The House passes “Let’s make it even worse Act”
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 8th, 2011 5:43 am by HL
The House passes “Let’s make it even worse Act”
Other than possibly being unconstitutional, one does wonder where Congress would get the time to consider such regulations between fund-raisers and, well, fund-raisers. Unless, of course, they were determined to make sure there are no regulations ever, creating a government that cannot possibly ever function.
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Not satisfied merely doing nothing to create jobs while violating many of their claimed morality laws by being Grover Nordquist ventriloquist dummies, the GOP-led House of Representatives passed the following yesterday:
A bill that would give the controlling party of either chamber of Congress veto power over any major new regulation passed the House of Representatives Wednesday.
The measure, dubbed the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny — or REINS — Act, would require Congress to sign off on any new rule estimated to cost more than $100 million. It passed 241 to 184, with a handful of Democrats crossing the aisle.
Other than possibly being unconstitutional, one does wonder where Congress would get the time to consider such regulations between fund-raisers and, well, fund-raisers. Unless, of course, they were determined to make sure there are no regulations ever, creating a government that cannot possibly ever function.
…Oh, right.
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The Christmas Jug Band — Santa Lost A Ho at The Masonic Lodge in Mill Valley, CA, Dec. 21, 2009.
The Christmas Jug Band — Santa Lost A Ho at The Masonic Lodge in Mill Valley, CA, Dec. 21, 2009.
Paul Rogers vocal and piano; Austin deLone guitar; Tim Eschliman percussion and kazoo; Dan Hicks percussion; Jim Rothermel clarinet; Turtle Vandermarr guitar; Blake Richardson bass; Gregory Leroy Dewey drums; with Bonnie Hayes sitting in on percussion. Video by Marianna August.
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