http://sayitaintsoalready.com/2009/11/20/the-meaning-of-the-senates-saturday-night-vote-on-the-health-care-bill/ Media & Politics, Musings, Food, Irritations, Gardening, Science, We the People, Weather, Dogs. Stuff Like That. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:05:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://sayitaintsoalready.com/2009/11/20/the-meaning-of-the-senates-saturday-night-vote-on-the-health-care-bill/#comment-788 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:42:45 +0000 http://sayitaintsoalready.com/?p=7584#comment-788 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/

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