Forum Post: from alan grayson
Posted 11 years ago on May 22, 2013, 7:36 p.m. EST by bensdad
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This week, House Republicans are putting forward a bill called the "Northern Route Approval Act." This bill overrides the President's authority to make decisions on the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Whatever you think about the Keystone Pipeline, this bill is blatantly unconstitutional. The Constitution provides for a legislative branch, which creates legislation -- laws of general application. It also provides for an executive branch, which executes the laws. This is known as the separation of powers. The bill that the Republicans are putting forward is a clear violation of this principle.
The bill does one more thing: it bestows special favors on a foreign oil company, TransCanada. It lets the corporation build the Keystone XL pipeline without going through normal government approval processes, and even gives TransCanada a free right-of-way worth millions of dollars. House Republicans have said they want to get rid of Congressional earmarks. Yet here they are, bestowing an earmark anyway.
I challenged the Republicans on these points. I made two arguments, and put forward what is known as a "privileged resolution" outlining them. One, the House cannot vote on a bill that is unconstitutional. And two, under the House Rules that the Republicans insisted on, the House cannot vote on a bill that is a clear earmark. Contrary to the House Rules, the Chairman ruled this privileged resolution "out of order."
I'm no longer going to let the Republicans get away with claiming that they care about the Constitution when they trample all over it. And if they are going to cry about earmarks, they are going to have to justify why they want to bestow a special earmark on a foreign oil company.
http://www.congressmanwithguts.com/
https://www.facebook.com/alangrayson
Wouldn't it be nice to see a Dem with balls kick the Cons in their dirty lying teeth!?
I dont want to hear shit from Democrats or Republicans about anything constitutional. They use it as toilet paper and thats about it.
I don't want to hear shit from your sidewalk chalking, bus stop boxer ass about anything, yet there you yack!!
http://occupywallst.org/forum/tpp-corporate-power-tool-of-the-1/
the funny/sad thing is grayson is not really all that progressive based on his voting record and political positions. and that is what passes for a liberal lion today. pretty weak.
The senate and the president can easily stop it. What's your point?
my point is that too many people vote for the teapublicans
information is power
did you know that the teapublicans in the house passed a law that stated that it would become a law if the Senate and the President did NOT pass it
Biden/Hillary-Grayson 2016!!
I love all three, but I think Grayson is a bit too rough for the average voter How about Warren as VP
Definitely kinder and gentler.
Clinton-Warren would be a nice thing, but can you hear the endless "Feminazi" slime coming from Cons and their RW hatemongers and echo-chambers?
Grayson hits back... hard! A very welcome change after our Jackie Robinson POTUS experience.
http://www.congressmanwithguts.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?_r=0
What's going on with the site, creep?
Who knows. Keep posting political endorsements of establishment war criminals. Its what Occupy is all about.
You are a human cockroach. Go chalk some sidewalk.
There we go. Let it out.
when you don't have anything you just don't get it do ya.
no you don't get it. you fucking hacks are selling us down a fucking river. wake the fuck up. there are only 2 establishment candidates worth even considering sanders/warren. the rest can kiss my ass.