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Senate Approves the ______Act Of____
An anonymous reader writes "Apparently the Senate was in such a rush to get out of town that it forgot to name an 'important' bill that it passed, so the bill goes to the House as The ______Act of____. That's how it appears in the Congressional Record, though the Library of Congress has it listed as The XXXXXXAct ofXXXX. As for what's in the bill, well that appears to be as mysterious as the name. It was officially announced as a bill to tax bonuses to execs who received TARP money. But then someone simply deleted the entire bill and replaced it with text about aviation security. And then it was deleted again, and replaced with something having to do with education. However, because of these constant changes, many of the services that track the bill have the old details listed. On top of that, Nancy Pelosi called the House back for an emergency vote on this unnamed bill, and anyone trying to find out what it's about might be misled into thinking its about aviation security or something entirely unrelated to the actual bill. And people wonder why no one trusts Congress." It appears that the government's new martial law plans are being passed after all.
At this point, why don't they just write (or print) these things with dissappearing ink? It's not like they look at it again once it gets voted on.
"Wait, we aren't supposed to do this...isn't this against the law since we passed ::insert random bill::"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Living With a Nerd
It could save a lot of time if they would just pass the executive branch a few blank legislations to be filled in later.
There isn't anything in the constitution prohibiting it, is there? Of course, you could not apply it ex post facto to dates before the blanks were filled in and so on.
My plan to have Congress name me king and eternal diety has come to fruition and you're ruining it!
Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
But for a split second there I wax expecting the Python programming language to be mentioned somewhere in there.
If the Zombies are after brains, they should steer clear of Washington, D.C.
"If...you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning" - Catherine Aird
I think this could set a new precedent of how things are done in Congress. A far more efficient way. Our reps and senators could get together to vote for an unnamed and unspecified bill. Various congressmen could stand up and speak to the issues that are most important to their constituency and party. Republicans can argue about how the bill is a hand-out sponsored by the democrats and that we all just need to have some personal responsibility. The democrats could argue about how this is required to protect the children/poor/minorities. Once all the grand standing is completed and the various pork riders attached, it will be voted on. Once approved it can then be forwarded to the various lobbyists to fill in the blanks. It would be something like a blank check but a more democratic version. The details never mattered anyways.
Alex, I'll take keybindings not used by Emacs for $400....
I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." --Paul Atreides, Dune
I beg your pardon? The XXXXXXAct ofXXXX is obviously about porn! Look at all the XXX - they are obviously just very excited.
"I was just wondering what would happen!", cried the page as the men in black suits and mirrored sunglasses bundled him into the back of the black SUV.
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Prisencolinensinainciusol. Ol Rait!
Well, since all you are doing is complaining, yes I object.
You offer no detailed plan, you aren't even running yourself for any of these offices.
There ARE elected representatives that actually do know what they are doing, and would be a shining example of that rare specimen of 'statesman'. But since you are too ignorant to know about them, as they don't represent your backwoods bunker, might as well throw them out too?
Get a grip on reality, more specifically, that your personal experiences don't transfer to every other citizen of this country. Worry about your OWN elected officials, and stop overlaying your miserable experiences with others just because they are similar in that they are 'elected officials'.
I voted Cthulhu, if you have to vote for evil, who choose the lesser?
It is not an error. Repeat, it is not an error. This bill is indeed about censoring the obscene language in XXXX lager commercials.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
I'm just a ______
Yes, I'm ____ a ___.
And I'm _______ here on _______ ____.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
From Hermes: "Sweet something of someplace!"
My sci-fi novel, Ghost Thief, is now available from Amazon.com.
Forget about a "change we can believe in" and try a little "I can see November from my house" instead.
Apocalypse Cancelled, Sorry, No Ticket Refunds
And you should be thrilled about this. The House is now operating under PAYGO rules, which means that any new spending has to be offset by budget cuts or tax increases elsewhere.
I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said. William F. Buckley, Jr
I'm sorry, did you just spout "birther" nonsense to me?
If you doubt Obama's citizenship there is a 98% likelihood that you are a hopeless idiot.
Check out my world simulator thingy.
Yes.
Disclaimer: IANAL. This post is, however, legal advice, and creates an attorney-client relationship.
Seems like a sensible policy to me. You live in Jesusland, land of bible and creation. Thus it makes more sense to educate the illegals as they actually contribute to society.
Either this is a magnificent troll or someone's a complete jackass.
Why does it always have to be either/or with you people? "All the above" is a perfectly viable option too......
rational Ron Paul supporters
Non Sequiter: Post rejected.