*sigh* It never ends

[kierthos]

South Carolina is one of seven states whose state AGs are probing whether the "Nebraska compromise" is unconstitutional. (The "Nebraska compromise" being what the Republicans are calling the measures to get Nebraska Senator Nelson on board the health care reform bill. Me, I call it a bribe, because that's pretty much what it was.)

Okay... let me see if I have this right... lacking a majority in the Senate, lacking even the numbers to filibuster, the Republicans are now turning to an issue of "Constitutionality" in order to derail the health care reform. Oooookay.

Here's the thing. I don't care whether you like, love, hate, or loathe the health care reform. It's obvious that the Republicans loathe it (at least for the benefit of the cameras)... but doesn't it set an odd little precedent (not the legal version) where this could get flipped on them in later years? "Oh look, a Republican piece of legislation is coming down the pike. And look, a Democratic Senator is calling the measures to get a couple of Republicans behind it... 'unconstitutional'." I mean, fair's fair, right?

Comments

[morinon.livejournal.com]

I think it's an interesting and amusing concept. I also support term limits for all federal offices, appointed or elected.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Oh, I support term limits too. And mandatory retirement (although I suspect term limits would take care of most of that) for politicians.

[delwin.livejournal.com]

We have them here in AZ and they're a nightmare. The main problem we have right now is that it really does take about four years to get the hang of legislating - and by that point you're term limited out of office.

Thus we have a constantly rotating crop of newbies who get the state into the mess it's in right now (21% deficit).

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

Ouch. So, what, it's two two-year terms?

[delwin.livejournal.com]

Four two year terms in which they're spending more than half their time getting reelected.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

*nod* I don't know, I'm just tired of seeing things like "12 term Representative Dumbass shows he doesn't understand what he's legislating because he's fucking old".

[mithras.livejournal.com]

But the Internet is a series of tubes!!!1!

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

I had less of a problem with that than his "My staff sent me an Internet three days ago...." line.

[martinhesselius.livejournal.com]

When you think you have a God-given mandate --
Anything you do is right, anything "they" do is wrong.