Those jokesters in Congress

**bigandy1966** · December 15th, 2009, 12:07 PM

CNSNews.com: “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?”

Pelosi: “Are you serious? Are you serious?”

CNSNews.com: “Yes, yes I am.”

Pelosi then shook her head before taking a question from another reporter. Her press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com that asking the speaker of the House where the Constitution authorized Congress to mandated that individual Americans buy health insurance as not a "serious question."

“You can put this on the record,” said Elshami. “That is not a serious question. That is not a serious question.”

Umm yeah that "Constitution thingy" is just something we in congress joke about when we are at dinner parties, It has no "REAL" relevance to politics in todays context

**Stooperzero** · December 15th, 2009, 12:11 PM

LOL

I wanna see/hear that

STUPID BITCH!

**cgbudde** · December 15th, 2009, 12:18 PM

This reporter had some nerve. Asking about a pesky little document like the constituion. 'sarcasm'

**dc dalton** · December 15th, 2009, 12:42 PM

Wow, what did we just do? time warp?

This news is only 6 months old, talk about beating a dead horse

BTW, expect this to get moved to the lounge ... wrong section for politics like this

**kadar** · December 15th, 2009, 12:45 PM

CNSNews.com: “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?”

Why can't we turn this around and use it against them?
"...a government and its agencies are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any particular individual citizen..." -Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1 (D.C. App. 1981)

**adymond** · December 15th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Recently I have heard that Mary Landreau stated that the Constitutionality of any legislation should be left to Constitutional scholars not be discussed by media and legislators.

This quote may be old, but there are more and more similar feelings being displayed by our elected officials.

Sadly, this will likely end up in the lounge since political discussions are on par with Caturday if they don't directly involve firearms.

**bigandy1966** · December 15th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by dc dalton

Wow, what did we just do? time warp?

This news is only 6 months old, talk about beating a dead horse

BTW, expect this to get moved to the lounge ... wrong section for politics like this

Sorry, forgot about the "lounge" I just heard about it last night Someone said it was on Glenn Beck, must have been a rerun........
But STILL, Come on man! You can't make this stuff up! EVEN after 6 months doesn't it still make you laugh?

LOL