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	A New Congress Begins - The New Bills Are FLYING!

BartendingBear

1-8-2009 11:16 AM

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BartendingBear says:

"and for other purposes"... my favorite phrase. I think there ought to be a bill banning that phrase from bills.

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1-8-2009 11:23 AM

BartendingBear

Some other gems:

Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), an obvious Obama fan, is proposing (H.J.Res. 5) "an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Open the doors to more years of an administration like BushCo? NO WAY!

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) is proposing a bill (HR 73), "To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops."

What do Texans have against freedom?

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is proposing (S. 38) "A bill to establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes." ...
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1-8-2009 12:31 PM

wiccantexan

What do Texans have against freedom?

We don't have anything against freedom. Don't judge the rest of us based on folks like her.

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