Comments on: How About a Congressional ‘Clawback’ for Taxpayers

By: tim stevens

tim stevens — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:36:13 +0000

Better yet, lets take EVERYTHING they have.

Take all their money.
Take all their property.
Take all their clothes, cars, jewelry, TVs and cell phones.
Take EVERYTHING they have and them dump their sorry a$$es onto the street.

Did I mention to take EVERYTHING they have or will have? Leave them NOTHING.

Then let them enjoy their new freedom.

By: archer52

archer52 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:58:11 +0000

MarkJ has an interesting point.

What will happen if the masses can’t take it anymore? One wonders, and I’m very sure the thought has crossed the minds of those pushing us to the limit.

There is a rule; I call it the 10/90 rule. Ten percent of the people run the world while ninety percent wonder what happened and who did it. Even in the American Revolution, the vast majority of the people either favored British rule or sat on the sidelines when the fighting started. It is the old sheep/wolf/sheepdog story as told by Dave Grossman.

I fear when the 2010 elections come to pass and there are obvious cases of voter intimidation, voter fraud and maybe outright theft (i.e. Philly and Minnesota), people are going to snap. The left is playing a very dangerous game, and they know it. They are hoping most people will just stand on the sidelines and take the repeated hits they are dishing out.

We are truly living in interesting times. People are afraid and confused as to what is happening, overwhelmed by the speed and diversity of the actions of our leaders. This is not by accident. As I have said for a while now, the toughest thing to do when inside a revolution is to get perspective. You simply can’t get enough distance from all the events to get a good picture. Over the centuries I’m sure there were many citizens of many countries who were just stunned to find out they were no longer free.

By: Al Reasin

Al Reasin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:54:31 +0000

Don H wrote: What about the use of the Recall power?
Unfortunately the SCOTUS ruled that unconstitutional. Only legal way is to vote them out. Of course we could scare them into resigning. A little tar and feathering of those Dean selected for hanging might do the trick. I picketed some congressional offices, but I have yet to hear anyone picketing their homes as ACORN has done to CEOs. What’s fair is fair especially for those who have supported ACORN.

By: jrp61356

jrp61356 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:43:27 +0000

Why stop here? If punishing those who earn lots of money is the intention, why not go after the professional athletes who routinely knock down $10-20 mil per year, or A-list actors and actresses who earn up to $20 mil per film? I realize that the difference is that the government has not bailed out the sports teams nor the entertainment industry. However, Zero’s stated intention during the campaign was redistribution of wealth. Why not start with the highest-earning athletes and actors?

Answer – corporate CEOs aren’t unionized.

By: Fritz J.

Fritz J. — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:30:54 +0000

Sorry Mr. Lewis, but you’re wrong when you wrote, “Yes, Clinton was never tried or convicted by the Senate.” He was in fact tried with the trial running from Jan. 7, 1999 through Feb. 12, 1999 and the trial was presided over by William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was acquitted of perjury by a 55 to 45 vote, and obstruction of justice resulted in a tie vote of 50 to 50. So while it is accurate to say he was not convicted, it is inaccurate to say he was not tried.

By: JM Hanes

JM Hanes — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:24:55 +0000

Good luck with the clawbacks. Do you have a Plan B?

By: myth buster

myth buster — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:02:55 +0000

Make that 12 years- that’s easier to deal with because a Senate term is 6 years.

By: MarkJ

MarkJ — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:43:41 +0000

“The alternative is a permanent European-style ruling class. In Europe, all politicians have de facto permanent tenure. Obedient party politicians get promoted in the unlikely event they get defeated. That’s what the European Union is about.”

No, there could be a third alternative in a country that has an increasingly well-armed citizenry: revolution.

Another interesting factoid: one of the biggest differences between Europe and the U.S. is that the self-anointed ruling class cannot automatically count on the support of either the armed forces or the police. If most of them throw in their lot with the citizenry against the government, then the current political class will find the world to be cold, cruel place.

By: Don H

Don H — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:40:13 +0000

What about the use of the Recall power? Not every state has it, but many do. Start recall petitions against the Senators and Representatives who abuse their power. The removal of only one of these pecksniffs before their term is up will put the fear of God into the rest of them.

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:27:26 +0000

Can we have hangings for treason on the steps of the Capitol building? Start with Dodd, Raines, Pelosi and Frank… you know, to be equally fair and politically correct.