The Meaning of the Senate’s Saturday Night “Vote on the Health Care Bill”
November 20, 2009
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/