Okay, you almost had me.
This is one of the best April Fools Day gags I've seen in a while.
I must hand it to you, TEA Party, you almost had me believing that you were that Constitutionally illiterate.
Having Eric Cantor pushing a farcical bill like HR1255 (Link here.), with the apparent support of the Congressional TEA Party Caucus, (and with such a straight face) was a masterwork of April Foolery.
No, really.
Here is my favorite punchline from HR1255
Now, anyone who has bothered to even scan the Constitution knows that the House of Representatives has no authority independent of the Senate and the President to enact Federal law.
And the TEA Party Patriots have made a point of proclaiming their Constitutional scholarship as setting them apart from Democrats as well as Republicans In Name Only.
Certainly they wouldn't soberly suggest such an absurdly unconstitutional legislative misadventure, effectively wasting everybody's time.
So, that was a good one, TEA Party. We needed a laugh. And thanks for that.
Now, get back to governing.
Joke's over.
This is one of the best April Fools Day gags I've seen in a while.
I must hand it to you, TEA Party, you almost had me believing that you were that Constitutionally illiterate.
Having Eric Cantor pushing a farcical bill like HR1255 (Link here.), with the apparent support of the Congressional TEA Party Caucus, (and with such a straight face) was a masterwork of April Foolery.
No, really.
Here is my favorite punchline from HR1255
If the House has not received a message from the Senate before April 6, 2011, stating that it has passed a measure providing for the appropriations for the departments and agencies of the Government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, the provisions of H.R. 1, as passed by the House on February 19, 2011, are hereby enacted into law.
Now, anyone who has bothered to even scan the Constitution knows that the House of Representatives has no authority independent of the Senate and the President to enact Federal law.
And the TEA Party Patriots have made a point of proclaiming their Constitutional scholarship as setting them apart from Democrats as well as Republicans In Name Only.
Certainly they wouldn't soberly suggest such an absurdly unconstitutional legislative misadventure, effectively wasting everybody's time.
So, that was a good one, TEA Party. We needed a laugh. And thanks for that.
Now, get back to governing.
Joke's over.
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