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Herein lies the coup, where Congress cedes, as a first step, its power to decide on matters of spending—a specific violation of Article I, Section 1 of the nation's founding document. And that's just the beginning. Regardless of what the Congress decides, the cuts worked out by Obama and his cronies go into effect! Obama has made the Congress irrelevant.
With these provisions, Obama and his British backers are attempting to fill the loopholes in their previous attempted coup through the Catfood Commission. When that Commission failed to agree on a package of budget cuts to be submitted to Congress, the cuts died on the vine. Not this time—if Obama gets his way.
The Obama Super-Congress measure directly mirrors the Hitler Enabling Law (Erm?_chtigungsgesetz) of March 1933, by which the German Reichstag "democratically" voted to give Hitler emergency powers, by passing the "Law for Removing the Distress of People and Reich," which gave Hitler the right to govern on his own, and in contravention to the Constitution, without consulting the parliament for a period of four years.
How was it done? The parliamentarians "made a deal."
Specifically, the crucial agreement with Hitler was concluded with the Center Party, headed by a Catholic priest named Ludwig Kaas. Kaas agreed to deliver votes for Hitler, in exchange for assurances of protections for religious liberties and the continued existence of the Center Party. Hitler acceded, promising to memorialize the guarantees in writing. The letter of guarantee wasn't forthcoming, but Kaas fulfilled his part of the bargain, on the promise that the letter was being drafted. Not surprisingly, it never came.
At that point, the vote was assured. Only 84 Social Democrats (their ranks diminished by arrests) opposed the Enabling Act. The Center Party and the National People's Party decided to take Hitler at his word, permitting him to act on behalf of the parliament, including passing laws which deviated from the Constitution, "as long as they do not affect the institutions of the Reichstag and Reichsrat" (the two houses of parliament), and maintained the rights of the President.
The guarantees, as any sane person could see, were a farce. Within three months of the passage of the Enabling Act, all political parties but the Nazis had been banned. Hitler did not rule alongside the parliament, but effectively superseded it. It only met 12 times over the next 12 years—including the two sessions in which it renewed the Enabling Act.
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http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2011/3830cong_hitler_coup.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/23/super-congress-debt-ceiling_n_907887.html?ref=email_share
The super congress is a sick joke it won't work to many people are awake there trying to hide in plain sight so people who are awake feel intimidated and back down we all have to stand our ground.
It's so brazen and obvious, such a slap in the face. You'd think more people would care....
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this HAS GOT TO BE the last straw
if no one decides to do anything about this-its fucking over. america is fucking DONE for GOOD
THIS MEANS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT US PEOPLE ELECT IN CONGRESS, CAN NO LONGER DEBATE OR HAVE ANY SAY SO IN THE MATTER IF THIS ELITE CONGRESS CHOOSES TO TRY AND PASS SOMETHING-YES OR NO
THIS ELITE CONGRESS ALLOWS THEM TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING EVEN FUCKING FURTHER
CONGRESS DOESNT LIKE WHAT OBAMA IS DOING? NO LONGER IS IT 51% RULES- ITS 2/3 NOW. THEY ARE CONTROLLING THE POWER AND GIVING IT TO GROUPS OF SMALLER ELITES RIGHT INFRONT OF YOUR FUCKING EYES. THE PRESIDENT WILL BECOME A DICTATOR.
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.
I AM IN JUST FUCKING AWE RIGHT NOW
HITLER DID THIS EXACT SAME THING IN 1933- IT WAS A COUP
The legislation being rammed through the Congress has the following elements:
1. An initial cut of $ 1 trillion (over 10 years) from the Federal budget;
2. The creation of a "Super-Congress," a 12-person body, composed of 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans, from the House and Senate, who are tasked to come up with an additional $ 1.5 trillion in cuts by Nov. 23 of this year, including from entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare.
3. This package will be "expedited" through Congress, without any chance for amendments or filibusters, or substantial debate. But, if it is not passed, or if no agreement is reached by the full Congress, at least $ 1.2 trillion in cuts will be imposed automatically, across the board.