Slimy Cornyn wraps himself in flag amendment

[NoPasaran]

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Cornyn led efforts Wednesday to advance a constitutional amendment allowing flag burning to become a criminal act -- one of five changes to the U.S. Constitution the Texas Republican favors.

Cornyn is in a unique position to fulfill his constitutional desires as chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee: He gets first crack at all proposed amendments, and he is pushing several high-profile, high-controversy changes, including the Federal Marriage Amendment to outlaw same-sex marriages.

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Of the 13 amendments submitted to the Senate, Cornyn supports the flag measure and four others:

* The Federal Marriage Amendment, which Cornyn called a response to last year's Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision forcing the state to recognize same-sex marriages. Cornyn recently embraced the amendment and expects to shepherd it through his subcommittee this year.

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* The Continuity of Congress Amendment, which provides for the rapid appointment of Congress members killed or incapacitated by terrorists. This is the only amendment Cornyn has introduced, and it was poorly received by the House

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Crackpot John is also touting a Victim's Rights Amendment and that perennial GOP favorite from days gone by, the Balanced Budget Amendment.

Of course, all this constitutional tinkering is to offset the havoc wrought by the Right's favorite bogeymen, evil activist judges. How much more election year pandering to the reich wing can we stand?

[rpannier]

1. Balanced Budget Amendment

Their party UNBALANCED the budget.

[NoPasaran]

2. Ironic, isn't it?

More irony:

Tax and spend BAD

Borrow and spend GOOD

I wonder what the credit limit is on the Republicard?

[johncoby2]

3. A bit of texas history about Cornyn....the good he did us

We have a joke which started with Cornyn as the Attorney general of Texas:

There was a patient who saw a doctor for hemorroids and prescribed suppositories.. A few weeks later the doctor saw him again and asked "How did that medicine do for you?" The patient replied:

"The good those pills did me, I might as well have shoved them up my ass!"

We approached the AGs office with complaint after complaint concerning the home building industry, and for all the help he gave us, we might have well shoved the complaints......

John Cobarruvias
Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings.