What's your take on this "Super Congress" business?

[n8thegr8]

Just got an email from the National Association for Gun Rights about this "Super Congress" provision of the debt deal. Apparently the committee would have the power to ram proposals through congress, overriding filibuster and amendment by congress. Some are worried that this could be the "under the radar" route to gun control. Personally, I think it's Bullsh*t regardless. Inhofe vowed to vote against it. What's your take?

 

[HiPower]

Just got an email from the National Association for Gun Rights about this "Super Congress" provision of the debt deal. Apparently the committee would have the power to ram proposals through congress, overriding filibuster and amendment by congress. Some are worried that this could be the "under the radar" route to gun control. Personally, I think it's Bullsh*t regardless. Inhofe vowed to vote against it. What's your take?

Here's the GOA announcement:

Gun Owners of America
________________________________________
Urgent Action Needed!
Congress to decide whether Super Congress could impose gun control

Gun owner registration … bans on semi-automatic firearms … adoption of a UN gun control treaty -- all of these issues could very well be decided over the next 24 hours.

Both houses of Congress will be voting on a debt ceiling bill that establishes a legislative committee with TREMENDOUS powers. Fox News is calling this committee a SUPER CONGRESS, because its legislative proposals (which could include gun control provisions) CANNOT be filibustered or amended in the Senate or House.

To understand what a huge deal this is, consider that House Speaker John Boehner is able to keep a mountain of gun control bills from coming to the floor of the House. That’s the power of the Speaker.

And in the Senate, we have been able to kill much of the gun control agenda by filibustering legislation (that is, requiring the Majority Leader to get a supermajority or 60 votes in order to pass gun control).

The most recent example of this occurred earlier this year when we defeated a radical, anti-gun judicial nomination (Goodwin Liu) using the filibuster. The filibuster has been our saving grace in the Senate, but that could be tossed within the next 24 hours.

Regarding the debt ceiling compromise, here’s what one legislative analyst (inside a Republican office on Capitol Hill) had to say:

Right now, we have limited protection from the schemes of the left – even if they have some Republican support, we have a speaker who wouldn’t bring horrible bills to the floor, and we have the Senate filibuster.

Both of these are rendered moot by the Super committee. There is NO Senate filibuster on the product they report. The Speaker CANNOT stop a vote in the House….

[Hence], 22 liberal Republicans can join the Congressional Democrats and the President in: Closing the gun show “loophole,” banning semi-automatic weapons, creating a national handgun registration, or ordering state gun laws moot.

A super highway for gun control legislation? This is incredibly unconstitutional! We don’t elect a Congress, which can then turn around and elect a SUPER committee. We need to make sure this never lands on the President’s desk.

ACTION: Please email and call your Representative and Senators. Urge them to vote NO on establishing this SUPER CONGRESS with unconstitutional powers.

Click here to use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send your legislators a pre-written e-mail message.

 

[tran]

Just got an email from the National Association for Gun Rights about this "Super Congress" provision of the debt deal. Apparently the committee would have the power to ram proposals through congress, overriding filibuster and amendment by congress. Some are worried that this could be the "under the radar" route to gun control. Personally, I think it's Bullsh*t regardless. Inhofe vowed to vote against it. What's your take?

I agree with you! All of them need to be removed from office. The democrats will get there way again.

 

[RickN]

I really, really hate to say this but it may be close to the time that we the people need to look at other options to change DC. No budget for the last two years and none for the next two either. The last revolution was because of taxation without representation and the next may be for the same reason. I just hope it is a peaceful revolution.

One of the diabolical aspects of the debt bill is that budgets for FY 2012 and 2013 will be “deemed” to be in effect, even though in fact, no budget will be proposed, reviewed in committee, debated or adopted. Will that make President Obama the first chief executive to serve an entire term without ever having a budget in place?

 

[tRidiot]

Throw the bums out!



ALL OF THEM!

 

[Spec ops Grunt]

I don't like parliament systems though!

 

[WTJ]

Ya know, it may just be time to start federal referendums. Each state votes on a subject and the House and Senate members are forced to vote with the state referendum.

 

[Glocktogo]

Really? Some dipwit Congressman actually wasted time on the debt deal putting in a procedural issue regarding committees? Really? Like they don't already have enough power to destroy our country?

We need the name of this scoundrel so they can be vilified in the press!

 

[Dale00]

It strikes me as changing the rules when you sense that you are losing.

In the ruling elite's mind, preserving the status quo is paramount.

Shades of the unethical maneuvering that was done to pass Obamacare.

 

[Super Dave]

I just hope it is a peaceful revolution.

Has there ever been one, Rick?