Posts Tagged ‘congress’

In yet another obvious breach of anything that could be considered “transparency”, Congress proceeded to push the health care bill/debate forward. The Republicans, at least, voted unanimously against moving forward on a debate and eventual vote, while the Democrats and Independents all voted to proceed. We have been repeatedly assured that the bill would die in the Senate, allaying fears after its surprising pass in the House, but such assurances seem more and more shaky. Read the rest of this entry »

I have, in the past, cited examples of failed representation, particularly in the arena of taxation. Last Friday, the House of Representatives passed a “climate change bill”, that was largely composed of a Cap and Trade policy. Most of our “representatives”, did not even read the bill, certainly not the over 300 page amendment added to it less than two days before the vote. Is that really representation? Are we to be represented by a bunch of people who will not even inform themselves concerning the legislation they pass? Are we paying taxes that our representatives passed but were unaware of the details? Apparently so. Read the rest of this entry »