http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php? ... geId=86324Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., earlier this month introduced the bill, H. J. Res. 5, which, according to the bill's language, proposes \"an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.\"
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Hail King Obama: President for life
Welcome to the Socialist States of America
You know, I'm not too worried.
If this did pass, he'd still have to get re-elected every 4 years. People will eventually fall out of love with him, and will want something new. I figure the further the pendulum swings one way, the further it will swing back.... If all of the changes he's trying to introduce fail, I'd see them getting blown away, in short order by the super-conservative that would replace him. If he tried to get rid of the re-election part of it, I can't see all of the good old boys down south putting up with it, and he'd quickly have a civil war at his hands.
If this did pass, he'd still have to get re-elected every 4 years. People will eventually fall out of love with him, and will want something new. I figure the further the pendulum swings one way, the further it will swing back.... If all of the changes he's trying to introduce fail, I'd see them getting blown away, in short order by the super-conservative that would replace him. If he tried to get rid of the re-election part of it, I can't see all of the good old boys down south putting up with it, and he'd quickly have a civil war at his hands.
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You assume too much fairness.snoopy wrote:You know, I'm not too worried.
If this did pass, he'd still have to get re-elected every 4 years. People will eventually fall out of love with him, and will want something new. I figure the further the pendulum swings one way, the further it will swing back.... If all of the changes he's trying to introduce fail, I'd see them getting blown away, in short order by the super-conservative that would replace him. If he tried to get rid of the re-election part of it, I can't see all of the good old boys down south putting up with it, and he'd quickly have a civil war at his hands.
All he needs is the door open and he can fix any election he wants. He's the most powerful man in the world.
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O_oDakatsu wrote:As much of an excellent job I think Obama is doing so far (his first two months or so),
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
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Dow Jones down another 300 points today. Yup, he's doing really a good job.Dakatsu wrote:As much of an excellent job I think Obama is doing so far (his first two months or so), anyone who votes for this needs to be repealed themselves. We have the term limit for a specific reason.
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What has he done that rates as excellent?Dakatsu wrote:As much of an excellent job I think Obama is doing so far (his first two months or so), anyone who votes for this needs to be repealed themselves. We have the term limit for a specific reason.
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Do you realise that since the Democrats have regained control of both the House and Senate that the Market had dropped 50% from a high of 14000 in 2007 to where it closed today.
and since Obama took office the Dow has dropped from 8077 to where it close today at 6763 thats an additional 17% drop since Jan 19
and since Obama took office the Dow has dropped from 8077 to where it close today at 6763 thats an additional 17% drop since Jan 19
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I did...CUDA wrote:Do you realise that since the Democrats have regained control of both the House and Senate that the Market had dropped 50% from a high of 14000 in 2007 to where it closed today.
and since Obama took office the Dow has dropped from 8077 to where it close today at 6763 thats an additional 17% drop since Jan 19
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business ... change.asp
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But Bee you were the one that blamed Bush for all this saying he has done nothing to prevent it and was even the cause of it over the last 8 years. and as I proved in a different thread it was not Bush alone that cause this crisis, but since the left would like to blame Bush for all the world problems. I would like to know when the Democrats will snad up be accountable for their failure and even their part <cough> Barney Frank - Chris Dodd <cough> in this whole mess. but as we know asking a Democrat to be accountable is like asking AIG to be fiscally responsible. it will never happen
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LMAO! Just what did you intend with that linkage?
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Bettina is right though. I think Obama's policies are going to cause nightmares down the road that our grandchildren may not even be able to pay for. BUT, he's not responsible for the current state of the economy. The current mess was set up by many different people and forces before Obama ever took office. Obama didn't cause it, He's just going to make it much much worse down the timeline.
As you are right, it's time we as citizens of this fine country, vote out ALL incumbents. Whether you are republican, or Democrat, it's TIME to send a message. We \"the people\" WILL NOT stand for anymore. We as a \"voting block\" have the means in hand.
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FixedFerno wrote:It shows that the left side will believe anything that paints Reps in a bad light.
BTW: i have a bridge to sell you guys. Democrat owned socialist maintained and paid for by the middle class.
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As long as Obama and the members can of congress think that they can throw counterfeit money and fake credit at the problem, then I'll say that the economy will be worse off in four years. I hope I'm wrong and I hope someone knocks some sense into the bumbling fools in DC (that's a bipartisan insult there), but I just don't see it happening. It's like asking a heroin addict to quit cold-turkey.Gooberman wrote:If the economy is good in four years, Obama will be unbeatable.
If the economy is still suffering, anyone will be able to beat him.
I predict it will just be somewhat better
Even if the economy does pull through, there's no way that Obama can live up to A) the hype, and B) the promises. I think that the illusion of historical hype and an elegant tongue will be gone come the next election. However, he's not all that different from Bush, and we'll keep getting status quo candidates from the establishment until they actually let someone with different opinions in the debates.
Anyway, it's late... Jeff said it: the bill won't happen because of what it takes to ammend the constitution.
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Ferno wrote:I have a bridge to sell you guys. republican owned and free of socialists.
LOL, I think you guys just made the point about the partisan game quite well.CUDA wrote:I have a bridge to sell you guys. Democrat owned socialist maintained and paid for by the middle class.
