Why do so many “conservative” talk show hosts call Gingrich a “conservative”? Let us look at Gingrich’s phony balanced budget amendment which passed the House in 1995 and see if he is really a “conservative”, or tries to pull the wool over the American People’s eyes.
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 1
Article--
`SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote.
Translation: Gingrich proposes to allow Congress to override the amendment whenever it so desires when a mere 261 House members and 60 Senators agree to continue down its path of destroying America from within.
`SECTION 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
Under this provision Gingrich would avoid requiring a balanced budget by cleverly omitting a requirement for specific increases in taxes to equal any proposed increase in the national debt!
`SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
This provision of the Gingrich balanced budget amendment was totally meaningless and mere window dressing to confuse the people, especially when figures can be made to mean whatever our folks in government want them to project as we have learned with Obamacare
`SECTION 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote.
Under this provision of the Gingrich balanced budget amendment a mere 217 votes in the House and 51 in the Senate was all that was needed to allow Congress to squeeze more blood out of the America People and continue down a path to financial suicide. This particular provision makes one wonder why Gingrich was ever called a fiscal “conservative”
`SECTION 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law.
After the words “declaration of war is in effect” Gingrich’s weasel wording which follows would be laughable if America’s national debt, including un-funded liabilities, was not so grave, not to mention a mere majority vote would be needed to give the finger to balancing the budget.. The flimflamery under this section of Gingrich’s balanced budget amendment was outright disgusting. Each House may ignore the requirement to balance the budget by simply declaring an existing military conflict has caused an “imminent and serious military threat to national security“. Have we not just seen how this “crisis” scare tactic mentality has been used to plunder our federal treasury under TARP? How it has been used to bail out auto companies which have blood sucking unions? Has been used to send BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of American taxpayer dollars to foreign banks, and used to increase the national debt beyond human comprehension? And people dare to call Gingrich a “conservative“ when promoting this kind of crap?
`SECTION 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.
Estimates of outlays and receipts? This is one of those Gingrich, cleverly worded provisions, which really boil down to an in-your-face, screw the America People, that Congress will do what they want and what they want is to use mathematical illusions to enforce balancing the budget!
`SECTION 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal.
And what would happen under Gingrich’s proposal when total receipts derived from borrowing far exceed those for repayment of debt principal?
`SECTION 8. This article shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 2002 or with the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification, whichever is later.'.
Gingrich’s phony balanced budget amendment passed the House of Representatives January 26, 1995!
Bottom line is, why do our “conservative” talk show hosts call Gingrich a “conservative”?
JWK
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 1
Article--
`SECTION 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote.
Translation: Gingrich proposes to allow Congress to override the amendment whenever it so desires when a mere 261 House members and 60 Senators agree to continue down its path of destroying America from within.
`SECTION 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
Under this provision Gingrich would avoid requiring a balanced budget by cleverly omitting a requirement for specific increases in taxes to equal any proposed increase in the national debt!
`SECTION 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts.
This provision of the Gingrich balanced budget amendment was totally meaningless and mere window dressing to confuse the people, especially when figures can be made to mean whatever our folks in government want them to project as we have learned with Obamacare
`SECTION 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote.
Under this provision of the Gingrich balanced budget amendment a mere 217 votes in the House and 51 in the Senate was all that was needed to allow Congress to squeeze more blood out of the America People and continue down a path to financial suicide. This particular provision makes one wonder why Gingrich was ever called a fiscal “conservative”
`SECTION 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law.
After the words “declaration of war is in effect” Gingrich’s weasel wording which follows would be laughable if America’s national debt, including un-funded liabilities, was not so grave, not to mention a mere majority vote would be needed to give the finger to balancing the budget.. The flimflamery under this section of Gingrich’s balanced budget amendment was outright disgusting. Each House may ignore the requirement to balance the budget by simply declaring an existing military conflict has caused an “imminent and serious military threat to national security“. Have we not just seen how this “crisis” scare tactic mentality has been used to plunder our federal treasury under TARP? How it has been used to bail out auto companies which have blood sucking unions? Has been used to send BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of American taxpayer dollars to foreign banks, and used to increase the national debt beyond human comprehension? And people dare to call Gingrich a “conservative“ when promoting this kind of crap?
`SECTION 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.
Estimates of outlays and receipts? This is one of those Gingrich, cleverly worded provisions, which really boil down to an in-your-face, screw the America People, that Congress will do what they want and what they want is to use mathematical illusions to enforce balancing the budget!
`SECTION 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal.
And what would happen under Gingrich’s proposal when total receipts derived from borrowing far exceed those for repayment of debt principal?
`SECTION 8. This article shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 2002 or with the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification, whichever is later.'.
Gingrich’s phony balanced budget amendment passed the House of Representatives January 26, 1995!
Bottom line is, why do our “conservative” talk show hosts call Gingrich a “conservative”?
JWK
