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HomeSec In the News

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-like-making-sausage dept.

The U.S. Homeland Security bill is steamrolling through Congress, on target to be passed within a couple of days. Since its passage is guaranteed, in whatever form it finally ends up, lawmakers are attempting to tack on their own pet projects to the bill so they can ride its coattails. A CNet article mentions that a version of the Cyberspace Security Enhancement Act has been appended to the HomeSec bill. William Safire blasts the addition in the New York Times. The Times has another story on the bill that notes some of the corporate pork that is also being added to the bill.

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  1. HomoSex? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not surprising that Michael Sims posted this, that cockgobbling faggot.

  2. Re:The solution to problems like this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...and let George veto all the things that help the masses and hurt the rich? I think not.

  3. Sign the petition for line-item veto! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    The president needs a line-item veto. Bush Sr. wanted it. Didn't get it. Clinton wanted it. Didn't get it. Until the president has the ability to veto the individual components of a piece of legislation, we'll always have this type of pork.

    Correct. And not only the president does want it, the people want it too! Some even have set up an online petition for it!