Chris Dodd vs. Obama

[SeniorChief]

Starting to eat their own


God, I love it....http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aT_tMXRy2vDs

[doctordog]

Starting to eat their own


God, I love it....http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aT_tMXRy2vDs

Thanks Chief! Most of the dumb SOB's that put Obama in will be on the soup line in 4 years. Too bad it will be too late to learn from their mistake.

[Binky]

Thanks Chief! Most of the dumb SOB's that put Obama in will be on the soup line in 4 years. Too bad it will be too late to learn from their mistake.


Yeah, everyone else will be right there side by side in that soup line as well.

[Dale escondido]

I think the moves are pretty cunning by the obama admin.
If the bonus's are taxed away or taken in court its a weakening of the constitution rights of americans.
This has been the goal of the aclu sense its revival of the 60s and obama will be able to do it with popular support.
The constitution protects citizens from government and can get in the way of an overly aggressive agenda.

[doctordog]

Yeah, everyone else will be right there side by side in that soup line as well.

not those of us that saw this coming:hi:

[Dale escondido]

not those of us that saw this coming:hi:

Show off:hi:

[Smurf-Herder]

I think the moves are pretty cunning by the obama admin.
If the bonus's are taxed away or taken in court its a weakening of the constitution rights of americans.


If it holds, it will set a precedent - being able to punish individuals by disproportionate taxation. It violates the constitution's separation of powers.

[Dale escondido]

If it holds, it will set a precedent - being able to punish individuals by disproportionate taxation. It violates the constitution's separation of powers.

Welcome to the Obama Nation.
Were anything on paper is of little value.

[Hog Trash]

Welcome to the Obama Nation.
Were anything on paper is of little value.Kind of like that brown stain on toilet paper?

[Smurf-Herder]

Welcome to the Obama Nation.
Were anything on paper is of little value.

I just saw David Bois (Gore vs. Bush 2000) on TV, saying if this legislation is targeting a small group, using taxation as a punishment after the fact, of a non-crime without a trial, then it is a Bill of Attainder and is unconstitutional.

Bill of attainder

A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of attainder) is an act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. Bills of attainder are forbidden by Article I, section 9, clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder

If it passes and gets signed into law by Obama, then it will become a major court case.

What a great distraction for the media to run with, from the economy busting 2009 Budget and pork-filled Stimulus Bill.

[Binky]

not those of us that saw this coming:hi:



That's true. I won't be standing in one. :D

[Dale escondido]

I just saw David Bois (Gore vs. Bush 2000) on TV, saying if this legislation is targeting a small group, using taxation as a punishment after the fact, of a non-crime without a trial, then it is a Bill of Attainder and is unconstitutional.

Bill of attainder

A bill of attainder (also known as an act or writ of attainder) is an act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. Bills of attainder are forbidden by Article I, section 9, clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder

If it passes and gets signed into law by Obama, then it will become a major court case.

What a great distraction for the media to run with, from the economy busting 2009 Budget and pork-filled Stimulus Bill.

This is exactly why I see this admin as cunning.
Sure this could end up in court and maybe will.
But the popular president is whipping his lemmings into a fever and those due bonuses may just give up.
Either way hes encreased his scope and deminishing that pesky constitution.
This should have been addressed before bailouts, but these guys know how to turn a fuck up into lemonade.

[StevenC]

anti spamer strikes again