Posted on 09/05/2008 12:27:25 AM PDT by politicket
Please see the previous thread detailing Barack Obama's failed efforts in the 90th General Assembly of the Illinois Legislature: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075119/posts
Here are the bills that Mr. Obama was associated with during the 91st General Assembly of the Illinois Legislature: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/sponsor/OBAMA.html
Mr. "Community Organizer" quickly learned, after his disastrous first two years in the Illinois legislature, that he needed to "join hands" with other comrades if he was going to write (and pass) a successful bill.
Barack Obama wrote and introduced 36 bills during the 91st General Assembly (1999-2000). Of these, 33 bills were failures, and 3 became law.
The first bill to become law - SB0565 - had to do with making sure that LLC's dotted their i's and crossed their t's, as can be seen here. Notice that Mr. Obama had two other Senators (Cronin and Viverito) help him with the bill.
The Bill Status: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/status/910SB0565.html shows that the bill sailed through the legislature and became law.
The next bill - SB0680 - again gives more power to the Department of Human Services through a pilot project to give money to people who haven't earned it. You can read about it here.
This bill has a really interesting Bill Status: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/status/910SB0680.html.
SB0680 was passed in the Senate and sent to the House. The House added 3 resolutions to the bill and sent it back to the Senate. Mr. Obama then concurred on all three House resolutions - UNTIL four days LATER when he decided to "non-concur" on all of the amendments. (I'd hate to call him at 3 a.m. - his answer would be completely the opposite by 7 a.m.)
The House ended up releasing their amendments and the bill was passed into law.
The last bill - SB1712 - was one that Piper Palin could have easily put through with a slam dunk. It had to do with domestic violence. But Mr. Obama still needed assistance in writing it. Read about it here.
You can see from the Bill Status: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/status/910SB1712.html that it sailed on through with everyone and their brother jumping on as a co-sponsor.
Other than 5 failed Senate Joint Resolutions, that wraps up another two years of Obama's "experience". During his first four years in the Illinois Senate, Mr. Obama, still did not have a bill pass through the legislature that he wrote himself, without help from other Senators.
Mr. Obama also took time to run for U.S. Congress in 2000. He was trounced in the primary by more than a 2 to 1 margin. He licked his wounds, and spent his last two years in the Illinois legislature preparing to run for the U.S. Senate.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Because the MSM has already vetted and cheers Obama’s magnificent legislative career.
Thanks again for the additional information.
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