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    Chuck Schumer Calls for Violating the Constitution

    Chuck Schumer Calls for Violating the Constitution

    Posted on February 17, 2014


    The New York Times reported late last week that New York Sen. Chuck-U-Schumer is suggesting a “legislative maneuver known as a discharge petition, that would allow supporters of overhauling the nation’s immigration laws to circumvent the Republican majority in the House by bringing the measure directly to the house floor, bypassing the regular committee process.” Let's call this "maneuver" what it is -- a violation of the Constitution.
    The Times continued, “Lawmakers and aides in both parties say that a discharge position, especially one coming from Mr. Schumer, whose views are strongly opposed by many House conservatives, is unlikely to succeed. Even if all House Democrats supported the measure, it would still require more than a dozen Republican signatures.”
    Now I’m not certain that the House could do the same to the Senate – issue a discharge position – but I could guarantee Chuck Schumer would be one of the first to the microphone, crying like a stuck pig, saying how dare the House try to meddle in the affairs of the Senate or usurp the leadership’s authority, or some such nonsense.
    “This scheme has zero chance of success,” the Times reported. “A clear majority in the House understands that the massive Senate-passed bill is deeply flawed,” said Michael Steel, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner. “That’s why we will continue to work on a step-by-step, common sense reform.”
    Quick tip: when a known dirt bag politician, or anyone affiliated with said dirt bag, mentions a “common sense” solution to anything – hide your wallet and put on your iron chastity belt.
    The Times continued, “The Senate bill included a path for citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the country, and House Republicans have largely dismissed it as amnesty. They preferred to take on the issue in a piecemeal approach through a series of narrower bills.”
    Undocumented immigrant is so passé. I recently heard a new, even more ridiculous term for people who are in the United States illegally. On NPR, a Democrat strategist told the cheerleader interviewer that politicians should now be using the term “Aspiring Citizen” or “Aspiring American,” although it would more accurately be described as “Aspiring Democrat” or “Aspiring Full Entitlement Recipient.”
    “Discharge Positions are difficult, but when they work, it’s because a clear majority of the body that supports a specific proposal, and in this case, that is true,” Chuck-U-Schumer said.

    Now Chuck, if there were really a “clear majority” that support amnesty in the House, you must know the spineless Boehner would’ve already pushed this through.
    Now, the same Republicans who support action on immigration would not betray Mr. Boehner, the Times reported. “It means you’re putting a thumb in the eye of the Speaker, not just in this issue but any issue,” said squishy moderate Republican from Pennsylvania, Charlie Dent. “You’re essentially handing control of the floor to the minority party.”
    It wouldn’t be the first time that Schumer stuck a rhetorical thumb in a Republican’s eye. I don’t think he much cares about that, but it seems he would have little chance with this “discharge petition” idea. Even the squishy moderates are against it, publicly.
    So seriously, why the full-court press on immigration? It’s hard to say who’s really driving the ship on this one. Is it the Dems, the RINOs, maybe the White House? Are they trying to force our concentration on to immigration to distract from something else? It wouldn’t be the first time.
    Could it be that the Democrats are so afraid of the upcoming 2014 midterm elections that they feel they must get something done right now? Might they have early internal polling that shows them getting swept away? There are a few signs of this with old fools like Henry “Nostrilitis” Waxman calling it quits.
    Might the Establishment Republicans be seeing the same polling? Might they feel the icy wind of conservatives breathing down their necks?
    It may be any or all of the above. Time will tell, but the pro-criminal alien crowd is pushing extraordinarily hard. They certainly seem to be panicked over something.

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    Oath of Office



    Upon taking office, senators-elect must swear or affirm that they will "support and defend the Constitution." The president of the Senate or a surrogate administers the oath to newly elected or re-elected senators. The oath is required by the Constitution; the wording is prescribed by law.


