Tell President Obama that Bernie Sanders MUST be part of the Super Committee

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.petition2congress.com/4889/tell-president-obama-that-bernie-sanders-must-be-part-super-commi/

We, the undersigned, are requesting that Senator Bernie Sanders be part of the Super Committee. Bernie Sanders will fight for the Middle Class, for Social Security, for Medicare, for Medicaid.... He has earned the right and the respect of his constituents to be part of this Committee!

Among the members of this Super Committee there must be a real representative for Progressives, Democrats and Independents who at this time in our nation feel that have no real representation other than that of Senator Bernie Sanders.


Sign at the link ---

[SidDithers]

1. Shouldn't that be addressed to Harry Reid?...nt

Sid

[dionysus]

3. the ODS makes people confused...

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. Yep

But it is meaningless as he is not a member of the party and therefore ineligible.

[SugarShack]

9. Shouldn't Bernie be busy running for PRESIDENT?????

[FBaggins]

16. He doesn't need to be a member of the party.

He's a member of the caucus... and the deal was that each caucus would send three members.

[yurbud]

17. he is a member of the Democratic caucus

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Tell him anything you want.

He isn't listening.

He doesn't care.

He doesn't work for us.

[bluethruandthru]

14. [phone] n/t

[Parker CA]

4. Some posts on DU yesterday said anyone who voted against the bill wouldn't be granted a seat

in the Super Congress.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. That isn't the law, that was comments from Boehner and McConnell.

They each get to pick 3 and they hinted that they won't consider people who didn't vote for the bill.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. He can't unless he re-registers as a Dem or Repub

Thats how the bill was written. 3 from each party fro each house.

[Faux pas]

8. I don't like this 'super committee' idea at all. Too few people

with too much power. But since they're probably going to do it anyway, without public opinion being considered, we need Bernie on it.

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[ProfessionalLeftist]

20. Bingo. Exactly. If that's not obvious by now, nothing ever will be. n/t

[Booster]

11. I really don't think anyone in Wash DC cares what I think.

[OHdem10]

12. Harry Reid makes the appointments and Mitch McConnell

Boehner and Pelosi in the House

3 members each.

[krawhitham]

13. Tell Bernie Sanders to become a Democrat

[OHdem10]

15. He would not get a position anyway. This is a Conservative

Democratic Party.

Bernies beliefs do not fit a Conservative Ideology and
he knows. That is why he is an independent.

[frazzled]

18. The president doesn't get to appoint anybody to the Super Committee

"Under the deal that Washington lawmakers have finally taken up, the majority and minority leaders from the House and Senate will each appoint three members to sit on the 12-member Joint Congressional Committee." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/who-will-sit-on-the-supercommittee/2011/08/01/gIQAxqDXpI_blog.html

So Mitch McConnell gets to pick three from the Senate, John Boehner picks three from the House, Harry Reid picks three from the Senate, Nancy Pelosi picks three from the House.

I know you wish you could make Obama king of all this so you could criticize it. But sorry, if you want Bernie Sanders, write Harry Reid.

[SidDithers]

24. It's amazing how a concept so simple...

can be so confusing for some people.

Sid

[proud patriot]

19. We need to Pressure Reid to appoint who WE WANT !

BOXER BOXER BOXER !

[Philippine expat]

21. Obama has nothing to do with who is on the committee

[ThomWV]

22. I believe its to be a joint committee - Nancy picks 1, Boner picks 1, Harry gets 1 and Turtle-man 1

[Ruby the Liberal]

23. They each get 3

Total of 12 with decisions passed on a majority basis (7-5)

[scheming daemons]

25. The President doesn't pick any of the members.... yet another misguided Obama bash

[scheming daemons]

26. A thread with demonstrably factually incorrect information has +5 recs...

...welcome to Bizarro DU.

[SidDithers]

27. It's not Bizarro DU. It's just DU...

:banghead:

Sid

[MilesColtrane]

28. *executive branch facepalm*