Comments on: Stench of Corruption http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/ political, technological, pop cultural ramblings of a news junkie Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:26:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ross Karchner http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-5420 Ross Karchner Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:51:13 +0000 http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/#comment-5420 After some admittedly shallow research, my hunch is that it happens in conference committee. In theory, their job is to reconcile the differences between a bill as it passed in the house and how it was changed by the senate, but when a single party controls both chambers it can essentially do what it wants. After some admittedly shallow research, my hunch is that it happens in conference committee. In theory, their job is to reconcile the differences between a bill as it passed in the house and how it was changed by the senate, but when a single party controls both chambers it can essentially do what it wants.

]]> By: Scott http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-5252 Scott Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:48:21 +0000 http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/#comment-5252 What's the point of have both Houses agree to it if it's going to be changed at the last minute. I can't argue that this is news to me but what's the legality of this? What's the protocol? Couldn't someone just about slip anything in they wanted to? What’s the point of have both Houses agree to it if it’s going to be changed at the last minute. I can’t argue that this is news to me but what’s the legality of this? What’s the protocol? Couldn’t someone just about slip anything in they wanted to?

]]> By: Ross Karchner http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-5193 Ross Karchner Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:41:21 +0000 http://brokekid.net/2007/03/27/stench-of-corruption/#comment-5193 "Sneaking language into legislation before it is voted on would seem to me to be a crime" No, I'm pretty sure it's just the way things are done, and not just at the federal level. State legislatures are just as poisoned. “Sneaking language into legislation before it is voted on would seem to me to be a crime”

No, I’m pretty sure it’s just the way things are done, and not just at the federal level. State legislatures are just as poisoned.

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