Uh... the Senate can absolutely propose legislation. They just aren't allowed to propose spending bills - that is entirely the realm of the House.
Otherwise you're correct.
I think maugle's larger comment is that you extrapolated wildly from what Obama actually said, whether or not you read the speech.
It's difficult to argue that all of the technology we have today does not sometimes distract us from really thinking about things.
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Uh... the Senate can absolutely propose legislation. They just aren't allowed to propose spending bills - that is entirely the realm of the House. Otherwise you're correct.
I think maugle's larger comment is that you extrapolated wildly from what Obama actually said, whether or not you read the speech. It's difficult to argue that all of the technology we have today does not sometimes distract us from really thinking about things.