DeMint calls votes before Christmas 'sacrilegious'

[kalm]

The constitution prohibits lame duck action?

Nice fail.

Nice try, "smart" guy. Read Yale Law professor Bruce Ackerman's 11/12/10 piece in the Washington Post if you want to learn a thing or two about the 20th Amendment. "It is uttterly undemocratic for repudiated representatives to legislate in the name of the American people." And Ackerman is a progressive.

Interesting read, thanks. Perhaps someone should tell all those lawyers in congress about it.

[Ivytalk]

Nice try, "smart" guy. Read Yale Law professor Bruce Ackerman's 11/12/10 piece in the Washington Post if you want to learn a thing or two about the 20th Amendment. "It is uttterly undemocratic for repudiated representatives to legislate in the name of the American people." And Ackerman is a progressive.

Interesting read, thanks. Perhaps someone should tell all those lawyers in congress about it.

I learned a lot from it as well. Ackerman's point is that the 20th Amendment was intended to limit lame-duck activity to true emergencies. Congress hasn't distinguished itself this month, that's for sure.

[kalm]

As a conservative, I gotta agree with DBack on this one. If the constitutionally mandated term is until Jan 3, they should pass legislation (ie; do their job) up to that date. Or we need to amend the constitution to instruct terms begin day after election & end day of election.

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But there has to be some sort of transitional period. Move to Washington, hire staff's, clean the office, collect the damage deposit, etc.

Since determining what constitutes a national emergency requiring a lame duck session is somewhat subjective, it seems the founders had it right to begin with.

[Ivytalk]

More single-issue sour grapes from DBJ.

How so? DeMint is the one with a single issue, Christmas...

Just that you have an almost Pavlovian adverse reaction whenever the word Christian appears on a thread. There are liberal Protestants who agree with your views on gay rights. Respect those people.

[kalm]

How so? DeMint is the one with a single issue, Christmas...

Just that you have an almost Pavlovian adverse reaction whenever the word Christian appears on a thread. There are liberal Protestants who agree with your views on gay rights. Respect those people.

And they're about as vocal as the peaceful Muslims.

[Ivytalk]

Just that you have an almost Pavlovian adverse reaction whenever the word Christian appears on a thread. There are liberal Protestants who agree with your views on gay rights. Respect those people.

And they're about as vocal as the peaceful Muslims.

Actually, the folks who run the National Council of Churches are quite explicit about that point.

[Appaholic]

And they're about as vocal as the peaceful Muslims.

Actually, the folks who run the National Council of Churches are quite explicit about that point.

So are the guys at the local mosques...& both groups get about the same amount of airtime....

[dbackjon]

How so? DeMint is the one with a single issue, Christmas...

Just that you have an almost Pavlovian adverse reaction whenever the word Christian appears on a thread. There are liberal Protestants who agree with your views on gay rights. Respect those people.

Not at all. I do have an adversion to bigoted fame-whores who pretend to be Christian in order to garner votes.

[kalm]

Actually, the folks who run the National Council of Churches are quite explicit about that point.

So are the guys at the local mosques...& both groups get about the same amount of airtime....

And there were flowers on the streets of Tehran after 9/11'.

[Wedgebuster]

If my memory serves me right, Jesus was born in the Summer months.

[kalm]

If my memory serves me right, Jesus was born in the Summer months.

But we celebrate his birthday early because everybody is on vacation then and would miss the party.

[Ivytalk]

Just that you have an almost Pavlovian adverse reaction whenever the word Christian appears on a thread. There are liberal Protestants who agree with your views on gay rights. Respect those people.

Not at all. I do have an adversion to bigoted fame-whores who pretend to be Christian in order to garner votes.

Congress is full of fame-whores. 535 of them.

[Appaholic]

Not at all. I do have an adversion to bigoted fame-whores who pretend to be Christian in order to garner votes.

Congress is full of fame-whores. 535 of them.

Agree....but not all of them have to climb down from the cross to seek the fame as much as DeMint.

[OL FU]

DeMint is right on a host of issues. and he is one of the few politicians that sticks to his principles on fiscal issues such as not asking for earmarks even when a host of SC politicians are begging him to do so. But like most politicians he suffers from foot in mouth disease and like most conservative politicians he turns my stomach on social issues.