The Meaning of the Senate’s Saturday Night “Vote on the Health Care Bill”
November 20, 2009 at 10:16 PM 1 comment
Let’s be really, really clear here. The Senate’s “vote on the health care bill” set for Saturday night (@ 8:00 p.m.) is a vote on a motion to debate the bill. In other words, the Senate is going to vote on whether or not to talk about it. That’s it. Period.
If they — all of them, Democrats and Republicans — can’t agree to freakin’ TALK — this isn’t about passing any laws, it’s just about TALKING — my hair will burst into flames. I mean, come on!
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euandus2 | November 22, 2009 at 3:42 PM
I read today about a Senator being willing to lose his seat to vote for the health-insurance reform. “Integrity,” you might say, or “betrayal” (of his constituents). But I think this misses the point–meaning the role of the US Senate as a check on the House (and us).
See: http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/integrity-in-the-job-description-of-a-us-senator/