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  • Re: How stupid can an av

    From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to BjöRn Felten on Wed Jun 22 01:18:04 2022
    On 06-21-22 17:29, Bj”rn Felten <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-


    secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
    senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
    country for more than a century.

    I would not go that far. Think Civil Rights Act, ACA (aka Obamacare).
    I could not argue with for more than a decade though.

    How exactly did the Senate contribute to any of those two? Isn't it
    the Congress that writes the laws, and the Senate that blocks
    them? At least those that does not conform to the will of
    their major donors...

    The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being
    passed by the Senate (and the House).

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Dale Shipp on Sun Jun 26 03:53:47 2022
    secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
    senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
    country for more than a century.

    How exactly did the Senate contribute to any of those two? Isn't it

    The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being passed by the Senate (and the House).

    I know that. Hence my question, how has the Senate ever *contributed* to anything? Do they make the laws any better in some strange way?

    ..

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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to BjöRn Felten on Sun Jun 26 01:11:04 2022
    On 06-26-22 03:53, Bj”rn Felten <=-
    spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-

    The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being passed by the Senate (and the House).

    I know that. Hence my question, how has the Senate ever
    *contributed* to anything? Do they make the laws any better
    in some strange way?

    Sometimes the Senate contributes, sometimes they take away from a house
    bill before passing it, and sometimes they originate a new bill -- such
    as the (weak) gun control that was just passed by both chambers and
    signed by Biden.

    Dale Shipp
    fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
    (1:261/1466)


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Dale Shipp on Mon Jun 27 04:31:00 2022
    Hello Dale,

    The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being
    passed by the Senate (and the House).

    I know that. Hence my question, how has the Senate ever
    *contributed* to anything? Do they make the laws any better
    in some strange way?

    Sometimes the Senate contributes, sometimes they take away from a house bill before passing it, and sometimes they originate a new bill -- such
    as the (weak) gun control that was just passed by both chambers and
    signed by Biden.

    The Senate is needed to ratify treaties. And for "advice and consent"
    in regards to judges and justices for federal courts.

    For Life,
    Lee

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