This is dangerous thing to simply let governments pull this trick off again, again, till there is no human rights.

Um, they do this crap all the time, and with things that would blow your mind (for example, sticking some stuff about drilling in Alaska on with stuff for funding the military...Dems have the choice of either voting for the Alaska thing or not sending the needed money to the military).

I don't see that this is really Bush's fault, and further, can you imagine how LONG it would take if they were to try to sort and organize the bills into little same-topic packets? Nothing would ever get addressed in a timely manner (haha, as if it does now).

Curious if you read all the contents of the bill?

Anyways, I don't really have a solution, but I agree that's somewhat unethical to package unpopular bills inside necessary and timely proposed legislation.

I don't see that this is really Bush's fault, and further, can you imagine how LONG it would take if they were to try to sort and organize the bills into little same-topic packets? Nothing would ever get addressed in a timely manner (haha, as if it does now).

They do it under the Westminster system, but then again it's fairly different in organisation; ie the Minister for Tasty Snacks will have the Department of Tasty Snacks working for him to prepare legislation. It means that riders just don't happen; a defence bill can only have defence added to it, a tasty snack bill tasty snack-related laws added, and even then only with the agreement of the government that wrote those laws.

I doubt you guys would ever be willing though to have the same kind of government as England, Australia and - the horror- the Canadians though, so I suppose you'll just have to keep an eye out.

Bush works in Congress? And all this time I thought he worked in the White House.

the Minister for Tasty Snacks will have the Department of Tasty Snacks working for him

!!! this is the best sentence have heard in about a week. I want to start a quote book just so that I can write that one down!

I don't know why I like it so much...

USA economies is falling like a rock and gas prices is flying like airplane on it's takeoff.

Obviously you don't live in the U.S. The economy is doing very well.

I forgot, reality doesn't matter as long as you hate Bush.

Ummm... President Bush does not write legislation. He approves legislation.

Please see "Separation of Powers" in any textbook or online reference regarding the US Constitution and the way the US Government works.

Um, they do this crap all the time, and with things that would blow your mind

Truer words never spoken. And usually a congressional bill's riders have political machinations behind them.

Dems have the choice of either voting for the Alaska thing or not sending the needed money to the military

Their opponents can then cite the time when Rep Snuffy voted against little old ladies receiving their retirement benefits and omit the part about the rider which would have authorized the pumping of all lakes, rivers, and stream water into the Los Angeles Coliseum or some such nonsense.

BTW, to say that this is All Bush's Fault (note the capital letters) is to say that... okay, well, people claim everything bad in America or the world is ABF. How sad that you have joined that bandwagon.

USA economies is falling like a rock and gas prices is flying like airplane on it's takeoff.

Hmm, the Dow just went over 11k for the first time in four years.

Gas prices here are hovering around $2.10/gal. (down from the $3.49 high during the Katrina cluster-fuck.)

Oh, and I'm pulling down $44k/yr. with bonusues.

*listens for that rock falling*

I think you're a couple years too late on this breaking news.

(Still don't like Bush though.)

-- B

Bush Bashing will eventually become a new sport, kinda like XFL.

Gotta hand it to people like XX, Col and BenUser. They get more and more creative as time passes by and things get better. If they could only use these abilities to nit-pick to make their own lives better.

USA economies is falling like a rock and gas prices is flying like airplane on it's takeoff.

I'll admit that was wrong. It was pretty late at that time. My apologies everyone.

Ummm... President Bush does not write legislation. He approves legislation.

Exactly. I should have lay part of blame of writing the bill to congress, but Bush had to approve it for it to become a bill.

I should have lay part of blame of writing the bill to congress

Yes, good so far...

but Bush had to approve it for it to become a bill.

The word you're looking for is LAW. Bush has to approve it before it becomes a LAW. By the time it comes to GWB to be signed, it has already passed through and been approved by sub-committees, committees, House, and Senate.

I recommend "Schoolhouse Rock". "I'm Just a Bill" is an excellent introduction to the lawmaking process.

DUH Yeah I HAVE seen that show too. Many years ago, but yeah. I meant LAW.

Thanks.

DJBandit, Check out my blog. Not exactly rant monger most of time.

Good to see you here, XX (XXX's little bro'?) thanks for the information - good stuff.