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House Members To Sue Bush Over Budget Bill

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Posted on Apr 28, 2006

The president signed a bill that didn’t pass both the House and the Senate, and “anyone who has passed the sixth grade knows that before a bill can become law, both houses of Congress must approve it,” says Rep. John Conyers.


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Eleven House Democrats said Thursday they would sue the Bush administration, alleging the $39 billion deficit-reducing legislation signed by the president is unconstitutional because the House and Senate failed to approve identical versions.

The lawsuit, led by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, was to be filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other states by an Alabama attorney and a Florida-based student loan consulting firm.

“Once again the administration is playing fast and loose with the Constitution,” Conyers said. “Anyone who has passed the sixth grade knows that before a bill can become law, both Houses of Congress must approve it.”

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By Pat Ferracano, December 1, 2006 at 1:55 am Link to this comment
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A “C” student under the of the most corrucpt administration, possibly in the history of this country.

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By Outraged American, May 1, 2006 at 2:40 pm Link to this comment
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I have two words for The Pretender-n-Thief: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS.

Im just a Bill, yes, Im only a Bill, and I got as far as Capitol Hill, but now Im stuck in committee where I sit and I wait while a few key Congressmen discuss and debate…

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By joe sain, May 1, 2006 at 9:05 am Link to this comment
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We don’t need (have?) no stinking constitution.

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By d.reid, April 28, 2006 at 12:47 pm Link to this comment
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Who is the lead counsel on this suit?

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By candide, April 28, 2006 at 6:38 am Link to this comment
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Republican concern for the Constitution has never been anything other than demagoguery.  Since when do Fascists care about constitutions?

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