Could the Lame-Duck House pass a bill (tax cut or immigration bill) and send it to the Senate but McConnell wait until after Jan 3 to vote on it when the new Senate members are sworn in?
The constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexand... moreThe constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexander Hamilton: "The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. . . . It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first General and Admiral of the Confederacy; while that of the British king extends to the declaring of war and the raising and regulating of fleets and armies, -- all of which by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature." (The Federalist, 69, 1788.) ". . . .'The Congress shall have the power to declare war'; the plain meaning of which is, that it is the peculiar and exclusive duty of Congress, when the nation is at peace, to change that state into a state of war. . . ." Thomas Jefferson: "... less
Mysteriously, this "Stu Bee" person happens along and slowly starts to horn in on my territory. The ruse is that he's supposedly an ally, but little by little, I'm beg... more Mysteriously, this "Stu Bee" person happens along and slowly starts to horn in on my territory. The ruse is that he's supposedly an ally, but little by little, I'm beginning to recognize the signs of the coup that's about to take place here. Do you conspirators think I have seen the strange vehicles parked outside of my residence and my workplace at odd hours of the day? Were the phone calls from unknown numbers wherein no one says anything but just hangs up part of this subterfuge? The footsteps following me late at night on dark streets, I turn around and no one is there. People I don't even know suddenly striking up conversations with me asking subtle yet probing questions. Notes left in places I'm sure to find them, filled with undecipherable scribble and foreign characters. The beeps and dings on my electronic devices that you've obviously bugged. The helicopters circling high overhead, most likely loaded to the gills with monitoring equipment, right?&n... less
I know it's not important but this song irritates me to no end -- if a female singer wanted to be exactly like Adele in every way, she could do no better than this song and singer.... moreI know it's not important but this song irritates me to no end -- if a female singer wanted to be exactly like Adele in every way, she could do no better than this song and singer.Give me Adele instead.:)
*This excludes lessons learned at home and from various family members, close friends, etc. It only focuses on education in a formal schooling environment, thank you.~
Isn't it odd that people suddenly think that Trump is somehow less legitimate because some voters who supported him are "under-educated," implying that they're stupid dumba$$es, wh... moreIsn't it odd that people suddenly think that Trump is somehow less legitimate because some voters who supported him are "under-educated," implying that they're stupid dumba$$es, when these folks are a portion of the electorate that help decide every presidential election, and they helped deliver the White House to Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, both Bushes, Clinton, and Barack Obama?