In a message dated 10/20/07 5:31:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> In a message dated 10/20/07 6:41:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > He also fails to acknowledge that Congress isn't a 'Democratic' > > Congress. Sixty votes are required to freely pass legislation in the > > Senate and the Senate is as follows: > > Democratic Senators 49 > Republican Senators 49 > Independent 1 > Connecticut for Lieberman Party 1 > > AND, a 2/3 majority is required to pass bills in the House: > > House of Representatives > > Democratic Representatives 233 > Republican Representatives 200 > > > > > Who sets the agenda's in the House and the Senate? Reid and Pelosi? And? Ummmm, Democrat Congress means that the Democrats control the House and the Senate, hold the majority and leadership positions, control the committees, decide what legislative bills will come to the floor to be voted on and just as importantly, which ones will not. That was the case when the Congress was referred to as a Republican House and Senate. It doesn't mean that either side can pass their agenda without bipartisan support and to get that, there must be agreement on the details of a bill. I'm sure you've heard the saying, "the devil is inside the details". You whine and complain about Republican "obstructionism" now and say they are standing in the way of the "will of the people" when Democrats have done the very same thing since '94. So, turn about is fair play,wouldn't you say? Losing control of the legislative initiative or even the White House isn't a disaster, it's just a delay in advancing ones agenda. It's kind of like football. You get the ball for four downs and as long as you make the required progress, you get to keep it, until you score. The Constitution are the rules and the voters are the referees. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
