Boehner Tweaks Debt Bill to Include Balanced Budget Amendment Provision

Reid: “Any bill coming from the House will die in the Senate.”
Obama: “I will VETO any bill coming from the House.”
I ask you, now WHO is holding America hostage in the debt crisis?
Barack Obama & his sidekick, Harry Reid!
2012 = NOBAMA!

John Boehner has accomplished nothing in a whole week of political grand standing. Any bill that ties the debt ceiling to an amendment of the Constitution is bad legislation. I’m so glad the Democrats have control over the Senate to stop such a hastily prepared law from reaching the President. The Republicans need to listen to John McCain – this is crazy talk!
and to DAVE FROM TEXAS – No matter what rhetoric you spew, the Republicans caused this crisis, that’s why they HAVE to be the ones who fix it, or it will be a somber 2012 election year for them…

John Boehner is under the delusion that the House of Representative runs the United States of America. It simply isn’t so! We have a Senate and President that gets to weigh in on this Legislation. And I assure you, this is bad legislation. The Tea Party is going down for this that is certain, and I hope they take a few Republicans with them…

COMMON SENSE | JUL 29, 2011 2:58:48 PM….Cut, Cap, and Blance went nowhere because Harry Reid would not allow the bill to be discussed and debated. How long will we have to wait for a WRITTEN plan that can be scored by the CBO? I hope we don’t have to wait as long as we still are for a budget from the president (over 800 days and counting).

Why hasn’t the Democrats presented a budget in over two years. Obama submitted a budget that was voted down 97-0. He did not even get one member of the Democrats to vote for it. While I think BOTH parties and Obama are responsible for this mess, I DO see the GOP trying to present bills while the Democrats sit back and do nothing. Clash for Clunkers, ObamaCare, and Obama Stimilus were ALL epic failures and have thrown this country into bankruptcy. This is awful and America will not be better until voters kick Obama out of office.

GALLUP TODAY: OBAMA’S APPROVAL RATING DROPS TO 40%, THE LOWEST EVER. HIS DISAPPROVAL IS UP TO 50%!
America is speaking loudly…2012 = NOBAMA!

Just to make sure the Democrats in this forum got a chance to read:
From Sen. Obama’s Floor Speech, March 20, 2006:
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here.” Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.

“The second stage of the plan would still create a select joint committee on deficit reduction before the debt limit is increased again”. Absolute crap. Obama has already done that and NO ONE has listened to what the group has recommended! What a massive waste of time in Washington writing bills that have no ability or interest in being enforced.

COMMON SENSE | JUL 29, 2011 3:06:38 PM…You are correct. I stand corrected.

Eric: get a grip! What did the Republicans have to do with obama’s porkulus? Cash for Klunkers, Government moters? Blame yes, poor fiscal responsibility by all parties. The Republicans caused it? You have had to much of the Obama kool aid!

DavidfromTexas: NO, the American People WANT a Compromise. Smart Americans already KNOW that Congress is NOT the only chamber …. and it was designed like that for all you Constitution loving people to Follow.
A divided government leads to what the founding fathers knew what was right…COMPROMISE.

Simple! Simple! Simple!…….14th AmendmentSection 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article……………ALLOW CONGRESS TO DEFAULT ON THE DEBT…..as they fail to enforce, by appropriate legislation….THEY WILL BE IN COMTEMPT OF THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE THEY DID NOT AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF THE COUNTRIES DEBT. THEN ON AUGUST 3, AT 12 A.M………REQUEST THE SURPREME COURT TO APPOINT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE EXECUTOR OF THE ACCOUNT BECAUSE IN THE 14TH AMENDMENT CLEARLY STATES …….The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law shall not be questioned. ……OBAMA IN 2012 AND 2016…2020…2024

Obama said in March 206 that “increasing the debt limit shows a lack of American leadership and it will hurt future generations of Americans”. So was Obama wrong in 2006 or in 2011? Obama is a complete hypocrite and a fraud.

Boehner Only talking with the Republicans? This is NOT what Leaders do…but there’s no shame or any interest in Governing. He ought to KNOW better. Whether the TEALICANS wanted him working with the Democrats or the President or NOT….He Should know, after 20 years in government, HOW our democracy works. Their ONLY agenda is to F…the American people in their quest to win an election that they WON’T. This is Extreme and I hope this is showing ALL Americans why this country hasn’t moved forward for 3 years now. This conversation or wrangling Should Not have been a “prerequiste” for raising the debt ceiling that has been done 50+ years. Where are your Morals and sense of country…we have “little 401′s” left after this country was Ruined by them for 8 years. We have lost value in our homes and we are unemployed or underemployed. The American people are Hanging on a Thread and the minorities that’s making up this angry “fringe” group Should NOT be Controlling the Majority, that has More to LOSE.

3 Branches of Government …NOT ONE!

I am all for constraining government to a balanced budget. And the Constitution is a contract between the People, states and federal government to restrict what the federal government may do. However…
I see two problems with an amendment. First of all, and this is critical, who is abiding by the Constitution now? If the government would abide by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution we would not have this problem to begin with. We are in this mess because all three branches and the federal bureaucracy have ignored the Constitution.
Secondly, I can easily see the government using the amendment solely as justification to keep increasing taxes, not to enforce spending cuts. I also can see the rationalization that debt increase also would balance the budget.
We do not want either outcome I see as likely. What we need is to enforce the supreme law of the land which is the Constitution.

