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To: Txsleuth
Jeff Sessions is on the Senate floor right now, and he said the the CBO has informed them that the immigration bill pending violates the Budget Act and some other rules...

How can an act of Congress violate another act of Congress? If they conflict, the second one wins. At least that's how I thought it worked.

1,434 posted on 04/06/2006 3:21:05 PM PDT by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: inquest

Well...yes, they CAN vote to violate the Budget Act...and that is something that will have to be considered.

However, they need at least 60 votes to have that pass...and I am not sure that there are 60 Senators that would go along with that...

There are still discussions going on...I just thought I would post a possible monkey wrench being thrown at the Senators has they take their victory lap around the Capitol this afternoon.


1,472 posted on 04/06/2006 3:42:13 PM PDT by Txsleuth (~~~~~~FREEPATHON TIME~~~~~~)
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