[Dasbanter] Who Needs Checks and Balances?

[Not Erik]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 02:02:25AM -0500, Kerry Tanner wrote:
> Note this is in the House, all of whose members run for re-election every 
> two years. Also note that these are mostly inexperienced, low-grade House 
> Republicans, who won't have much else to bring back to their constituency 
> come re-election time. No Dennis Hasterts, no Dana Rohrabachers, no Bob 
> Aderholts. This kind of crap happens all the time, just to get new 
> Congressmen some re-election clout, and will not make it through conference 
> or the Senate, in the unlikely event it ever gets out of House committee. 
> What we should really be concerned about is the 85% of legislation that 
> makes it through Congress without objection, which there is no reason for 
> the press to report, because there is no story where there is no conflict. 

Someone's been watching C-SPAN instead of looking at porn on the
Internet (not me, folks!)

> Also, boobies.

ESPECIALLY boobies.

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