From start of war in Afghanistan, then Iraq, mountains of US cash was stolen from US citizens to rebuild the infrastructure of these nations. This money was not included in the budget at that time, it was invisible money. Much of that money went around in circles and ended up in private corporations. Now that invisible debt is suddenly visible, and we have to pay interest on it. Who is responsible?

So, his plan is to default in order to save us? Huh? Brilliant!

Barack Obama’s approval rating plummeted to 40% today, a 3pt loss in ONE day. Obamas 40% approval rating is lower than Bill Clintons was during the 1995 debt crisis. Obama’s disapproval rating rose to 50% today. Gallup.com
It’s clear that America does NOT approve of the way Obama has been handling the debt crisis.
2012 = NOBAMA!

Here are the facts! In 1996, Clintons first budget was 1.6 trillion. His last in 2001 was 1.9 trillion. An increase of .3 trillion. In 2002 Bush’s first budget was 2.0 trillion. Bush’s last budget was 3.1 trillion in 2009. That was an increase of 1.1 trillion; doubled from 1996! Obama’s first budget was 3.6 trillion in 2010. 2011′s was 3.8, and the proposed in 3.7. Do the math! This is historical FACT!

It’s insanity. Why isn’t Boehner negotiating with the house democrats (who represent many more voters than the tea party). If he can strike a deal with them he’d have plenty of votes to pass his bill plus it would get some support in the Senate.
Why is he catering to a few tea party idiots

THIS ARTICLE: “Boehner’s plan, also known as the Budget Control Act of 2011…”
LMAO!…. Sound familiar folks? Maybe because a couple times before, the Republicans have pushed and passed their bullogni “balanced budget” laws. You remember, right? Like when the 1985 Republican controlled Senate, passed the the “Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985″ which also set deficit limits, well… at least until Ronald Reagan asked for debt limit increases 18 times, so that he could “borrow and spend” to pay for the big government that he never downsized.
You all remember that right?

America is not too big to fail, and the tea part could care less. Politics is the art of the possible, but sinking the ship is a no win for anyone. That no republican seems willing to cross the floor is damning. Their point is made. The GFS will look like a blip if the US goes down!

Obama is one man, not the entire government. Congress created this mess when they spent the money. Now that we have to pay the bill, everyone is trying to blame everyone else. Congress needs to get this fixed in the bipartisan fashion that made this country great to begin with.
After all, the last time we had a balanced budget, who was the President??? Oh my gosh, it was a Democrat, but more importantly it was an American who cared about the American people and the American economy. Why can’t congress put us first instead of themselves and their political agendas?

The problem is everyone is afraid for one party or the other to look good. Well they all look bad at this point. The President is right…Congress needs to find a way to work this out. They spent the money, now they need to pay the bill without ruining the American economy. Wall Street is already reacting and it’s not good for anyone with a 401K, a credit card, or any kind of investment. If the interest rates go through the roof then everyone is going to pay with a tax increase of a different kind. This can all be avoided with reasonable compromise on both sides, but they better get the Tea Party out of the way. Boehner was ready to compromise and he couldn’t get support from his own party, because a minority called the Tea Party is derailing everything. Those rookies need to get out of the way and let this country move forward in a constructive manner. Everyone can win, but they have to stop their political posturing and put the American people FIRST not their respective political parties.

Can you please show me the democratic congress legislations to handle the debt…? I like to see it. And to your point can the democratic congress compromise too, did not one of them agree with Boehner’s legislation, with so many democratic congressman in office if they would have compromised with Boehner’s bill it wouldn’t have required all of the republicans to back his bill…a little from here and a little from there 200 republicans + 16 democrats =216. That is what you call a real compromise. Why is that republicans are always having to compromise but Democrats don’t? What is with this President seems everything seems to becomes a sense of urgency, I mean did he not know the Debt was this high within is first year office, could he not have done something then? He campaigned on how Bad Bush made the economy; couldn’t he have gotten this debt ceiling raised when his party was in office instead of working on healthcare…? It seems to me this had higher priority than healthcare legislation.
This whole thing is making me sick; I am just tired of it and all of the people on this website that keep playing the blame game are exasperating…Let’s just fix the problem people….You know and I know that you can’t pay your way out of debt….Something has got to give and I am not talking about raising taxes…I live in the ghetto and I know that not one of my fellow ghetto neighbors don’t pay my bills or can give me a job…So that tax crap ain’t going to work, YOU don’t tax people that higher us. Instead you give them an incentive to higher…. They higher we spend money the economy grows then you can tax all of us to keep this thing going round and round..

Boehner needs to respect the President –He does run this country although he seems to think he does. If anyone is dividing this country he is–why shouldn’t big business and oil companies not get tax cuts and be increased? We are working class citizens we have to live paycheck to paycheck like every other American.These companies should support this country-We helped them when they were down!!!

The second stage of the plan would still create a select joint committee on deficit reduction before the debt limit is increased again”. Absolute crap. Obama has already done that and NO ONE has listened to what the group has recommended! What a massive waste of time in Washington writing bills that have no ability or interest in being enforced.wsoftlips

wyl5326 wrote, “The CBO have evaluated Dem and GOP proposals and declared them as both short of claimed target, thus requiring revisions. Then when asked about Barack’s proposal, they declared can’t evaluate WORDS, can only evaluate numbers !”
Once more, someone on the Right who doesn’t understand the process. The president can only PROPOSE legislation. He can only say what he would LIKE to see. Congress is the body that HAS TO WRITE POLICY! And ANY bill that impacts the federal budget must, BY LAW, originate in the House of Representatives. The House that Boehner and the Republicans have been in charge of since last November…..