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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:36 PM Original message |
Greg Amendment. It transfers the power of the purse from the Congress to the President. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thank you! |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. The Gregg amendment better be put in a 6 foot hole and buried |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Absolutely Right, Ma'am |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. I'd rather see it slain and put on a pike so the public can see how |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes...it is a disgusting piece of work..... |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. I thought the Greg Amendment |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. I didn't know it transferred the power of the pursed to the prez; I thought |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The One Amounts To The Other, Ma'am |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. When you put it that way, The Magistrate, it sounds forboding. I really |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I googled "Greg admendment" |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The more I'm looking into it tonight, it sounds like a tool that would |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:17 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. No, line item vetos would be a very bad thing. nt |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 12:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I think the second is a different Gregg amendment |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Thanks for the sources, Kathy. I googled around a bit, too, last night. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't think that's correct. Where did you get that info? Link? |
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Just-plain-Kathy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 12:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Hi, I looked up Greg amendment because that's the term Mitch McConnell used. |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 02:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That still doesn't sound good. Good for Reid for not letting it get on the floor. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is Bush the anointed Dictator and Protector of the Republic yet? |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. self delete |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. I guess the Constitution is no longer in effect, in toto |
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gratefultobelib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. Senator Levin was on NPR today (Talk of the Nation) and he said |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. And I thought Warner's resolution was against the escalation but |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. "Gregg Amendment" |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. That's old; ends 9/30/06. nt |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. As an aside ... |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
24. The Senate can't turn over the power of the purse |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. Gregg is such an embarrassment to our state. nt |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
26. Just when you think it can't possibly get worse. |
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Justice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
28. NH resident's comment about Gregg Amendment |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. answer- |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. All of it |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. Well, it's probably unconstitutional for any branch to delegate its exclusive authority. nt. |
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