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Originally posted by bekod
reply to post by AgnarDaGr8
what i am saying is this, if the House and Sen stay a do nothing Congress, would the 12 say ok you have no power we are taking over, side stepping the House and Sen and becoming the new Congress. they are referred to as the Super 12, what powers do they have?? no one is saying, i did find this but alas, no help www.huffingtonpost.com...
Originally posted by caladonea
Originally posted by AgnarDaGr8
Originally posted by caladonea
The Twelve:
James Clyburn - Representative from South Carolina - democrat - considered a champion for minorities
Xavier Becerra - Representative from Los Angeles - democrat - He is known for his empathy towards the disabled
Chris Van Hollen - Representative from Maryland - democrat - He is known for his budget work
Patty Murray - Senator from Washington - democrat - She is known as a champion for the military
Max Baucus - Senator from Montana - democrat - He is known for his view on taxes
John Kerry - Senator from Massachusetts - democrat - He is know for his position against the Iraq war
Jeb Hensarling - Congressman from Texas - republican - He is known for his work on budgeting
Dave Camp - Representative from Michigan - republican - He is known for his views on advancing welfare reform
Fred Upton - Representative from Michigan - republican - He is known for his views on energy and commerce
Jon Kyl - Senator from Arizona - republican - He is known as a champion for crime victims rights
Pat Toomey - Senator from Pennsylvania - republican - He is known for voting against the Medicare drug act
Rob Portman - Senator from Ohio - republican - He is known for his legislation regarding IRS
Yea am also known to my mom as the most up-standing citizen... Known for being so very helpful to all my neighbors
In all reality ... I smoke tons of marijuana ... I go to clubs ... get drunk... fight... Engage in adultery ... i can keep going... but dont want to make myself look worst! lmao
What exactly does your response have to do with what I posted? Was the point just extreme sarcasm....if it was...you did ok.
Originally posted by idunno12
reply to post by AgnarDaGr8
I just don't understand how this can have happened. How were these people chosen? Were they simply appointed? Are they in power forever, or for a specific term? And how can each state be considered to have equal representation when some states are left out of this committee while others have more than one representative?
We are now in the hands of the decisions of 7 people. And what is this "trigger mechanism" which results in automatic cuts across the board? Did they write in a clause that said, "In the event of no agreement, this list of cuts (which we can't seem to get passed any other way) will automatically be made."? Then why vote at all.
A simple majority on the panel -- seven of 12 members -- is needed to approve whatever package it comes up with, meaning that it will take a lone member of either party to push something through by voting with the other side. The committee's proposal would then need a simple majority in each chamber of Congress to make it to Obama's desk.
If the committee fails to reach agreement or Congress fails to pass whatever package it recommends, a trigger mechanism will enact further across-the-board cuts in government spending, including for the military.