OT: Congress' Longer Workweek - The Saga Continues

Seems to me that we had a poster point out that, as of the first week of the
new Congress, the 5-day week hadn't materialized.

Yep, the first week didn't measure up. But who's cryin' now?

[url]http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/GOP_leadership_bristles_at_fiveday_Capitol_0122.html[/url]



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"dh" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in message
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> Seems to me that we had a poster point out that, as of the first week of
> the new Congress, the 5-day week hadn't materialized.
>
> Yep, the first week didn't measure up. But who's cryin' now?
>
> [url]http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/GOP_leadership_bristles_at_fiveday_Capitol_0122.html[/url]
>
>[/color]

There must be a way to ease them into a full work week. Maybe we can get
the repugs some blankies so they can take a nappie after lunch.

In article <c2Oth.10368$uL6.1452@trnddc03>,
"Truckdude" <shrub@thedeecider.com> wrote:
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> "dh" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in message
> news:45b76ed4$0$24421$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...[color=green]
> > Seems to me that we had a poster point out that, as of the first week of
> > the new Congress, the 5-day week hadn't materialized.
> >
> > Yep, the first week didn't measure up. But who's cryin' now?
> >
> > [url]http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/GOP_leadership_bristles_at_fiveday_Capitol[/url]
> > _0122.html
> >
> >[/color]
>
> There must be a way to ease them into a full work week. Maybe we can get
> the repugs some blankies so they can take a nappie after lunch.[/color]

The only trouble I see for longer workweeks is they tend to pass more
laws, uneeded laws. If they are going to have longer workweeks then
they have to be kept busy, so I propose a sunset law, where the congress
would have to revisit every law every two years otherwise it would be
automatically null and void. Would that be a hoot or what.
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dbu, 1/24/2007, 2:10:03 PM,
<nspam-AEC11A.13100324012007@comcast.dca.giganews.com> wrote:
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> The only trouble I see for longer workweeks is they tend to pass more
> laws, uneeded laws. If they are going to have longer workweeks then
> they have to be kept busy, so I propose a sunset law, where the
> congress would have to revisit every law every two years otherwise it
> would be automatically null and void. Would that be a hoot or what.[/color]

That would certainly cut back on the amount of new laws passed.

In article <IoUth.55770$wc5.43163@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
"Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote:
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> In another of my disorganized musing, I thought that in addition to
> sunsetting, that before they could pass a new law they had to abolish
> another law that was more or less in the same vein.
> Ron[/color]

This also would add to their workload. Maybe this is a way of weeding
out some career politicians. When they find out they'll have to work
they will just forget about it.
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"dbu" <nspam@nojoke.com> wrote in message
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> In article <IoUth.55770$wc5.43163@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
> "Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote:
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>> In another of my disorganized musing, I thought that in addition to
>> sunsetting, that before they could pass a new law they had to abolish
>> another law that was more or less in the same vein.
>> Ron[/color]
>
> This also would add to their workload. Maybe this is a way of weeding
> out some career politicians. When they find out they'll have to work
> they will just forget about it.
> --[/color]

Without getting too much into a Dem/Rep thing, Congress' work has been
sliding for some years. Pelosi is right to apply the whip. And to open up
committee processes, throw light on earmarking, etc. That was all way out
of control.



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DH, 1/25/2007, 9:19:36 AM,
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> "dbu" <nspam@nojoke.com> wrote in message
> news:nspam-712012.03213125012007@comcast.dca.giganews.com...[color=green]
> > In article <IoUth.55770$wc5.43163@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
> >"Ron" <nobodyhere@nowhere.org> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > In another of my disorganized musing, I thought that in addition
> > > to sunsetting, that before they could pass a new law they had to
> > > abolish another law that was more or less in the same vein.
> > > Ron[/color]
> >
> > This also would add to their workload. Maybe this is a way of
> > weeding out some career politicians. When they find out they'll
> > have to work they will just forget about it.
> > --[/color]
>
> Without getting too much into a Dem/Rep thing, Congress' work has
> been sliding for some years. Pelosi is right to apply the whip. And
> to open up committee processes, throw light on earmarking, etc. That
> was all way out of control.[/color]

I don't believe anything has changed yet nor will it change in the
future. It will be business-as-usual.

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