"As it happens, I have no idea why we're even debating something that has the support of about 50 members of the House and as many as two members of the Senate. It's never going to happen, so why even bother."
-- I've got four reasons why it will pass:
1. Tom DeLay, the House MAJORITY LEADER, is a sponsor of the bill. The GOP sheep will follow, but it takes time for them to stick their necks out.
2. Speaker Hastert. He's come out publicly supporting it.
3. Dick Cheney. A couple years ago he said he would support such a plan.
4. President Bush. He likes it too.
Wanna see who's on board and who's not?
There's 61 congressmen officially supporting the legislation, and 57 congressment leaning towards it. That's 118 supporters.
There's only 28 congressmen officially against the legislation, and 40 congressmen leaning against it. That's 68 official opponents of the bill.
253 congressmen "Will Not Committ".
So, supporters outnumber opponents 2-to-1, with over 1/2 undecided. I know the numbers add up to 439, that's because the 4 non-voting members from US territories all oppose the bill. So, it's really 118-64.
Go here for a sheet of supporters:
http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/scorecards/house.pdf
Don't forget the Senate:
http://www.fairtaxvolunteer.org/scorecards/senate.pdf
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