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Do you have a problem with the Constitution? Or just the "Tea Party?" Repubs? I'm happy they are at least acknowledging that there is, in fact, a Constitution that limits their ability to make or change Laws at whim. You think it's funny that it bit the Repubs, I'm amazed that a Dem realized it. Good for both of them. It's a good start when these Scam Artists have to admit they don't have the authority to do what they are trying to do. It will bite the Dems too, Riot! Be patient!
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Excuse me, but
nobody is talking about the Constitution here. We are talking about the daily working rules the Congress follows in-house. They are set by the Speaker at the start of each Congress.
This year, to placate the Tea Party, the Republicans made a rule that every bill introduced in the House has to have the "Constitutional authority" outlined and attached to the bill.
The Republicans can't even follow their own rules 
- aside from setting themselves up with a remarkably silly rule that will be difficult to follow anyway
Name the "constitutional authority" for restricting a womans right to have an abortion?
This is why the Founding Fathers gave us three divisions of government, the Judicial being quite important as a brake to the Legislative. It is not the responsibility of the Legislative branch to determine constitutionality. So I guess just making that house rule is kinda in breach of the Constitution? Confusing, eh? <vbg>
And yes, I do have a problem with Tea Party members, because they seem to ignore those parts of the Constitution they don't like. And much of the Bill of Rights.