{"id":1611,"date":"2011-07-31T19:41:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2011-07-31T20:07:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T00:07:46","slug":"p-i-d-radio-73111-from-future-congress-to-super-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pidradio.com\/2011\/07\/31\/p-i-d-radio-73111-from-future-congress-to-super-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"P.I.D. Radio 7\/31\/11: From Future Congress to Super Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"
AS WE record this on the afternoon of July 31, 2011, the U.S. Congress is wrangling over details of a compromise to raise the federal debt ceiling.\u00a0 Several news sources report<\/a> that part of the deal includes the creation of a new twelve-member panel, six Democrats and six Republicans representing both houses of Congress, that would have the power to create fast-track legislation — bills that could be voted on by the full houses of Congress, but could not be filibustered or amended.<\/p>\n Well, why not.\u00a0 If the president can order hits on American citizens without oversight of any kind then anything is constitutional.<\/p>\n Also: our report on the Future Congress<\/a>; the chance that President Obama is impeached if he invokes the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling; Nancy Pelosi on the level; memes from the Oslo shooting; the re-launch of Watcher Magazine<\/a>; and more transhuman memes from TV and film.<\/p>\n Vote in our online poll: Is the budget crisis a ruse to impeach President Obama or to create a “Super Congress” that bypasses the legislative process? Is it both, or neither? Cast your ballot here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the “download” link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"