# Republican Senator Tries To Add Conception Amendment To Flood Insurance Bill **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 27, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434 "2012-06-27T06:17:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/21 "2012-06-28T15:47:09Z")
OK, then, compulsory sterilization for Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/22 "2012-06-28T17:02:05Z")
Thanks for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/23 "2012-06-28T21:15:33Z")
No problem! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/24 "2012-06-28T21:23:19Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Well, I happen to believe that floods start at precipitation. And if its the realllllly clean kind Jesus shows up. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/25 "2012-06-28T21:26:08Z")
He could walk there, rest of us have to swim. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/26 "2012-06-29T01:08:08Z")
[QUOTE=Rand Paul, Constitutional Scholar] [“Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. The whole thing remains unconstitutional.”](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/06/republican_response_to_obamacare_decision_the_eight_stages_of_conservative_grief.html) [/QUOTE] Yeah, what the hell gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide what’s constitutional or not? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/27 "2012-06-29T01:17:20Z")
Be fair, now. The Court’s rulings on constitutionality are _definitive_, but can still be fairly called wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/28 "2012-06-29T02:07:33Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Well, I happen to believe that floods start at precipitation. This is what happens when you don’t teach kids about condensation at school. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/29 "2012-06-29T02:39:24Z")
Quote: **Johnny Angel** > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Quote: > > Originally Posted by Rand Paul, Constitutional Scholar > > “Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. The whole thing remains unconstitutional.” > > Yeah, what the hell gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide what’s constitutional or not? Stay classy, Repubs! ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/30 "2012-06-29T03:06:55Z")
I’d be okay with it so long as it included some funding for the perverted arts as well. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/31 "2012-06-29T04:07:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Angel](#): > > Yeah, what the hell gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide what’s constitutional or not? Technically the quote is accurate. It takes \*\*more \*\*than a couple of them to determine whether something is constitutional or not. I’m SURE that’s what he meant 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/32 "2012-06-29T13:24:53Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > I’d be okay with it so long as it included some funding for the perverted arts as well. All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/33 "2012-06-29T14:02:06Z")
Wait, so am I voting on Rand Paul/Flood slash fiction now? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/34 "2012-06-29T15:41:05Z")
Brought to mind this scene from **The Simpsons** , when Springfield was menaced by a comet: > [@](#): > > SPEAKER: Then it is unanimous, we are going to approve the bill to evacuate the town of Springfield in the great state of– > > CONGRESSMAN: Wait a second, I want to tack on a rider to that bill - $30 million of taxpayer money to support the perverted arts. > > SPEAKER: All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill? > > FLOOR: Boo! > > SPEAKER: Bill defeated. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/35 "2012-06-29T17:03:17Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Brought to mind this scene from **The Simpsons** , when Springfield was menaced by a comet: Wish I’d thought of that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/36 "2012-06-29T18:17:07Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Wish I’d thought of that! 😉 Yeah, I realized too late that I’d only done a search for the keyword “simpsons” to see if someone had mentioned it. Alas, subtle jokery has gutted me again. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/37 "2012-06-29T18:23:10Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > This is what happens when you don’t teach kids about condensation at school. As long as you remember to deluge when you’re having that not-so-fresh feeling. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/38 "2012-06-29T23:12:17Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Yeah, I realized too late that I’d only done a search for the keyword “simpsons” to see if someone had mentioned it. Alas, subtle jokery has gutted me again. You should have searched for the keywords “perverted arts”, as I do for every page on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434/39 "2012-07-01T00:15:09Z")
> [@Johnny Angel](#): > > Yeah, what the hell gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide what’s constitutional or not? Themselves, as per Marbury vs. Madison. Bloody law types, with their suppression of the real 13th amendment and all that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-senator-tries-to-add-conception-amendment-to-flood-insurance-bill/626434.md?page=1)