Comments on: Welcome http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/2009/03/welcome/ Gresham Barrett for Governor Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:16:41 -0600 hourly 1 By: Thomas Twitchell http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/2009/03/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Thomas Twitchell Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:45 +0000 http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/?p=79#comment-279 Right out of the horse’s mouth; On the House floor in front of the full Congress and the entire nation, the President speaking about his health care insurance proposal; Said “If a bill is passed that adds one penny to the deficit, I will not sign it! Let me explain what this means to me and you. The President was mandating Healthcare reform, and now calling it insurance reform. The President does not have the power to write legislation. Only Congress can do that. The President may recommend law, and then a member of Congress may introduce the bill for consideration. When a bill is passed it is sent to the President, he has three options: approval, veto or doing nothing. 1. When the President signs a bill into law, it immediately goes into effect. 2. When the President vetoes a bill, it does not go into effect, 3. When the President won’t sigh a bill. (Oh boy!) If the President chooses to do nothing with the bill and the Congress is in session ten business days after the President received the bill, the legislation will become a law without the President’s signature. (So there, it was a trick). If the President chooses not to sign a bill, the power of Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States,” is unaffected. This ability spend, revenue on programs that benefit the American public has been the foundation for nearly every social services program in existence. Compromise is a vital aspect to a President’s success in working with Congress and he did. The President relies on the support of the American people to accomplish his goals so tricks them. The American people are the ultimate authority over the President, the Congress and the Senate. Do your research and decide who you would hire for the positions to run your country. Be informed before you vote! Thank you. Thomas Right out of the horse’s mouth;
On the House floor in front of the full Congress and the entire nation, the President speaking about his health care insurance proposal; Said “If a bill is passed that adds one penny to the deficit, I will not sign it!
Let me explain what this means to me and you.
The President was mandating Healthcare reform, and now calling it insurance reform. The President does not have the power to write legislation. Only Congress can do that. The President may recommend law, and then a member of Congress may introduce the bill for consideration.
When a bill is passed it is sent to the President, he has three options: approval, veto or doing nothing.
1. When the President signs a bill into law, it immediately goes into effect.
2. When the President vetoes a bill, it does not go into effect,
3. When the President won’t sigh a bill. (Oh boy!)
If the President chooses to do nothing with the bill and the Congress is in session ten business days after the President received the bill, the legislation will become a law without the President’s signature. (So there, it was a trick).
If the President chooses not to sign a bill, the power of Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States,” is unaffected. This ability spend, revenue on programs that benefit the American public has been the foundation for nearly every social services program in existence.
Compromise is a vital aspect to a President’s success in working with Congress and he did. The President relies on the support of the American people to accomplish his goals so tricks them.
The American people are the ultimate authority over the President, the Congress and the Senate. Do your research and decide who you would hire for the positions to run your country. Be informed before you vote! Thank you. Thomas

]]> By: Phillip Ousley http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/2009/03/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Phillip Ousley Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:31:10 +0000 http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/?p=79#comment-179 Hi, I'm a conservative living in Mt. Pleasant SC and look forward to your coming to Charleston as I would love to talk further. I'm a class of 1995 Cid Graduate and pleased to see your excercising your leadership. One big question I have is how do you propose to balance pricinple versus comprimising for progress. A major criticism of Mark Sanford has been that he stubbornly adheres to certain ideals that has created an inability to make progress for SC. Thoughts? thanks kindly, Phillip Ousley 843 224 2814 Hi,

I’m a conservative living in Mt. Pleasant SC and look forward to your coming to Charleston as I would love to talk further. I’m a class of 1995 Cid Graduate and pleased to see your excercising your leadership. One big question I have is how do you propose to balance pricinple versus comprimising for progress. A major criticism of Mark Sanford has been that he stubbornly adheres to certain ideals that has created an inability to make progress for SC. Thoughts?

thanks kindly,

Phillip Ousley
843 224 2814

]]> By: Jeannette Dorman Pompi http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/2009/03/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Jeannette Dorman Pompi Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:52 +0000 http://www.greshambarrett.com/home/?p=79#comment-128 Gresham, Wonderful to meet you - again, let me know what you need me to do here in Columbia. Take Care, Jeannette (Keith's mom) Gresham,

Wonderful to meet you – again, let me know what you need me to do here in Columbia.

Take Care,
Jeannette (Keith’s mom)

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