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To: jazusamo

“The controversial procedural tactic hasn’t been used in years. In a chamber where it requires the consent of all 100 senators to dispense with the reading of a bill, changing the rules unilaterally is considered bad form.”

Make them read every line of every bill into the record.


2 posted on 10/08/2011 2:15:17 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Exactly...It would drastically slow down legislation and that would be a good thing.


3 posted on 10/08/2011 2:19:56 PM PDT by jazusamo (The real minimum wage is zero: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Spktyr
Make them read every line of every bill into the record.

Now let them introduce another 2,000 page bill like ZeroCare. They would get to vote on it sometime after 2012.

13 posted on 10/08/2011 2:36:05 PM PDT by immadashell
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