It comes to my mind to ask why no one is questioning the fact that the great majority of Republican House members have taken a Pledge to Grover Norquist to "never raise taxes"
I marvel that the Mainstream Media is not questioning the legality of that pledge. Those same guys took an oath of office to uphold the Consitution. It says in the Constitution: Article I Section 8 under Powers that Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties......to pay for the DEBTS and PROVIDE for the common defence and GENERAL WELFARE of the United States".
In their Oath of Allegiance the swear this oath with "NO mental reservations or purpose of evasion" I say these Republican enemies of state have made this oath null and void by swearing their allegiance to an pledge written by Grover Norquist to "Never raise taxes"
The American public ought to consider this action as a breach of their oath to carry out their jobs according to the Constitution.
They CANNOT swear to never increase taxes and yet PAY FOR THE DEBTS AND PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENCE OR GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION.
There is NO way that that can possibly APPRORIATE money because it can only be done with the RAISING OF TAXES.
The cost of everything we use is rising every day, more people are entering this nation, more people are becoming seniors and we are engaged in wars that are causing more people to become injured and require taking care of throughout their lifetimes.
Republicans cannot possibly adhere to their oath of office and kept a pledge to Grover Norquist at the same time. THEY ARE IN BREACH OF THEIR OATH AS THEY SPEAK.
They have made themselves null and void and they should be forced by LAW to remove from the House until ANOTHER ELECTION BE HELD. This is not an impossible action to make.
The nation function WITHOUT a full Congress during the entirety of the Civil War. All of those members from southern states in REBELLION against the United States could not hold office.
These same state members PLUS others are in REBELLION AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AGAIN and we should not take this likely.
We need to get together and demand that they be removed because they have breached their Constitutional oath by taking allegiance to an oath CONTRADICTORY TO THE CONSTITUTION.
This is a valid point and we must insist that the Mainstream Media take hold of this and place it before the public. THESE TAKING OF PLEDGES HAS TO BE STOPPED. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY.