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Congressman Ron Paul warns that the all-powerful new “Super Congress” created by the vote on the debt ceiling will be used to fast-track tax increases while concentrating more power over the nation’s purse strings in the hands of the Washington elite. source
a way to disenfranchise the majority of Congress by denying them the chance for meaningful participation in the crucial areas of entitlement and tax reform. It cedes power to draft legislation to a special commission, hand-picked by the House and Senate leadership. paul.house.gov...:statement-on-the-budget-control-act&catid=15:floor-statements&Itemid=1
Originally posted by burntheships
Super Congress members:
Lloyd Blanlfein (Goldman Sachs), Richard Fuld Jr. (Lehmann Bros), Robert Stevens (Lockheed Martin),
Rupert Murdoch (News Corp), Jamie Dimon (J.P. Morgan/Chase), Ken Lewis (BOA),
Jeffery Immelt (G.E.) and...well...you get the picture.
edit on 3-8-2011 by burntheships because: (no reason given)
Former treasury secretary Hank Paulson
Paulson's bailout chief Neel Kashkari
Interim Treasury investment officer Reuben Jeffrey
Key Treasury players Dan Jester, Steve Shafran, Edward C. Forst, and Robert K. Steel
Key New York Federal Reserve players Stephen Friedman (head of the New York Fed board of governors, who sat on Goldman's board and owned a substantial stake in Goldman while he was making official decisions - and see this), William C. Dudley (head of the New York Fed's unit that buys and sells government securities), and E. Gerald Corrigan (charged with convening a group to analyze risk on Wall Street)
Originally posted by burntheships
A council of six Republicans and six Democrats will form a commission to come up with
$1.5 Trillion of cuts with the real congress only being allowed an up or down vote on their recommendations.
[Where in The Constituion Of The United States does it allow the The Two Houses of Congress
to establish a third House Of Congress to accomplish its dirty deeds?
This new unconstitutional Super Congress will take power from the two Houses of Congress
and give it to this group of 12, adding The President essentially creating a Council of 13.
These elite will now rule on matters such as Carbon Tax, Gun Control.
Originally posted by Anoynymoose
Obviously were in for something absolutely unconstitutional and against human rights. Honestly though America is turning into a multicultural nation, any act of violence against human rights is gonna upset a lot more people than just America.
They either want to wage war with the entire world, or they're setting up a scheme so we just start killing each other.
Originally posted by usernameconspiracy
reply to post by burntheships
All of the commitments made in the debt deal are simply cover art for the hidden agenda of "taking over the country"? By 13 ELECTED people?
Originally posted by Rockdisjoint
This ``Super Congress`` is simply a means to secure bipartisan support for the programs that U.S citizens need.
You ATS people are just being paranoid.
And yes, the current Administration is out of money so they want yours now.
And a narrow body of members will now have a ruling power on issues such as Pension Plans,
401K legislation, and so on and so forth.
And as an aside, these 12 people will be appointed, NOT elected.
Immediately after voting against the debt limit deal, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) introduced a bill to require the real time disclosure of campaign contributions to members of the so-called "super Congress."
According to a press release from Vitter's office, the bill would require all contributions over $1,000 made to either the member's campaign committee or their leadership PAC to be disclosed within 48 hours of receipt. www.huffingtonpost.com...
Originally posted by usernameconspiracy
And as an aside, these 12 people, while being appointed, will be current members of Congress, which were elected by the American people.
Originally posted by David9176
Prepare for the squeeze.
They are going to squeeze is for all we are worth. The lobbying will hit a fever pitch.
But it won't matter who the middle class or the poor support....we're going to get screwed.
the creation of a 12-member panel made up of 12 lawmakers -- six from each chamber and six from each party.
Legislation approved by the Super Congress -- which some on Capitol Hill are calling the "super committee" -- would then be fast-tracked through both chambers, where it couldn't be amended by simple, regular lawmakers, who'd have the ability only to cast an up or down vote. With the weight of both leaderships behind it, a product originated by the Super Congress would have a strong chance of moving through the little Congress and quickly becoming law. A Super Congress would be less accountable than the system that exists today, and would find it easier to strip the public of popular benefits. Negotiators are currently considering cutting the mortgage deduction and tax credits for retirement savings, for instance, extremely popular policies that would be difficult to slice up using the traditional legislative process. www.huffingtonpost.com...