Delusive Libertarianism:
  'libertarianish'
    Is Not A Word

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To those who actually subscribe to the Dreamtime America apostasy promoted by the Constitution Party and its Nevada affiliate, Independent American Party with [...]

As I mentioned in my last post, I was opposed to the bail-out; believing it is ill-advised, and an unnecessary governmental intervention into the marketplace. Still, the Bail-out Bill is Constitutional, and claims of it not being being a Constitutional enactment only pollutes political discussion with absurdities.
The Bail-Out Bill can easily be justified as Constitutional [...]

I am certainly not one who supported the Congressional Bailout Bill. At the same time, I am also not one who has fallen for a fuzzy bunny fantasy, and believe the legislation is itself inherently unconstitutional. This post will address a common assertion of the bailout bill’s unconstitutionality: Revenue Bills must originate in the House.

United [...]

Here is the the list of House of Representative Members whose cast Roll Call votes on the Bail-Out Bill on Monday, September 29, 2008, were different from their cast Roll Call votes votes on the Bail-Out Bill on Friday, October 3, 2008.

The data was acquired from the House of Representatives website:

Roll Call Vote 674
Roll [...]

A legislative proposal introduced by Congressman David E. Price (D-NC 4th) on September 24, 2008, has sadly been lost in the recent bail-out shuffle. The bill is H. R. 7056: The Interrogation And Detention Reform Act, and currently has ten cosponsors:

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3rd)
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT 3rd)
Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY 22nd)
Rep. [...]