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The actual “legislative language” of the bill--the words that would become the law of the land if the bill were enacted--is not available to the public and apparently has not even been written.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said: “I remember sitting on the dais when President Obama was inaugurated and gave his inaugural speech where he talked about the importance of transparency in government. He said ‘transparency breeds accountability and builds public confidence.'

1 posted on 10/14/2009 2:28:53 PM PDT by opentalk

I guess the shocker would be if he had told the truth...

2 posted on 10/14/2009 2:31:12 PM PDT by green pastures

3 posted on 10/14/2009 2:36:07 PM PDT by opentalk

4 posted on 10/14/2009 2:36:18 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)

Big `ol reference ping here.

Oh yea... fer sure.

5 posted on 10/14/2009 2:44:27 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)

To: opentalk; CatDancer

I just read this somewhere else and hope it’s okay to post on this thread:

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it.

One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy’s room and placed on his study table three objects:

A Bible,

A silver dollar, and

A bottle of whisky.

“I’ll just hide behind the door,” the old preacher said to himself, “and when he comes home from school this afternoon, I’ll see which object he picks up. If it’s the Bible, he’s going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he’s going to be a businessman, and that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he’s going to be a no-good drunkard, and, Lord, what a shame that would be.”

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son’s footsteps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room. He tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.

Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink.

“Lord have mercy,” the old man whispered, “He’s gonna be a politician!!!”

6 posted on 10/14/2009 2:48:04 PM PDT by green pastures

7 posted on 10/14/2009 2:55:14 PM PDT by NotSoModerate (Obama's spin isn't ordinary, it's roller coaster ride after a few beers spin.)

To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

when users clicked the link to read the proposed law, they could only access a 259-page document that included summaries of both current law and the proposed legislation

IOW, "you lie!"

8 posted on 10/14/2009 4:02:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)

Sen. John Cornyn (R?-Tex.) said: “I remember when I was a conservative.”

9 posted on 10/14/2009 4:20:53 PM PDT by TheZMan (Just secede and get it over with. No love lost on either side. Cya.)

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