_With_Eyes Donating Member (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 11:04 AM
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7. Jaysus that sucks
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apnu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 11:16 AM
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8. That's not true, the House is recalled every two years by design.
Senators on the other hand... yeah it sucks.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 03:49 PM
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9. But there's no way to recall a representative in the middle of a term
as there is in some states. So you are stuck waiting until the next election.
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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 03:52 PM
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10. Does Anyone Know Where To Find The List Who Signed? nt
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MyshkinCommaPrince Donating Member (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-11 04:24 PM
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11. UN-govern.
Edited on Thu Jul-21-11 04:27 PM by MyshkinCommaPrince
They remind me of a skit from Sesame Street or the Electric Company, in which one character keeps presenting words while the other keeps attaching the prefix "un-" to them, negating the words. And then laughs about it. These people aren't there to govern. They're there to un-govern, to make sure no one can govern, by negating any such effort. The policies they will support are dedicated to this same principle, by dismantling government. Seems to me that they've all taken office in bad faith, with clear intent to do little more than obstruct and destroy.

I think the irritating Un-Guy got his comeuppance before the skit ended. I fear that won't really happen in the ugly reenactment of the skit which we're seeing.
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