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    Tag: Rules

    Needs More Cow Bell


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Aug 26, 2013 at 09:36:48 PM EST
    Tags: Justin Amash, Flaming a-hole, Obamacare, Michigan, Medicaid Expansion, Brian Calley, Tie, 19-19, Senate vote, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government, Constitution, Defender Award, I repeat... 'Defender Award'!?!?!, In God We Trust, Grandstanding, Ronulans, Liberaltarians, TEA movement, Conservatives, Wes Nakagiri (all tags)

    Twitiot of the day.

    Justin Amash

    Lt Gov @briancalley stood w/ me from day one when I decided to run for Congress. He's a great friend & ally, and I'm honored to support him.

    11:47 AM - 26 Aug 2013

    How do you like them apples, Wes Nakagiri?  TEA folk?  Yessirree, 'ol constitutional Justin just face-wedgied all those opposing Snyder's Obamacare Medicaid Expansion by palling around with the deciding vote.

    Yannow, I had planned on doing a flattering writeup on the 5 U.S. Reps from Michigan, who signed a commitment to defund Obamacare but, with this loosely wrapped clown from CD-3 working with the Snyder administration to backdoor Obamacare entanglements in this state - screw Justin.  At least I know Camp, Miller, Rogers, and Upton, will never be Conservative, unlike that all over the map Amash Liberaltarian Bee-esS.

    (1 comment) Comments >>

    Flowers for AlgerRon


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Aug 14, 2013 at 01:45:45 PM EST
    Tags: Rand Paul 'alternative' Bail Out?, WTF?, City of Detroit, Progressive's Utopia, JoAnn Watson, Squatters, Chill spot, Smoke some weed, Ronulans, Justin Amash, Obamacare, Michigan, Medicaid Expansion, One Term Nerd, Brian Calley, Senate vote, Slick Rick, Governor Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, Corporate Welfare, Bobby ShowStak, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Crime, No Shame in Ilitch's Game, Government, Constitution, Defender Award, I repeat... 'Defender Award'!?!?!, In God We Trust, Grandstanding, Liberaltarians, poisoning the party brand, 'Scotty' Boman, Leon Drolet, Mike 'I evolved' Cox, Scarlet Letters, Log Cabins, Lennox, Lickspittle Lackeys, Inkerbell, rdww, Peter Pan, Dumb Things Youngsters Do, Perverts, GoProud, Sodomites, Homosexuals, Elections, 2014, Natural Law, God, Grassroots, TEA movement, Principles, Conservative, Values, endowed by their Creator, A Republic if you can keep it, #BraveWithDave (all tags)

    Was away from everything news related for the past few days, and not to be surprised with my return to an interesting blurb in mLive the other day (Nope. Not linking to them) that it is still SSDD in the sociopathic world of politics.

    "The emergency manager has met with the White House and members of the state's congressional delegation, and these meetings focused on how the federal government can assist in Detroit's restructuring," said Orr's spokesperson Bill Nowling in an email message. "At each of those meetings it was made clear that a federal bailout is not a possibility."

    Let that sink in.

    Nobody is interested in bailing out LBJ's "model city" Detroit.  N-O-B-O-D-Y.  Sure, the Congressional Black Caucus has gone whining to race-baiter-in-chief, president Odowngrade², with JoAnn's "bring home some bacon" meme, but that narrative is as common as the sun rising in the East.  Besides, preezy Soetoro's agenda is already booked with making this entire nation look like Detoilet, so, how in the Hell can he bail out Detoilet?  Barry can't.  All of D.C. knows that bailing out Detoilet is opening Pandora's box.  Think Killadelphia isn't just around the corner on going teats up?  Think again.  It is poison for the Democratic Socialist Party in 2014 as much as implementing Obummercare is, and completely lethal for Hillary PUMA's in 2016.  Don't even go there about BJ and Mrs. Secretary Benghazi - they know damn well they've got damage control issues on their hands.

    However, click on the Full Story button.  I want you all to meet a very real-life Charlie Gordon character from Daniel Keyes' award winning short story.

    (1 comment, 1001 words in story) Full Story

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    With the guy who Holds the Deciding Vote on Medicaid Expansion in Michigan?


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Aug 14, 2013 at 10:00:54 AM EST
    Tags: Justin Amash, Obamacare, Michigan, Medicaid Expansion, Brian Calley, Senate vote, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government, Constitution, Defender Award, I repeat... 'Defender Award'!?!?!, In God We Trust, Grandstanding, Ronulans, Liberaltarians (all tags)

    If I hadn't read it with my own eyes...

    Working w/ my good friend @briancalley to welcome new Rs to @MIGOP who care about limited government, economic freedom & individual liberty.

    Really, Justin?  Working with those trying to implement Obamacare entanglements in Michigan, isn't exactly what I would describe as a Republican value.

    I rescind my opinion - both suck.

    (6 comments) Comments >>

    Like Obama, Listen to the Only 'Smartest Evah' Person in the Room...


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Thu Jun 27, 2013 at 06:20:14 PM EST
    Tags: One Term Nerd, executive-grade arm-twisting, heavy-handed bifarceisanship, creeping progressivism, poisoning the party brand, Obamacare, Michigan, Creepy Provisions, Expansion Medicaid, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government, MIaGOP (all tags)

    It just makes my blood boil that my taxes are paying for this.

    What a lying Progressive slovenly attired Hillary pantsuit-esque uniform wearing Corporatist slime-ball.  There is no such thing as "free" monies.  Rewarding bad governmental behavior will only decimate every state dumb enough not to see the Feds are offloading their debt onto them.

    One provision of the law [ObamaCare], the bulk of which goes into effect next year, expands state Medicaid coverage to individuals earning less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. In exchange, the federal government will provide 100 percent reimbursement for the expandedcoverage for three years, phasing down to 90 percent in 2020.

