EMANUEL-VP Has Choice To Make Or We Will Cut His Funding From Exec Branch

[kpete]

Emanuel Ups the Ante
by mcjoan
Sat Jun 23, 2007 at 10:24:57 AM PDT

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel issued the following statement regarding his amendment to cut funding for the Office of the Vice President from the bill that funds the executive branch. The legislation – the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill -- will be considered on the floor of he House of Representatives next week.

"The Vice President has a choice to make. If he believes his legal case, his office has no business being funded as part of the executive branch. However, if he demands executive branch funding he cannot ignore executive branch rules. At the very least, the Vice President should be consistent. This amendment will ensure that the Vice President's funding is consistent with his legal arguments. I have worked closely with my colleagues on this amendment and will continue to pursue this measure in the coming days."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/23/132229/743

[acmavm]

1. Now THIS is a great response. Cut off his funding. Regardless. He's

a renegade criminal murderous lying bastard. For me, that would be enough.

[seemslikeadream]

3. TURN OFF HIS LIGHTS!

and no more bunker privileges

[kineneb]

12. pull the plug...

oooo, bad me.

[MissWaverly]

4. well, I hope this is not just another gesture

one that is quickly pulled once pressure is applied.

[acmavm]

9. You and me both!

[MissWaverly]

13. full of sound and fury signifying nothing

I am tired of theatrics, but I think this is a good idea, remind him that congress holds the purse strings and has oversight
powers over the executive branch, this should have been done years ago.

[SaveAmerica]

2. Ha Ha HA!!! Is you is, or is you ain't in the Executive Branch?

[aquart]

14. But doesn't this ignore the new WH remarks that the VEEP

and the POTUS are BOTH exempt?

I know, it's hard to keep up.

[donsu]

5. and now the ball is in snake cheney's court

are the good cops ready? arrest warrant in pocket, handcuffs at the ready?

[dkofos]

6. Maybe they should take a look at his black ops budget also.

[bluerum]

7. Sounds fair to me. In fact, it sounds a little too weak. I would have the SOB

brought up on charges insubordination and conspiring to undermine the constitution of the United States.

[MADem]

8. Gotta love that guy--pick, choose or refuse!!!! This is BRILLIANT.

He'd better move the fuck out of the Naval Observatory home that the EXECUTIVE BRANCH usurped from the Department of the Navy, too!!!!!!

Get thee behind me, Satan!!!!!

[whistle]

10. Also, send Dick Cheney an invoice for all past VP funds retroactive

...to when he assumed the position of VP in 2001. That should work out to be thirty or forty million dollars I would think.

[speedoo]

16. Yeah, take it out of his Halliburton profits.

But it's much more than 30-40 million, especially if you cost out the damage he's done.

[whistle]

18. Fine, bill him for all of it...$100 million; $500 million; $1.0 billion, whatever!

[yy4me]

11. Here, Here...can we second this?

[babylonsister]

15. Rec'd! nt

[HereSince1628]

17. In any event, the senate should vote him out as President of the Senate

It doesn't require impeachment, and it only requires a 2/3 vote of senators present. Seems like a great activity for some middle of the night before a long weekend of back in the state fund-raising.

The R's love to screw with the rules. It's time to hose them with their own medicine.

[MonkeyFunk]

26. I don't think they can do that

President of the Senate is a contitutional role of the VP - the senators can't just vote that away.

[HereSince1628]

27. But apparently it is possible, there was a post on this yesterday.

I think it'd be a great solution if it is available.

[MonkeyFunk]

31. please explain how it's possible

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

19. I've become WAY too cynical to believe anything will come of this

Until Cheney is in handcuffs, I consider this to be just another Dem pissing in the wind. He will be completely ignored, and this amendment will disappear.

I sincerely hope I am proven wrong- when something comes of this I will retract and apologize. Until then, I am not impressed.

[tbyg52]

23. I dunno--I'd never have thought Rahm Emanuel

would propose something like this. So maybe miracles *can* happen....

[dogday]

20. Hit him where it matters, his purse....

of course all the money he has made off of this war, he probably can afford it...

[pink-o]

21. As much as he offends many of our sensibilities

Rahm can be a real pit-bull, and we've all seen it. I hope this is one of those times.

[Beelzebud]

22. Another slap on the wrist for the Bush Crime Family...

I'm so tired of these empty gestures...

Do any of you actually think this will get us anywhere? Dick Cheney doesn't give a shit!

[mmonk]

24. It's a bill. It will just be vetoed.

Impeach him. How long do we want to keep playing around?

[FourScore]

25. He doesn't need his plane anymore either.

[C_U_L8R]

28. cut off dick

bwahahaha... I'm so easily amused

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

29. HA!!! hahahahahahahaha!!!! Best news of the day!!!!

:rofl:

THANK!!! YOU!!! EMANUEL!!! :applause:

[Peregrine Took]

30. I thought for once he did something right - then I read he's not serious -

its just a "stunt."

Haha.

[BlooInBloo]

32. Calm down people. It's just a stunt. It has ZERO chance of happening.