    Oath of Office I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
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    Chuck Schumer's Brother Tied To Comcast Deal He Supports (UPDATE)

    The Huffington Post | by Andrew Hart

    Posted: 02/17/2014 8:05 pm EST Updated: 02/18/2014 12:59 pm ES

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    Charles Schumer (N.Y.), a top Senate Democrat and member of the body's antitrust subcommittee, appeared to give his blessing to Comcast's purchase of Time Warner Cable, but did not mention that his brother was involved in the mega-deal. The news was first reported by the website LittleSis.

    Schumer's office said on Monday night that the senator was not aware of his brother's involvement, and "will recuse himself from Congressional consideration of the matter to avoid any appearance of bias."

    In a statement on Thursday, Schumer's office said he is "pleased with the news" that Comcast has committed to preserving Time Warner Cable call center jobs in Buffalo.

    Schumer's brother, Robert Schumer, was named "Dealmaker of the Week" by The American Lawyer on Friday for his work on on the agreement. He is a partner at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

    Charles Schumer received more campaign contributions from Time Warner Cable than any other member of Congress during the 2010 election cycle, the most recent time he was up for reelection, according to the website OpenSecrets.

    Before the deal between the two behemoths can proceed, federal regulators must approve the takeover. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the chair of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, has vowed to hold hearings on the merger. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), another member of the committee, has said that the massive merger is "the wrong direction" and issued a letter calling for close regulatory scrutiny. Schumer, who sits on this committee as well, did not sound any such warnings in his statement.

    Last week, Schumer said, "It seems like the Time Warner Cable acquisition will be a good deal for New York," according to the New York Daily News.

    The Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable would result in a company with about 30 million subscribers. There has been much concern over how the deal would affect Internet and cable services, including some experts saying it could quash competition and result in higher prices.

    The Obama administration has close ties to Comcast, and the company is employing an aggressive lobbying campaign to sell the deal in Washington.
    UPDATE: Matt House, Sen. Schumer's communications director, provided this statement to The Huffington Post after this article was published:
    "As Senator Schumer and his brother had never discussed the matter before, the piece in American Lawyer was the first Senator Schumer learned that his brother had worked on the deal. Now that he’s aware of his brother’s involvement, Senator Schumer will recuse himself from Congressional consideration of the matter to avoid any appearance of bias."


    video and pictures at link below

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/17/chuck-schumer-brother-comcast_n_4805126.html

    They are all crooks every last one of them if this wasn't brought out do you think he would have recused himself!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kathyet2 View Post
    Schumer's office said on Monday night that the senator was not aware of his brother's involvement, and "will recuse himself from Congressional consideration of the matter to avoid any appearance of bias."
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    If at first you don’t succeed…

    Wednesday, February 19, 2014
    First a federal court overturns the FCC net neutrality rules, then Comcast announces that it is buying their biggest competitor (which would give them seriously dangerous control over the Internet), but finally there is some good news. The FCC announced yesterday that they are going to reformulate their net neutrality rules. Hopefully, this time they will get it right.
    Underlying all this is whether or not the internet companies should be treated as common carriers (like phone companies and other utilities), which require a higher level of regulation.
    While I strongly support rules enforcing net neutrality, I’m hopeful that these new rules can be applied without reclassifying the Internet as a common carrier (at least for now). The Internet is still new and is growing and changing, it would be a shame to put any unnecessary dampers on innovation.
    The FCC will not immediately reclassify Internet service as a utility, but it will retain the right to do so in the future if their new rules do not work adequately to protect the Internet. The White House announced that they support this approach.
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    Innovation, Telco Style


    Internet network neutrality was dealt a severe blow last week by a federal court. This means that internet providers are now free to charge whatever they want to provide you with individual content, just like cable companies do. Verizon, who brought the suit, claims that killing network neutrality is required in order to allow “innovation”. Yeah, right. We’ve already seen what that kind of innovation looks like — purposely slowing down or even blocking services (like Netflix) that compete with their own higher priced offerings.
    There is a solution, but will the FCC have the guts to implement it and piss off the powerful companies that stand to gain from the loss?
    Otherwise, companies like Verizon, Time-Warner, AT&T, Comcast and others will be allowed to control what you can see and say over the internet. I think that is intolerable.

    http://politicalirony.com/2014/01/18...n-telco-style/
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