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2010-09-07 Home Front: Politix

Obean wants anther ~~boodle~~ "stimulus" package. $50B this time.

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Posted by gorb 2010-09-07 04:17|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 It's meant to be interpreted properly by the average citizen of the day. And by us, too.

gorb, Thanks to the advances in education since the time of the Founders it is no longer possible for the average citizen to properly interpret the Constitution. (Depending on the meaning of the word 'properly' this statement is either sarcastic or sad.)

Posted by Glenmore 2010-09-07 08:43|| 2010-09-07 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Dear Prez,

We're broke. Nuff said.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-09-07 09:17|| 2010-09-07 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Time to pull the ship of state out into drydock and scrape off the barnacles. How do we do that?

Posted by No I am The Other Beldar 2010-09-07 09:23|| 2010-09-07 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 The last time was around 1776. They left instructions on how/what to do, but they wrote it in an arcane language that our most educated class can't understand these days.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-09-07 11:09|| 2010-09-07 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 It didn't work before, so LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!

Posted by DMFD 2010-09-07 12:41|| 2010-09-07 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 It DID work before, and lasted 200 years, which is statistically beyond the 'expiration date.'

Posted by Glenmore 2010-09-07 13:25|| 2010-09-07 13:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, I was referring to the prior $800 billion stimulus.

Posted by DMFD 2010-09-07 13:36|| 2010-09-07 13:36|| Front Page Top

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