Audit the Fed

[MorGrendel]

Dear Jeff,

I have some very exciting news!

After years of C4L’s hard work to secure a standalone vote on Audit the Fed in the U.S. House, our day has arrived.
C4L has learned that Congressman Ron Paul’s H.R. 459, our Audit the Fed bill, will be voted on next Tuesday, July 24!
But this also means I need the help of each and every C4L member more than ever before.

Audit the Fed will be brought up under a “suspension of the rules.”

So the Fed’s allies won’t be able to offer ANY amendments to try to water down this historic bill!

But...

It also means we need two thirds of the House in order to win - instead of just a simple majority.
So it’s vital you contact Rep. Andrew Harris right away at (202) 225-5311 and spread the word to your friends, family, and online contacts.

[MorGrendel]

OK, we can debate Audit the Fed, but what I really thought was interesting and why I posted this was the part about "suspension of rules" (Bolded for effect). I seem to be of two-minds on this. I didn't realize you could put forward a bill "as is - no changes allowed". Also, if normally it only takes simple majority, I'm really surprised more stuff doesn't get passed. Finally, is it a stretch to say that maybe all the edits are what ruins otherwiseelegant staight forward bills. Maybe, we need a renissance of unaltered bills.

[Thomas Fitzcharles]

Good Day, Jeff.

This is where you have to think like a politian. Both sides know that in the short run a no change bill may further their cause, but they may lose in the long run if the other side uses it to greater effect. The status quo work for both sides. It is not what is best for the country but what keeps them in power.

Sincerely

Thomas

[Berserker]

It seems to be there's a conflict of interest in congress. On one hand, you're supposed to pass laws that are best for the country as a whole. On the other hand, it doesn't matter what most of the country thinks of you, it only matters that your state thinks of you. So if you piss off the entire country but keep your state happy, you stay in congress...

[MorGrendel]

What do you know, it passed. Wonder if the recent LIBOR scandal has anything to do with that. Well, time to watch it die in the Senate.

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