Dems Skirt Their Own Rules To Keep Pork Flowing

J.J. Jackson* | June 3, 2007

Filed Under Culture of Corruption, The Democrats

So much for earmark reform. These money and power hungry politicians are why our taxes are so high but as long as they bring the pork home to their own district what do their constituents care?

WASHINGTON (AP) - After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress’ pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.Democrats are sidestepping rules approved their first day in power in January to clearly identify “earmarks” - lawmakers’ requests for specific projects and contracts for their states.

Rather than including specific pet projects, grants and contracts in legislation as it is being written, Democrats are following an order by the House Appropriations Committee chairman to keep the bills free of such earmarks until it is too late for critics to effectively challenge them.

Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., says those requests for dams, community grants and research contracts for favored universities or hospitals will be added to spending measures in the fall. That is when House and Senate negotiators assemble final bills.

Constitution? What Constitution? We don’t need no stinkin’ Constitution with limited authority to tax and spend right? And anyone that thought that the Democrats were serious about earmark reform should be signed up to buy property on the sun because they are that gullible.

Money is power … and these people crave power.

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