Discussion: GOP Rep.: 'I Don't Think Any Individual Has Read The Whole Bill'

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Pledge to America

Written by House Majoriity leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s office.

http://www.gop.gov/resources/library/documents/pledge/a-pledge-to-america.pdf

Read the Bill

We will ensure that bills are debated and discussed in the public square by publishing the text online for at least three days before coming up for a vote in the House of Representatives. No more hiding legislative language from the minority party, opponents, and the public. Legislation should be understood by all interested parties before it is voted on.

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James Bond disproved that theory in “The World is Not Enough”…

…with the nuclear phycist named Christmas Jones :wink:

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3 bullet points on half a page is the current limit

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Yep, the clock starts as of today. THe GOP may not realize it now bit, in hindsight, they will. I believe this is going light a use to a powder keg that will take a while to burn.

The reason I’m saying this is because, right now, Rump is in the Rose Garden proclaiming his EO on religious freedom. I believe that religion will become one of those “third rails” in politics in a way that America isn’t used to. It’s was always considered a given in this country that religion was a big part of American life. No longer. Health insurance, plus religion, will crack this country wide open.

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Turgidson: Mr. President, I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops! Uh, depending on the breaks

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that’s why we have staff

They can write about the cake but they can’t have any. Let them eat printer cartridges…

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I’m old enough to remember when the Republicans successfully inserted over 1,000 insurance company friendly amendments to the ACA and then furiously bitched and moaned that they did not have enough time to read the consolidated amended statute. As a matter of fact, not a single one of them voted for the amended Bill and many cited the lack of time to read as their reason. But, being absolutely full of shit is one of the main features of the Modern Grand Old Dixiecrat Party.

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This is how ridiculous shit gets slipped into bills by zealous aides. Nobody bothers to read.

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They are “debating” a bill they haven’t read? They think this is 5th grade and they are writing Red Badge of Courage book reports on the bus headed to school.

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But but but…you whined and sniveled since 2010 about READING THE DAMN BILL…wtf is WRONG with you people?

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C’mon folks, GOPer’s don’t think or read or discern, they goose step!!

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“I don’t think any individual has read the whole bill, but that’s why we have staff.”

If your staff is doing your job, then why do we need you?

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Less of a problem when you have a so-called President who can’t read.

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Its OK because they are Republicans. Only Democrats are expected to read things. Democrats are propeller heads.

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but now IOKIYR

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This dingleberry is the representative for my district. Back in the fall, when a couple yahoos started “patrolling” a parking lot outside the local Dem office with their personal rocket launchers, he lauded it as exercising their God-given right to display their virtue in public. Preposterone and all, dontcha know. I just called his office, and of course his phone is out of order today. What an unfortunate coincidence! So I let him have it on email instead.

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Staffers reading parts but not all-------sounds like a terrorist cell, but without the leadership to perform.

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In another 20 seconds I was going to ask the same question.

Do you mean

a particle of fecal matter attached to the anal hair of an animal

Or

a foolish or inept person.

Because they both work for me.

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Well it’s going to be a great big bunch of surprises for everybody.

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…should have been arrested for exposing themselves.

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