Take a look at any number of House roll calls and you'll notice something a bit odd. Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are very frequently listed as voting with the opposition, even though they are ideologically on the far wings of their respective parties. Kucinich is unlikely to vote for any defense spending, no matter which party crafted the bill, but he takes any number of idiosyncratic stands against his own party. Ron Paul is unlikely to vote for any exercise of federal government power, and he doesn't care if it is the Republicans who are pushing that power.In other words, Rand Paul would effectively shut down the government from 2011-2017, and we'd have my current home of Kentucky to thank for it. And that's perfectly acceptable to a lot of folks around here.In the House, these tendencies mean next to nothing. But the Senate works by unanimous consent. And a Senator Kucinich or a Senator Ron Paul (using the same strategies) would be the least likely members to grant their consent. If Rand Paul is like his father, he'd probably become the most obstructive senator in the history of that body. A single senator, by repeatedly refusing to grant their consent to proceed to the next order of business, can dramatically reduce how much work gets done in the Senate in any given year. When a senator refuses their consent, it takes sixty votes to override their objection, and it takes a couple of days before the Senate is allowed to vote for the override. This is what is colloquially referred to as a Hold (which need not be secret). When a senator objects to a nomination, for example, they signal this by telling the Majority Leader that they will refuse to give their consent for a vote on their confirmation. The reason this so often results in killing off a nomination is that it costs a couple of valuable legislative days to overcome their objection, and with dozens of nominees, only the most urgent are worth the effort.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
Monday, October 12, 2009
Like Father, Like Son
BooMan takes a look at the KY Senate race for Jim Bunning's seat in 2010 and Republican candidate Rand Paul, son of Ron Paul.
Huh, if that's true, then Revolution II has no place in the fucking Senate.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, if you want someone to take the heat for "the Mooslimcraps can't get anything done, vote for the Mighty Whitey Thundercock Party", he might look attractive.
wasn't that Census Bureau employee murdered / hanged in eastern Kentucky ???
ReplyDeletedude, what is it with the bluegrass state ???
too many mint juleps ??
Rand Paul is for the people, unless you want your children to have human implant RFID chips, a National ID card and create a North American Union and see an economic collapse far worse than the great depression. Vote for Rand Paul he speaks the truth and the media and government is afraid of him. This is the last honest politician left to bring this country out of this rut from the War Profiteers and obama Administration has created. Get motivated America, don't believe the lies of the media! Go Rand Paul! Value Freedom and Liberty instead of corporate lies and corruption. Bypass this media blackout they are doing to Rand Paul, tell your family and friends and get involved in a local group at meetup.com make your voice heard! He will end the War In Iraq immediately, He will eliminate the IRS and wasteful government spending, and eliminate the Federal Reserve and restore power to the people and the only person running who won't be a member of the CFR. Can any other runner make these claims or give Americans the true freedom we were all raised to believe? We are all economic slaves to the banks and the illegal Federal Reserve. This is why our currency is worth nothing because of Hidden Inflation Tax and the IRS taking everything you make!
ReplyDelete** RAND PAUL WILL STOP THE IRAQ WAR IMMEDIATELY! **
Rand Paul will NEVER vote:
* to raise taxes
* for an unbalanced budget
* to raise congressional pay
* for a federal restriction on gun ownership
* to increase the power of the executive branch
He WILL vote:
* against the Iraq war
* against the inappropriately named USA PATRIOT act
* against regulating the internet
* against the Military Commissions Act
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Video Rand Paul Goes Head to Head With the Establishment at Fancy Farm
High: Must See: http://tinyurl.com/ychxzt3
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He will eliminate the IRS, Wasteful Government Spending & Stop The Iraq War Immediately! Most importantly, he will vote NO on anything in Congress that is not allowed by the Constitution. And he Despises any politican that does not do their job for the people and lives up to the constitution! Google.com & Youtube.com Search: "Rand Paul" We In Kentucky Need A Real Senator That Will Restore And Protect Americans! Stop The War! Protect Our Borders!
****VOTE RAND PAUL 2010****
Yay, Rand Paul spam guy is back.
ReplyDeleteYay, Rand Paul spam guy is back.
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOLOL
man, they must troll for ANY mention of his name and then dump their sh*t all over your blog.
that's a pretty quick response team ol' rand has there .....
and speaking of senators from kentucky - can somebody get that mitch mcconnell guy a chin or something ??? he gives me the willies being such a chinless looking pos.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/001642.htm