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acroyearThe House attached it to a completely unrelated bill (on defense spending) that was guarenteed to pass. The head of the committee that got it through just happens to be from Alaska.
Why not NOW, when the abuse is so obvious, aren't the republicans clammoring for that absolutely essential line item veto that they were pushing so hard back in the 80's?
(not that it would matter in this instance, as the "president" has been trying to get alaska destroyed for the money since he arrived...)
update: protests by democrats got the measure taken off before a final vote.
Why not NOW, when the abuse is so obvious, aren't the republicans clammoring for that absolutely essential line item veto that they were pushing so hard back in the 80's?
(not that it would matter in this instance, as the "president" has been trying to get alaska destroyed for the money since he arrived...)
update: protests by democrats got the measure taken off before a final vote.
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Date: 2005-12-19 04:50 pm (UTC)i hear Wolf is still trying to push through his rediculous double-unconstitutional proposal (Utah getting an "at large" seat while not-a-state DC gets a voting seat).