Friday, January 28, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 01-28-2011 AM

Sen. Orrin Hatch sponsors balanced-budget amendment for 17th time
Deseret News
Orrin Hatch is rolling out a constitutional balanced-budget amendment. "We're $14 trillion in national debt, and it's going up every day," Hatch said during ...

A look at states' rights lost
Lansdale Reporter
Unfortunately the 17th Amendment has changed this delicate balance of powers devised by the founders by establishing direct elections for senators. ...

Committe kills repeal of 17th amendment bill : Cowboy State Free Press
By bill.mccarthy
CHEYENNE – The House Judiciary Committee killed a House resolution Wednesday night calling for repeal of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. House Joint Resolution 4 sought a return to state legislatures choosing U.S. senators ...

Eric Cantor backing the Destruction of the Constitution...really ...
According to TPM, one of the main goals of the Repeal Amendment is to overturn the 17th Amendment, which allows for the popular election of senators. This is an objective both the Tea Party and Antonin Scalia share, as BuzzFlash pointed ...

Senate moves toward ending secret 'holds'
USA Today
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY The US Senate is close to eliminating secret "holds," a tactic that allows lawmakers to anonymously block legislation and ...

Senate to vote on secret 'holds', other changes
Washington Post
By JIM ABRAMS AP WASHINGTON -- The Senate appears ready to make it harder for individual senators to surreptitiously hold up legislation, but is balking at ...

The White House Doubles Down on Donald Berwick
TIME (blog)
The White House formally nominated Berwick last year as well, but installed him via recess appointment to avoid a contentious Senate confirmation hearing. ...

Congress: Once again, focus on the Senate
msnbc.com
The Washington Post: "It is the narrowly divided Democratic-led Senate - not the Republican House - that is most likely to tackle the bipartisan initiatives ...

Senate Judiciary hearing cut short
Washington Times
Senate staffers said final committee assignments will not be announced until later Thursday. Before adjourning, Mr. Leahy pointed out that one of the ...

Senate Tea Party caucus holds first meeting Thursday – CNN ...
By cnnrs
(CNN) -- Tea Party activists from around the country will gather on Capitol Hill Thursday for a question and answer session with three of their favorite senators at the first official gathering of the Senate Tea Party Caucus.

Senator Who Shot Cap-and-Trade Bill in Ad Named to Energy Panel
Bloomberg
The panel, led by Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, plans to draft legislation that sets guidelines for how much electricity comes from sources such as ...

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