The "Pass a Budget Now" Act

[jplinville]

It's been 1,037 days since Congress passed a budget. This would freeze Congressional pay and use it to pay the debt.

Let's see how long it takes for someone here to blame the House, when everything has been stalled in the Senate...

"Pass A Budget Now Act" Links Congressional Pay to Performance

[Honus]

Gimmick, IMHO. None of our problems are caused by the lack of a budget. None.

[sfloriII]

One of the reasons we hire the Senate is to pass a budget. It'd be nice if they did their jobs....

[Can't Know]

How about a "just do your damn job" bill?

Congress can't be trusted to do anything that might have a meaningful impact on the way they do anything. I'm not sure what else they can be trusted with, either.

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by jplinville

It's been 1,037 days since Congress passed a budget. This would freeze Congressional pay and use it to pay the debt.

Let's see how long it takes for someone here to blame the House, when everything has been stalled in the Senate...

"Pass A Budget Now Act" Links Congressional Pay to Performance

You might want to check into high school Civics. Our government is not a dictatorship. The House does not get to dictate to the Senate. The House has produced a budget that the Senate will not approve. The House needs to re-write it's bill, coming up with something the Senate will pass. This budget contains the "Ryan Amendment", which essentially destroys Medicare, and its a big pile of crap, it's not a "budget", it's a political propaganda piece. So how exactly is the Senate at fault here? For not taking their orders from the Tea Party kooks who run the House? The guys who wrecked the economy with the "Debt Ceiling" fiasco?

Given the utter fiscal irresponsibility of these lunatics, it is no wonder no one wants to step in that pile of poo they call a budget. In their "debt ceiling crisis", they tried to repudiate the legally incurred debt of the US, sending the markets into another nose dive and sending Americans into another round of watching their 401ks disappear thanks to Republican mismanagement. Maybe if they quite being extremist, partisan kooks and actually tried governing this country using the tools of compromise necessary to make a government of all the people work, I would think you would have somethig more to offer than just more right wing chin music.

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by sfloriII

One of the reasons we hire the Senate is to pass a budget. It'd be nice if they did their jobs....

Oh, they are just supposed to vote "yes" automatically? As far as I am concerned, they are doing their job just fine, keeping lunatic ideas out of the Federal budget is a fine vocation.

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by JollyRoger

You might want to check into high school Civics. Our government is not a dictatorship. The House does not get to dictate to the Senate. The House has produced a budget that the Senate will not approve. The House needs to re-write it's bill, coming up with something the Senate will pass. This budget contains the "Ryan Amendment", which essentially destroys Medicare, and its a big pile of crap, it's not a "budget", it's a political propaganda piece. So how exactly is the Senate at fault here? For not taking their orders from the Tea Party kooks who run the House? The guys who wrecked the economy with the "Debt Ceiling" fiasco?

Given the utter fiscal irresponsibility of these lunatics, it is no wonder no one wants to step in that pile of poo they call a budget. In their "debt ceiling crisis", they tried to repudiate the legally incurred debt of the US, sending the markets into another nose dive and sending Americans into another round of watching their 401ks disappear thanks to Republican mismanagement. Maybe if they quite being extremist, partisan kooks and actually tried governing this country using the tools of compromise necessary to make a government of all the people work, I would think you would have somethig more to offer than just more right wing chin music.

Who's that clown crowing on the six o'clock news about doing end arounds on Congress, changing the bankruptcy laws during GM, telling the Catholics what they can and can not do?
Isn't he our Dictator?

[JollyRoger]

Telling Catholics what they can and cannot do? Like discriminate against women? Boy, that's a baddy.

[sfloriII]

Originally Posted by JollyRoger

Oh, they are just supposed to vote "yes" automatically? As far as I am concerned, they are doing their job just fine, keeping lunatic ideas out of the Federal budget is a fine vocation.

At least there's no obvious bias in that remark. What's your real position??

[sfloriII]

Originally Posted by JollyRoger

Telling Catholics what they can and cannot do? Like discriminate against women? Boy, that's a baddy.

BTW, it's not a discrimination issue-- that's what the media and people that blindly buy into the media would like you to believe.

It's a religious issue. And the fact that other states already have laws like this is not true. In those states, the Church has the option to provide their own insurance instead.... something lacking on this Federal level.

But go on believing those Democratic talking points.... it's way easier than actually taking a deeper look.

[pj67coll]

The America people voted themselves into the mess they are in. Dont blame congress, this is a democracy, you get what you vote for.

- Peter.

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by sfloriII

BTW, it's not a discrimination issue-- that's what the media and people that blindly buy into the media would like you to believe.

It's a religious issue. And the fact that other states already have laws like this is not true. In those states, the Church has the option to provide their own insurance instead.... something lacking on this Federal level.

But go on believing those Democratic talking points.... it's way easier than actually taking a deeper look.

What a crock. "Religious issue". My a$$. If you were intellectually consistent, you would also excuse me from paying my taxes because I object to war because I decided to become a Quaker, right?

[MS Fowler]

Originally Posted by pj67coll

The America people voted themselves into the mess they are in. Dont blame congress, this is a democracy, you get what you vote for.

- Peter.

A lot of truth in that.

[MS Fowler]

Originally Posted by Can't Know

How about a "just do your damn job" bill?

Congress can't be trusted to do anything that might have a meaningful impact on the way they do anything. I'm not sure what else they can be trusted with, either.

They can't or won't do what are their Constitutional roles, but find time to pass laws when the Bill of Rights states they shall not pass a law.

[JollyRoger]

Originally Posted by MS Fowler

A lot of truth in that.

Sure is. The Senate is doing the same things the House is, representing the viewpoints they ran on.