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**awagsFare** · 12-21-2005, 04:21 PM

Its dirty ploy by republicans to get what they want and to scare off no voters for fear of being anti-military. Is this how you think government shoudl be run?

Bill should be single measures only. Is there anyone here that disagrees with me and that truely believes this is the best way to run the country?

Best way to run a country? No.

The actual way that the USA is run? Certainly it is.

Shall we wait while some rightwinger digs up some favoured liberal legislation that entered life through being 'tacked on' to some unrelated Bill? Shouldn't take very long...

Fact is, 'tacking on' such supplementary riders onto already approved legislation is a very, very common tactic in Congress. Indeed, evidence suggests that 'tack-ons' can be quite substantial and even can bypass Congress itself... amazing system actually, if you follow the process through.

Amazing that it works and no one has charged Congress with fraud yet.

But don't trying throwing rocks here Danny. I could probably make you rather indignant if I were to thoroughly describe how legislation is achieved up here in Canada. The process is different than that of the USA, but not much prettier.

In other words, the Republican action in this case is no more dirty than any other legislative initiative in the USA. Perfectly normal - it ain't pretty, but it is apparently legal and very common.

12-21-2005, 04:21 PM	#2
awagsFare Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 567 Senior Member	Its dirty ploy by republicans to get what they want and to scare off no voters for fear of being anti-military. Is this how you think government shoudl be run? Bill should be single measures only. Is there anyone here that disagrees with me and that truely believes this is the best way to run the country? Best way to run a country? No. The actual way that the USA is run? Certainly it is. Shall we wait while some rightwinger digs up some favoured liberal legislation that entered life through being 'tacked on' to some unrelated Bill? Shouldn't take very long... Fact is, 'tacking on' such supplementary riders onto already approved legislation is a very, very common tactic in Congress. Indeed, evidence suggests that 'tack-ons' can be quite substantial and even can bypass Congress itself... amazing system actually, if you follow the process through. Amazing that it works and no one has charged Congress with fraud yet. But don't trying throwing rocks here Danny. I could probably make you rather indignant if I were to thoroughly describe how legislation is achieved up here in Canada. The process is different than that of the USA, but not much prettier. In other words, the Republican action in this case is no more dirty than any other legislative initiative in the USA. Perfectly normal - it ain't pretty, but it is apparently legal and very common.
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