Health Care Summit (Live Thread)

[Beckwin]

A Democratic majority Congress extends the Patriot Act. You couldn't make this stuff up.

any changes to the act or is it pretty much the same?

[Darus Grey]

I've never responded with that before. I would think a professor was capable of reading.

If you ignore all the other times where your comeback was always "you don't have an answer" "so you have nothing to add" "Oh, so you have nothing"...

You'd be right. Since we're not ignoring those times, you are wrong, and the status quo is maintained.

[Olo401]

any changes to the act or is it pretty much the same?

No changes.. Kucinich was in rare form railing against it too.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

If you ignore all the other times where your comeback was always "you don't have an answer" "so you have nothing to add" "Oh, so you have nothing"...

You'd be right. Since we're not ignoring those times, you are wrong, and the status quo is maintained.

Again, I would think a professor could read. I've never responded with a synonym of "so you don't have answer."

[Not not Mattaru]

What is the Swampdonkey solution for the tyranny of Congress?

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

That's another thread. And this isn't even the u mad bro defense. It's merely, "you can win this argument by showing x."

[Not not Mattaru]

That's another thread.

Give me the cliff notes then.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Return the commerce clause interpretation to its original meaning. That would be the easiest way. And simply eliminate with-holdings. I bet eliminating with-holdings by itself would be enough. There are some other things, but I think these two things would be enough.

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

Guys like swampy think blacks had it better under slavery. I can picture him banging pots and pans screaming "RESTORE THE CONSTITUTION"

What a fucking moron.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

You're nothing but Leaf w/o the rational arguments.

[Beckwin]

I hate hate hate authority appeals to constitutionality and founders intent. when there's no substance to the appeals other than "teh conztitushun" or "da fathers" I want to bash my head into a wall.

[Fistandantilus]

I'm shocked to say this, but I think Leif might be more intelligent than Swamp.

[Darus Grey]

I'm shocked to say this, but I think Leif might be more intelligent than Swamp.

Oh no doubt. Leif clearly plays the role, Swampy is the real deal.

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

fuck the constitution, it's all about the magna carta

real talk.

[SwampdonkeyPLD]

Oh no doubt. Leif clearly plays the role, Swampy is the real deal.

Says the professor who can't even read.

[Beckwin]

I still chuckle at that REASON LOBE when Republicans are significantly more religious.

[Talint]

So:

Republicans and democrats agree on a decent chunk of health care legislation, more than they disagree on. All of the stuff they agree on is in the bill. The moment there's stuff in the bill they don't agree on, republicans won't vote for the bill to a point where all 41 senators stand unified in their front to filibuster so nobody gets anything.

This is like the political equivalent of taking your ball and going home. Since when do they only let bills through that make everybody happy?

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

I still chuckle at that REASON LOBE when Republicans are significantly more religious.

The responsibility for your own behavior one is good too. I'm curious as to where the "Closeted Homosexual Lobe" is located, must be the entire right half.

[Not not Mattaru]

Return the commerce clause interpretation to its original meaning. That would be the easiest way. And simply eliminate with-holdings. I bet eliminating with-holdings by itself would be enough. There are some other things, but I think these two things would be enough.

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Be right back, going to 1818 before McCulloch v. Maryland.

I mean how pretentious can you be to think you are most adequate to interpret the U.S. Constitution (for everyone else especially), on the premise that you know the founders intent as if it was a concrete fact. If it was the Supreme Court would have never existed nor could amendments be possible.

I just fail to see why I should swallow your interpretation of the Constitution. I mean are you channeling the fucking dead in your basement and having them interpret the "original" intent of the Constitution for you? Its a document, it has to be interpreted when people disagree about its meaning. I mean, obviously you should be sitting in the Supreme Court right? Is BG one of the gateways for getting confirmed?

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

The responsibility for your own behavior one is good too. I'm curious as to where the "Closeted Homosexual Lobe" is located, must be the entire right half.

Haha, get it, entire right half. I kill me.