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well if he's going to come out with a dumbass post like that I thought that I could comeout with an equally dumbass post to point out just how dumbass his post was
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Republican-owned bridge: Only those who can afford it can cross it. Materials quality is skimped on to make more profit for the company and save money. Maintenance is cut because it begins to hurt the bottom line as things age and the company wants to continue to please Wall Street with good quarterly profits. It eventually falls down, killing scores of people. Nobody can sue the company because of tort reform lobbied by the company and passed by Congress.
Democratic-owned bridge: Built by levying taxes and maintained by tolls or more taxes. Corruption results in the use of inferior materials. Eventually, people gripe about the high taxes or tolls, so they are cut in response. Maintenance gets put on the back burner and forgotten and the bridge STILL falls down and kills scores of people. Nobody can sue the government either.
So which mess is better for society?
Democratic-owned bridge: Built by levying taxes and maintained by tolls or more taxes. Corruption results in the use of inferior materials. Eventually, people gripe about the high taxes or tolls, so they are cut in response. Maintenance gets put on the back burner and forgotten and the bridge STILL falls down and kills scores of people. Nobody can sue the government either.
So which mess is better for society?
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Libertarian Bridge: Nobody pays the taxes and only those who need to cross the bridge try and build it. It falls down every other year or so, but at least the government's out of their business.
Green Party Bridge: Materials used for the bridge hurt the environment and thus were never collected. People must cross the torrent via swimming and only the strong survive. Eventually enough bodies pile up to walk on.
★■◆●ing hippies.
Green Party Bridge: Materials used for the bridge hurt the environment and thus were never collected. People must cross the torrent via swimming and only the strong survive. Eventually enough bodies pile up to walk on.
★■◆●ing hippies.
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I tend to do that foil.Foil wrote:Ferno wrote:I have a bridge to sell you guys. republican owned and free of socialists.LOL, I think you guys just made the point about the partisan game quite well.CUDA wrote:I have a bridge to sell you guys. Democrat owned socialist maintained and paid for by the middle class.
cuda: booooo.. come up with your own jokes. quit ridin my coattails.
FJ: you're starting to sound like thunderbunny now and that's a bad thing.
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The "Conservative bridge". People get tired of waiting for the government to provide a solution to the collapsed bridge and entrepreneurial types take it upon themselves to come up with innovative solutions. One person says screw the bridge concept and comes up with a transport glider system. Makes a business of it - works for some clients but not others. One group makes a pulley transport system that ferries cargo across the river. Makes a business of it - works for some clients, but not for others. Another group buys the collapsed bridge system and creates a private enterprise version bridge by repairing it and adding new technology. Makes a business of it - works for some clients, but not for others. The marketplace shakes out the economic winner and loser solutions, and the winners prosper and the losers go back to the drawing board.tunnelcat wrote:Republican-owned bridge: Only those who can afford it can cross it. Materials quality is skimped on to make more profit for the company and save money. Maintenance is cut because it begins to hurt the bottom line as things age and the company wants to continue to please Wall Street with good quarterly profits. It eventually falls down, killing scores of people. Nobody can sue the company because of tort reform lobbied by the company and passed by Congress.
Democratic-owned bridge: Built by levying taxes and maintained by tolls or more taxes. Corruption results in the use of inferior materials. Eventually, people gripe about the high taxes or tolls, so they are cut in response. Maintenance gets put on the back burner and forgotten and the bridge STILL falls down and kills scores of people. Nobody can sue the government either.
So which mess is better for society?
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Partisan Bridge
Same damn crappy bridge the \"other guys\" get, built by the company owned by the crony who kicks back the most cash to your Party's leadership. You cross it making excuses for its flaws with the belief it's a better bridge because your vote helped make it happen.
Your parties leadership however doesn't use the bridge they use helicopters and private planes.
Same damn crappy bridge the \"other guys\" get, built by the company owned by the crony who kicks back the most cash to your Party's leadership. You cross it making excuses for its flaws with the belief it's a better bridge because your vote helped make it happen.
Your parties leadership however doesn't use the bridge they use helicopters and private planes.
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Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y.Pandora wrote:I am not sure I understand american politics. Didn't a republican front the bill? How is this blamed on Obama, then?
The D means democrat, the Rep means representative, as in a member of the house of representatives. Often the media will leave out the D if the guy has done something wrong so they can report 'Rep. so-and-so tortured kittens...' because people often make the same mistake you did thinking the "Rep." stands for republican.
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I was reading GOD FORBID for you leftists Fox news this morning and came across this article. here's a snippet on Obama and the current 2009 budget.
Lefty Hater FOX News wrote:Obama’s record on government and the economy is actually worse. He and his surrogates keep maintaining that his budget won’t hurt the pockets of 95 percent of Americans who will get a tax cut.
They lie. The lead editorial in the Feb. 27 Wall Street Journal showed by just how much. Using 2006 tax records, The Wall Street Journal showed how a tax hike won’t begin to pay the 2010 budget of the $4 trillion. Even if the government were to confiscate (aka steal) every penny made by those who earn $250,000 and above, it would only meet one-third of the goal.
To pay for that whole $4 trillion budget, the government would have to pilfer “every taxable ‘dime’ of everyone earning more than $75,000.” That would just barely meet the goal, but those are 2006 numbers when the economy was good. In 2010, we’d need to go even lower.
A tax cut for 95 percent? Not hardly. The government will give money with one hand and take it back and loads more with the other –- lying to us the whole time.