Democrats keep door open for dangerous Lame Duck Session: plan to pass Card Check, Cap/Trade and more - after they lose midterm elections !!!

Midknight Review has been predicting this event -- the use of the Lame Duck Session (between November 2 and January 21) to pass the rest of their Marxist agenda. If that happens, it is time for impeachment precedings. The fact that they are talking about this, now, is reason alone to never elect another Democrat to national office against -- seriously.

From the National Republican Study Committee

Washington, Jul 29 - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after offering a resolution on the floor of the House of Representatives calling on Congress not to hold a lame duck session after Election Day for the purpose of passing hugely unpopular legislation like a national energy tax, enormous deficit spending bills, and the kickback to Big Labor known as “Card Check.”

“Americans are sick and tired of their elected leaders making backroom deals to ram through unpopular, 2000-page bills that no one has read,” said Chairman Price. “They are sick of out-of-touch politicians, and they are tired of being ignored. A number of Democrats, including members of their leadership, have recently expressed a desire to ignore the public will and use a lame duck session to pass liberal legislation Americans do not want. Today I gave my Democrat colleagues an opportunity to show they are finally ready to listen to the American people.

“Our system of government rests upon the consent of the governed, but it is quite clear that Democrats no longer have Americans’ consent. The public’s trust in this Congress has been repeatedly broken. Voting for a national energy tax and other items on the liberal wish list in a lame duck session would shatter it beyond repair. Republicans are fully prepared to do what is necessary to restore Americans’ trust in their elected representatives. We know it will be a long road, but it is one well worth traveling.”

Note: Instead of taking a clear stand on this issue, House Democrats chose to delay a vote on the Price resolution. The text of the resolution is available here.

The filibuster rule remains in effect. Here is why this is critical to the survival of the nation.

Filibuster reform is short of needed votes — Senate Democrats do not have the votes to lower the 60-vote threshold to cut off filibusters. — The lack of support among a handful of Senate Democratic incumbents is a major blow to the effort to change the upper chamber's rules. . . . .

Editor's notes: this current crop of Marxist/Socialists have done all they could to change the course of history for this great nation. Their efforts have ranged from the monumental to the minute. Healthcare is an example of the former; changing the filibuster rule is an example of the later.

Without the filibuster rule, legislation could pass through the Senate on the basis of a 51 vote majority rather than a 60 vote rule. One would think the Dems, soon to be out of power, would want to preserve this rule. In fact, they do not. Why?

Their working majority in the Senate will be weakened as a result of the midterm elections. The change in the filibuster rule would give them the ability to ram through more legislation, especially if they maintain control of the House. The effort to destroy the filibuster is an indication of future plans.

If the filibuster remains in effect and the Senate margins for the Dems are reduced, bi-partisan cooperation will be required in order to get anything done. If the filibuster is gone and the 51 vote becomes the rule, the radicalism of this current bunch of Marxist reformers will continue. A change in the filibuster rule would mean that they would, again, own a super majority in the Senate.

We all know that a total transformation of this country will happen if they are not defeated at every turn. With that in mind, this election will be more important to this nation than even the 2012 presidential election.

The filibuster change was defeated, for the time being. Will they try it again in the Lame Duck Congress? And if that happens, can they put into place the remainder of their agenda in the three short months before they are escorted out of Congress.

Understand that a change in the filibuster rule will mean that the Marxist revolution will continue, even after the elections. The Lame Duck Congress will not care who won the midterms. This is a very serious time for the United States of America because, for three months, this nation will be ruled by a group of reformers who are unaffected by public opinion.

J Smithson

Midknight Review offers eight areas of concern in need of Congressional revision.

Editor's notes: understand that Obama is not a dictator, but he often functions as if he were. The problem? Certainly it is Obama but more than that, it is the system of presidential powers that has been allowed to increase over the years. Among the first order(s) of business with the 112th Congress (taking office on January 20th) is a review and a revision of presidential authority.

1. Czars: If the appointment of "czars" is allowed to continue, the number and job description must be authorized by [at least] the Senate. As it stands, now, Obama has nearly 50 czars, folks appointed by him and without Congressional approval. As "czars," they are considered to be presidential staff and are not subject to subpoena or Congressional review at any level.

2. Executive Order: the fact that it is entirely possible, apparently and according to recent news reporting, for Obama to give amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens is evidence of a president who is out of control. We need to limit executive order and use the threat of impeachment when those rules are violated. Because of Obama, we now know that a true "dictatorship" is possible via a creative president using the powers that are allowed to him, the executive privilege given to his position, the complicity of a Marxist oriented free press and the regulatory powers of Federal agencies such as the EPA, the FCC, the FTC, and NEA (look for definitions at end of article), to name a few, under his control.

3. Presidential time in office: the two term limit for a sitting president is the result of the 22nd amendment to the Constitution -- making it much more difficult for a dictator minded individual to become just that, a long term dictator. Congress needs to review this amendment with a view of ensuring its continuation. There must never be a short-circuited legislative reversal to this amendment.

The socialist, FDR, was elected to four presidential terms - the only president in American history to serve more than two terms. With all the talk of how the American people loved this guy, it is curious that immediately after his time in office, the 22nd amendment was proposed, passed and ratified by the several states - a process that took 4 years (1947 to February of 1951) .

4. Proof of Citizenship: since the free press has abdicated it's self-appoint responsibility to fully vett presidential candidates, the qualifying issues of age and citizenship should become a matter of a mandated evidential procedure of some sort. When folks asking for proof of age or citizenship are regarded as "wacko's," it is time for Congressional mandates on the issue.

5. "Treason" needs to be defined and enforced or officially disregarded.

6. GITMO needs to be continued and modified to meet current practical and populace demands. The detention center cannot be closed. From time to time, we will capture foreign enemies, hell bent on killing Americans, who cannot be tried in a civilian court of law for reasons of national security. Understand that the Supreme Court allows for such a circumstance. We need to aggressively pursue a revitalization of the use of GITMO or a similar institution.

7. Powers of a Lame Duck Congress: under no circumstance should a lame duck congress be allowed to legislate new laws introduced after mid-term and presidential elections. If particular issues have not be formally introduced into the legislative debate well before a congressional/presidential election, they should not be allowed to be presented in the time following those elections and the last day of that congresses activities (January 19th following the specific election. The work of a lame duck Congress should be limited to the completion of legislation already introduced. If nothing else, all legislation introduced and/or passed by a lame duck congress must be reviewed by the new congress.

Tom Harken , a Marxist leaning Senator from Iowa, wants to use the lame duck Congress to pass the "card check" that would allow unions to take over factories, shops and companies without a secret ballot vote. This should not be allowed as a matter of law.

Understand that a new congress comes into power every two years -- after the so-called 'midterms' and, again, after the presidential election.

8. 5 Day review: all written legislation must be posted to the Internet for at least 5 working days (not including the weekends). If our politicians refuse to read the laws they pass, certainly the people those laws will govern should.

End notes: EPA - Environmental Protection Agency; FCC = Federal Communications Commission; FTC = Federal Trade Commission; NEA = National Education Agency.