Showing posts with label AIG bonus tax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AIG bonus tax. Show all posts

Friday, March 20, 2009

Shocked at the Shock!

I found this video and just had to post it. It summarizes my comment (#5) from the previous post questioning the constitutionality of the 90% tax which passed the House yesterday. Rep. McCotter first lays out what really happened and he correctly identifies the source of the mess - the spendulous package wrecklessly passed last month. So please refer back to comment 5 on the previous post for some context before watching this video. If not, then here is some helpful info before watching this clip: a "bill of attainder" is a legislative act that singles out an individual or a small group and imposes a punishment on them without the benefits of a fair trial and is unconstitutional (see Article I Section 9).



We are now witnessing congressional and executive negligence, hypocrisy, and cover-ups at their worst. Are you surprised? This wonderful spendulous package was shoved down our throats with no meaningful debate, no meaningful compromises, no bipartisanship, no minority inclusion, and no time to even read the language (lots of broken promises in this sentence)! These are the kinds of things that happen.