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To: Brumar89 who wrote (78444)	3/18/2010 8:02:31 PM
From: Sully-	1 Recommendation Respond to of 90947

I hope you are right. However, yesterday Judge Napolitano on Fox said the USSC might pass on a challenge in deference to a separate but equal branch of gov't over a spat about their internal processes. He said this even though he agrees the "deemed passed" Slaughter BS is absolutely unconstitutional.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (78444)	3/18/2010 10:39:43 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

*** This looks like amnesty for about 12-15 million new recipients of free or almost free health care. I wonder if the CBO scored the extra $500 billion in their cost estimates? Anyway, this is Associated Pravda's spin on amnesty, 'er Immigration reform. * Obama Supports Senators' Outline of Immigration Overhaul AP President Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday "to do everything in my power" to get U.S. immigration legislation moving in Congress this year. Obama said work on an immigration bill should move forward based on an outline released Thursday by Sens. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and Lindsey Graham, a Republican. "A critical next step will be to translate their framework into a legislative proposal, and for Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity," Obama said. The outline calls for illegal immigrants to admit they broke the law, pay a fine and back taxes, and perform community service if they want to get on a pathway to legal status. They would also be required to pass background checks and be proficient in English. "I congratulate Sens. Schumer and Graham for their leadership, and pledge to do everything in my power to forge a bipartisan consensus this year on this important issue so we can continue to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform," Obama said. Obama's statement and the senators' outline were timed for release before a march and rally Sunday that is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Washington to press the administration and Congress for immigration reform. Immigrants and their supporters have grown frustrated as the Obama administration has continued to detain and deport immigrants while immigration reform remains dormant. Obama had promised to make it a top priority in his first year in office. Hoping to temper the percolating discontent, Obama held two separate meetings last week with grass-roots immigration leaders as well as Schumer and Graham. The president assured the leaders at the meeting that he remains committed to reform. Obama met Thursday at the White House with Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Solomon Ortiz, bptj Democrats and sponsors of a House immigration bill. Gutierrez said later he agreed to vote for Obama's signature domestic bill, health care reform, only if an immigration bill advanced quickly and with a presidential imprimatur. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus also endorsed the health care bill. "I'm committed to voting for this health care bill on that basis," Gutierrez said. "I want the president to be in lockstep with us, which I believe he was during the campaign."** White House spokesman Reid Cherlin said there was no quid pro quo involved in the White House's dealings with Gutierrez. "Congressman Gutierrez is a longtime leader of the reform effort on the Hill, so of course they've had many conversations about it, and they'll continue to," Cherlin said. Other parts of the Schumer-Graham outline include: --Giving legal permanent residence to people who graduate with doctoral or master's degrees from U.S. universities. --Adopting zero tolerance for illegal immigrants who commit crimes and expanding enforcement of immigration laws. --Creating a flexible legal immigration system that brings in more low-skilled workers when jobs are available and fewer in a recession. --Requiring all U.S. workers -- citizens and legal immigrants -- to get fraud-proof Social Security cards with a biometric identifier. foxnews.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (78444)	3/20/2010 1:29:21 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Not only do House Democrats not want to cast a vote explicitly for their national health care plan -- they don't want to talk about it, either. Dems waste time in House as vote search goes on By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 03/19/10 4:04 PM EDT House Democrats say they will hold a vote on their national health care plan Sunday afternoon. But what are they actually doing between now and then? Behind the scenes, they're begging, offering bribes, threatening punishments, etc. But on the House floor, where lawmakers conduct their public business, the Democratic leadership is engaged in a days-long time-wasting effort to keep the House in session until the party can come up with enough votes to pass Obamacare. For example, Friday afternoon -- a time when the House would normally have adjourned and lawmakers gone home -- the House considered H.Res. 1040, "Honoring the life and accomplishments of [novelist] Donald Harrington for his contributions to literature in the United States." The Democratic leadership allotted 40 minutes of debate to the subject, which is just a bit less than will be given to national health care. (For a summary of House proceedings, see here.) Before the Harrington matter, the House considered H.Con.Res 244, "Expressing support for the designation of March 20 as a National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians." Democrats gave that one 40 minutes, too. And before that weighty matter, the House dealt with H.Res. 1027, "Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the historic dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the world's oceans, on January 23, 1960." Pressing matters all. But wait -- there's more. Before Harrington, long-term care doctors, and the Marianas Trench, the House dealt with H.Res. 1133, "Recognizing the extraordinary number of African-Americans who have overcome significant obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science in the United States." Throughout it all, Republicans have had the temerity to change the subject to health care, ignoring the time-fillers with which the Democratic leadership had filled the schedule. That left some Democrats very unhappy. Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, for example, said during what was supposed to be the Donald Harrington time, "The fact is, we're honoring a great American novelist, but we have to divert that important conversation…the Republican caucus wants to go toe-to-toe on health care." California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier also chided her GOP colleagues, saying, "While we are trying to recognize the life and work of a great American novelist, we find ourselves drifting into a discussion of health care." Imagine that! Not only do House Democrats not want to cast a vote explicitly for their national health care plan -- they don't want to talk about it, either. Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (78444)	3/20/2010 5:09:59 AM
From: Sully-	1 Recommendation Respond to of 90947

Obama Administration Spamming Federal Employees With Pro-Obamacare Emails Say Anything In Domestic Issues, Politics, Asshats This is entirely inappropriate. <<< The White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle has been feverishly sending out unsolicited email messages to federal employees in an effort to build support for President Barack Obama’s health reform package over the last several weeks. DeParle’s unsolicited emails have been regularly coming to some federal employees’ official government email inboxes for weeks without permission or request, causing some federal employees to feel threatened by the overt political language. The Department of State employees, who receive hundreds of official government emails every day, have complained about the annoying and partisan emails but are nervous to go public for fear of retribution. The emails are addressed to the federal employees by name and use the official .gov address. >>> One problem with big government is that big government employs more people. Thus, you have a larger voting bloc who have an interest (their livelihoods) in seeing government get bigger and more powerful. It’s a big problem here in North Dakota where government employees (federal and state, including teachers) make up 1 out of every 5 workers. When 20% of the workforce is employed for the government, that translates into a big pro-big government voting bloc. But what’s worse is when government employees are made to feel like they have to support big government..or else. I’ve heard plenty of stories about closet conservatives who work in government and are afraid to make their political leanings known. Not just because work usually isn’t an appropriate venue for political topics, but because they fear retribution and retaliation for having a limited government viewpoint. It appears as though the Obama administration is taking that to a new level. .