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(ID Congressman Bill) Sali Proposes Repeal of Gravity to Protest Minimum Wage Hike
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| 1-12-2007
Posted on 01/12/2007 9:26:42 AM PST by EternalVigilance
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Angered by the passage of a bill to increase the federal minimum wage, Idaho Congressman Bill Sali offered a symbolic proposal to abolish the law of gravity.
Getting rid of the pesky force that attracts objects to one another would lower obesity rates, the freshman Republican argues.
Sali says he was trying to make a point that laws to dictate wages and reduce gravity would both defy - quote- "natural laws."
The House voted 315-116 to raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. Sali responded with his "Obesity Reduction and Health Promotion Act."
Sali says "Obviously, it was a facetious notion to suspend the laws of gravity."
Sali voted against the increase in the minimum wage, saying it's not tied to how much someone's work is worth.
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: congress; id; sali
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To: EternalVigilance
Repeal the Law of Cosines while you're at it.
That one's always p*ssed me off.
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:27:48 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Delphinium; Waywardson; Broadside; Taxman; Gelato; Jeff Head
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:28:02 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
To: EternalVigilance
Why does it take being kicked out of power for republicans to grow spines?
Ingenious and funny none the less.
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:28:10 AM PST
by
spikeytx86
(Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by their fruity little club.)
To: EternalVigilance
I had to look and make sure this wasn't scrappleface..
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:29:50 AM PST
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info..)
To: EternalVigilance
I've recently had a discussion with one of your friends on FR, and from what she tells me Congressman Sali will be another one of the few Conservative's "Hero"s in the HOR!! Way to go Bill Sali ;)! (BTW I am from Indiana, in Congressman Pence's Dist, another Reaganite :))!!
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:29:56 AM PST
by
JSDude1
To: EternalVigilance
If he wants the law of gravity repealed, send him into space without a suit.
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:30:10 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin)
To: wastedyears
I take it the point was lost on you...
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:31:16 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
To: Tanniker Smith
--"pi" as "three" would end a lot of confusion , also--
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:32:02 AM PST
by
rellimpank
(-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: wastedyears
And I guess Rep. Sali would also say the 30 million dollar parachute packages are just like gravity -- natural. Greed is natural. So is the need for people to actually make enough money to feed, clothe, and house themselves.
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:32:11 AM PST
by
applpie
To: EternalVigilance
ROTFLMAO!! I think that we just found our presidential candidate for '08!
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:33:29 AM PST
by
Redcloak
("Shooting makes me feel better!" -Aeryn Sun)
To: EternalVigilance; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; ...
Repeal the Speed Limit - I Can't Drive 186,282 Miles/sec.!
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:35:02 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(Tell Tom Vilsack to WEAR THE BEAR!)
To: JSDude1
You've got a great Congressman!
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:35:23 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
To: Tanniker Smith
How about the Second Law of Thermodynamics? Entropy is such a drag...
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:36:25 AM PST
by
linear
(2009: Hillary wears her favorite veil to receive annual "Profiles in Courage" award.)
To: Redcloak
Whoa...!
I don't think Rep. Sali's quite ready for that! LOL...
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:36:38 AM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
To: EternalVigilance
This is gonna screw up my diet plan something fierce. Thanks a lot, guys...
To: linear
Absolutely! Replace it with Newton's Second Law of Figs!
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:38:08 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: Tanniker Smith
(That's the one that had to do with Figs = mass X appetite, or somesuch)
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:38:39 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
To: EternalVigilance
Personally, I would have repealed a law closer to the topic at had, such as the law of supply and demand. That would have made the point clearer, I think.
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:39:27 AM PST
by
rbookward
(When 900 years old you are, type as well you will not!)
To: EternalVigilance; Slings and Arrows
French rally to protest 2007
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posted on
01/12/2007 9:39:44 AM PST
by
presidio9
(It's "news" that New Jersey smells bad?)
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