"Martial Law" In House of Representatives
Posted by on September 28, 2008
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Under the martial law procedure, long-standing House rules that require at least one day between the unveiling of significant legislation and the House floor vote on that legislation — so that Members can learn what they are being asked to vote on — are swept away. Instead, under “martial law,” the Leadership can file legislation with tens or hundreds of pages of fine print and move immediately to debate and votes on it, before Members of Congress, the media, or the public have an opportunity to understand fully what provisions have been altered or inserted into the legislation behind closed doors. This is the procedure that the Leadership intends to use to muscle through important bills in the next two days.
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  • Pam Rivi commented on 7/29/2011
    They don't really think they will get away with that do they? They will see a revolt like they never expected.
  • Roger Roy commented on 8/2/2011
    Another example of a stimuis package coming at congress and the only ones that have their eyes open is the Tea Partyers. The reason why is that they have not been corrupted and are looking out for the citizens of the United States. This is the black hole with no portal for escape. A common man would have had an exit to walk out of if signing a blind agreement until read throughly and understood the complexeties of this bill. how many of the 535 members of congress would have a show of hands before the camera's; stating that they oppose this bill before it was read. Does the common man/women citizen of the United States really believe that this administration is sincere as the non-sence drools from their mouths, and we are to believe their crap?? RER
  • carl parker commented on 8/3/2011
    our country needs to wake up and get rid of all these stupid greedy politions before we go down the tube. we need to in force our laws on imigration and send the illegal people back where they came from not pay for them to sit on their ass and collect free housing,food stamps, medical, and free schooling for their illegal kids.
  • First Name from City commented on 9/21/2012
    "Daddy, promise you'll say 'yes' before I ask you this question"--we all know where that gets you! Very easy to deal with: any law presented in martial law terms is NOT passed.
  • Ron from Layton commented on 9/25/2012
    A huge population of the voters of This, The United States, are reacting to the Hype and Rhetoric of Government controlled aid without fully understanding the consequences. They are giving government full power over our lives, our futures, our quality of life. With programs such as Obamacare which will cost approximately $1,200. per year for vast numbers of Middle Class American Families. ("We won't know what's in it until we pass it" Yelled Nancy Pelosi!) Fact Redistribution of Wealth has been a failed economic practice throughout history! Creating re-distribution wealth... Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, ( With Stalin, more people died of starvation than Hitler killed with his genicide) Benito Mussolini, and many modern governments. people are starving, Poverty is growing rampid, due sosocilistic policies giving Government control over our lives. General Motors is choking right now, due to Government Control. Under Martiol Law, we are no longer a Democratic Nation. Washington can and will enact laws and rules without regard to the US Constitution. Obama has already shown his disdain for The Constitution. He tromps on federal laws like they do not pertain to him. When will we impeach this traitor? After he brings down America? After all. It is his duty as a Muslim!
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