Government Shutdown

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Article 1, sections 8 and 9


Also, I think you need to take a gander at the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.



What I meant was they have an income less than 150% of the poverty line. Poor choice of words on my part. If anyone here had any semblance of intelligence they probably would have understood what I meant and instead discussed it, rather than attack it. Not that I expect that kind of debate here.

I knew exactly what you meant, so did everyone else. We just don't like the democrat's "poverty line". Its just a pathetic and see through attempt at garnering pity so they can continue to be communists. It seems you just aren't "intelligent" enough to know that people making fun of you know what you were saying.

[Durantula]

I've read the Constitution. What you're missing is that the only laws that can be written are those that abide by the Constitution, thus the 18 enumerated powers. If it's not found in the 18 enumerated powers, the law cannot exist legally, thus it cannot be funded

Nope.

Article 6

...This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof...shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

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So what you're saying is that the federal government can do anything it pleases as long as it passes a law, thus the founders wrote the 18 enumerated powers for giggles and then added the check of the power of the 10th amendment for no reason. Right?

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Boehner bitched out. Thanks for nothing spray tan!

I bet someone called him a name and he started crying and ran home to mommy.

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Boehner bitched out. Thanks for nothing spray tan!

The question is why? What is he afraid of? That the commies won't like him anymore? What would be so wrong with saying "Well, ok... remember now, you asked for this..." and shutting her down for as long as he could? That would hurt those marxist pricks a lot because their shitbag constituents would have to start looking at that as a failure on their part.

[Durantula]

So what you're saying is that the federal government can do anything it pleases as long as it passes a law, thus the founders wrote the 18 enumerated powers for giggles and then added the check of the power of the 10th amendment for no reason. Right?

Well until it's challenged in court, yes. lol.

Seriously though, the Constitution allows a budget process. I've already quoted it once.

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

Unless we have differing interpretations of "appropriations made by law" (y'know, the budget process), I don't know understand what you're getting at here.

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The Constitution allows a budget process, but tax dollars may only be spent on things the Congress has power over. Such as, the 18 enumerated powers. If you disagree, then explain why they are there and has the 10th amendment to back it up.