Democrats break 48-hour rule and give Republicans only the night to read the bill

RightOfCenter · 02-12-09, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Arch Enemy

uh whhaaatt?

Controversial pieces of legislation are often passed on a Friday in the afternoon. The idea behind this is that most people are winding down on a Friday afternoon and getting ready for a relaxing, carefree weekend. Most people will have forgotten that the bill is passed by Monday or won't be as passionate about as they were on the day it was passed.

Arch Enemy · 02-12-09, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RightOfCenter

Controversial pieces of legislation are often passed on a Friday in the afternoon. The idea behind this is that most people are winding down on a Friday afternoon and getting ready for a relaxing, carefree weekend. Most people will have forgotten that the bill is passed by Monday or won't be as passionate about as they were on the day it was passed.

I understand that much.
I don't understand why you think people will forget about a bill that will be talked about on the news, and in papers, every single day of the "care-free" weekend.

This is people's money we're talking about! I don't see them forgetting.

RightOfCenter · 02-13-09, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Arch Enemy

I understand that much.
I don't understand why you think people will forget about a bill that will be talked about on the news, and in papers, every single day of the "care-free" weekend.

This is people's money we're talking about! I don't see them forgetting.

Because people are stupid, apathetic, and ignorant.

Arch Enemy · 02-13-09, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RightOfCenter

Because people are stupid, apathetic, and ignorant.

But people are greedy.
We should be more worried about the News' interpretation of the Stimulus package, as most sane people will not read the entire thing and decide for themselves.
SHEEEPPPLLEEEE

HelloDollyLlama · 02-13-09, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Harshaw

Pray Your Members of Congress Took Speed Reading Lessons : The Sundries Shack

I've said numerous times that this bill is the Democrats' Patriot Act.

I thought this was the kind of bullsh*t the Democrats were elected to stop.

And it was Princess Nancy herself who declared that she'd run "the most ethical Congress in history."

What 48-hour rule?

So far all I've seen is nonsense from rightwing attack sites.

Harshaw · 02-13-09, 10:20 AM

Congressional record page H1096.

RightOfCenter · 02-13-09, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HelloDollyLlama

What 48-hour rule?

So far all I've seen is nonsense from rightwing attack sites.

Read the articles posted here. Democratic leaders said that the information would be given out 48 hours before a vote on the bill. It was posted last night at 2300 as .pdf documents so they couldn't be text searched on computers. A huge problem for the public and any legislator looking for specific parts of the bill. They will be voting on it today. I believe they started the process about an hour and a half ago.

Why did they do it that? Why bother putting every page of a thousand+ page bill in a scanner? Surely it would have been much easier just to import it on to a web page? The only idea I can come up with is that they don't want people to actually read what's in the bill until after it is passed.

HelloDollyLlama · 02-13-09, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RightOfCenter

Read the articles posted here. Democratic leaders said that the information would be given out 48 hours before a vote on the bill. It was posted last night at 2300 as .pdf documents so they couldn't be text searched on computers. A huge problem for the public and any legislator looking for specific parts of the bill. They will be voting on it today. I believe they started the process about an hour and a half ago.

Why did they do it that? Why bother putting every page of a thousand+ page bill in a scanner? Surely it would have been much easier just to import it on to a web page? The only idea I can come up with is that they don't want people to actually read what's in the bill until after it is passed.

It's already out on the web.

And it's the same stuff they've all been debating for three months.

Zyphlin · 02-13-09, 11:19 AM

The same stuffs, but not the specifics. The house and senate bill were different, so its wanting to know what made it into this final compromise version between the two portions of the legislature.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 02-13-09, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatuey

Is there any source for this other then a blog? Just asking.

One would think you could be more creative in your attempts to avoid intellectual discussion.... Just sayin.

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