**Watch the Dept Super Committee Live NOW**

[jtown1123]

It's on CSPAN 3...here's the link: http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN3/

[lib2DaBone]

1. I still wonder.. how this "Super Committee" is even legal..?

[DJ13]

2. +1

[polmaven]

3. Why in the world

would it not be legal? It is a committee formed to make recommendation to the full Congress. :shrug:

[Enrique]

7. more than a recommendation

the full Congress ceded some of its power with the debt deal.

[brooklynite]

5. It's perfectly legal...

The Constitution says nothing about how the House and Senate are organizes, or what their rules and procedures are. Committees have been around since the Congress began, as have rules governing the ability to offer amendments to legislation.

[piratefish08]

6. it's legal. SuperLegal in fact.

no worries. things will be SuperGood.

Have a SuperGood Day!

[Lint Head]

9. With super bigoted corporate whores running the show I'm sure it'll be just fine.

[Enrique]

4. brought to you by Purina

:9

[NorthCarolina]

8. Safe money bets on any committee discussion of topics relating to the social safety net will NOT be

televised. It's part of our new transparency in government that was ushered in back in 2008.

[jtown1123]

10. Pretty much. n/t

[jtown1123]

11. Elmendorf just basically said this is an entitlement commission, Murray says BS is "balanced"

God HELP us...not good. By BS I mean Bowles Simpson and the Domenici Rivlin plans.