Destruction of the Constitution

The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 provides that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."

Bill of Attainer - Defined as a legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial.

An ex post facto law is a law passed after the occurrence of an event or action which retrospectively changes the legal consequences of the event or action.

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So. It seems the Congress, in its effort to reach out and touch someone, wants to now violate the Constitution.

When the stimulus bill was passed by the current (read: Democratic-controlled) Congress and signed by Barack Hussein Obama (read: Democratic), it contained a provision to specifically exclude executive bonuses included in contracts signed prior to the bill. This issue involved that up-standing, conscientious public servant Christopher Dodd (D-CT) .... who now claims he was 'forced by Treasury officials' (read: the Administration). Of course, this was AFTER he said he had nothing to do with this.

Now, after the horses have already left the barn, Congress and Barack Hussein Obama now want to go after AIG, and other corporations who receive 'public assistance', who pay bonuses paid under pre-existing contractual agreements.

Although I am not a lawyer or politician (I have more pride than that), I thought the Constitution already prohibited the passage of such legislation (see Bill of Attainer and ex post facto above).

Then again, I expect nothing less than this continued assault on our Constitution by this Congress and Barack Hussein Obama (read: Democrats).

As an end note: part of the original T.A.R.P legislation was based on the argument that some folks managed to get in over their heads with mortgages because they did not read and/or understand the mortgage contracts. Now we have a Congress, responding to Barack Hussein Obama's 'hurry up and do this' initiative, pass a stimulus bill that, guess what, none of our Congressmen even read!! Why do we keep going in the same circles?

Note: 21 Days and I still haven't heard back from my Congressional representatives.

Opinionated Fool
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