    "The fastest thing that's going to go when we're cutting spending in Washington is a 100 or 90 percent match rate for Medicaid. There's no way. It doesn't matter if Republicans are running Congress or Democrats are running Congress. There's no way we're going to keep those match rates like that," said Ryan, who added that he has spread the warning to Republican governors and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

    Word from chair ShowStak on any of this Nerd treachery?  Crickets chirping.  Willard, and his V.P. selection were your chosen boys, Bobby.  Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land?  Nothing but tumbleweeds blowing through Deadwooden shoeville.

    (2 comments) Comments >>

    Stop Citizen!


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jun 26, 2013 at 08:55:00 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan, Creepy Provisions, Expansion Medicaid, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government (all tags)

    "You have already consumed your daily caloric intake of 2500.  Please report to the nearest State Dept of Excess for purging."

    What?  You didn't expect that your health choices would matter any longer?

    By golly those house Dems and Republicans sure your bad choices don't get worse under the free for all expansion of health care I guess. Body Mass Indexing is a believable end result of 'state provided' health insurance. By golly maybe my concerns have been answered? Jack McHugh notes the new "creepy" rules:

    "Under the bill, enrollees would pay more unless they "demonstrate improved health outcomes or maintain healthy behaviors as identified in a risk assessment by their primary care practitioner." Dr. Edison characterizes as "creepy" the requirement that doctors must track and report to the state whether their patients have met that standard."
    Regularly scheduled doctor visits to make sure you don't bloat.

    OR .. Engage in other risky behavior; do drugs, drink, engage full promiscuity, same sex ..stuff, stare at the sun, hang glide, etc..

    Precious.

    Can State Senate supporters of expanding medicaid still think its such a good idea?

    (1 comment) Comments >>

    "Rule of Law" Should Be More Than Just A Slogan


    By The Wizard of Laws, Section News
    Posted on Thu Aug 16, 2012 at 03:25:09 PM EST
    Tags: Appeals, Colleen, courts, empathy, Jane, law, Markey, Michigan, O'Brien, rules, Supreme Court (all tags)

    Cross-posted in The Wizard of Laws.

    Two years ago, your Wizard opined on the choice Republicans faced between potential Supreme Court nominees Mary Beth Kelly and Jane Markey.  Judge Kelly, of course, is now Justice Kelly, and Judge Markey is trying again, this time squaring off against Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Colleen O'Brien.  

    Continued below the fold

    (11 comments, 1640 words in story) Full Story

    EFM Ballot Challenge Hits The Wall


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Fri Apr 27, 2012 at 09:37:58 AM EST
    Tags: Board of Canvassers, Michigan, EFM, Petitions, Font Size, Rules, Law, Partisanship, Republicans, Democrats (all tags)

    Rule of law decides the fate of a lefty effort to protect the status quo in troubled municipalities.

    The Democrats have not liked the EFM law since it had its new dentures installed under the Republican legislature, and Governor Rick Snyder.  Once the realization that bloated contracts might actually be dissolved to preserve solvency for some governments, activists in labor and the donkey party got to work on placing a ballot measure before the voters.  The underlying hope of course, would be to inundate the airwaves with imagery of the starving kids of municipal workers and their uncertain futures.  Riding the guilt train all the way to the election where likely another 7 other ballot initiatives will reside.

    But once again, someone forgot to dot an 'I'.

    Or at least forgot to check the validity of the petitions used with the canvassing board BEFORE collecting 226,000 signatures.  Perhaps if they had done so, they might be a little more satisfied with the result.  Norm Shinkle, one of the board members, weighed in:

    "Outside the meeting room, Shinkle said it was clear that Stand Up for Democracy's petitions did not comply with state law and that the group should have had the documents' format approved by the board before it started collecting signatures.

    "None of this would have occurred today if they had their petition approved like almost everyone else does," he said. "The petition was defective." "

    Defective.

    Defective.  Big 'D' .. 'efective'.

    Its easy it seems, for the Dems to cry foul.  Party lines!  Partisanship! Favoritism! Those rotten Republicans!!!

    Yet when one looks at the vote, split as it was along party lines, one should also weigh in the rule of law. And in doing so, see the partisanship FOR BREAKING THE LAW. Or perhaps bending it.  To assume that the Republicans are unfair by rejecting it against the will of the 'other' partisans, is to ignore the fact that the 'other' partisans are asking for an acceptance of the petitions, even illegally.

    In the end?  The canvassers rejection will probably be held up in the appeals court, and the MI supreme court will not hear it.

    (6 comments) Comments >>

    Do You Understand The Rules?


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Apr 04, 2012 at 03:42:06 PM EST
    Tags: Rules, Michigan, United States Supreme Court, Constitution, Playing by the Rules, Marbury v Madison (all tags)

    Yes the rules matter.

    A federal appeals court judge pretty much put the Obama justice department on notice when he demanded to know if they agreed to the rules.

    "Smith, a Reagan appointee, went on to say that comments from the president and others in the Executive Branch indicate they believe judges don't have the power to review laws and strike those that are unconstitutional, specifically referencing Mr. Obama's comments yesterday about judges being an "unelected group of people."

    The Rules pretty much reconfirmed in 1803 Marbury v. Madison that:

    Yes. The Supreme Court has the authority to review acts of Congress and determine whether they are unconstitutional and therefore void.

    It is emphatically the duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret the rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation of each. If courts are to regard the Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the legislature, the Constitution, and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply.

    Pretty much putting the liar in chief in the corner with a dummy hat on. The constitution is superior to any ordinary legislation.

    The rules are the rules.  

    You probably thought I was going to further comment on the MiGOP didn't you?

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