http://techliberation.com/2008/10/10/does-this-really-surprise-anyone/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2008/10/10/does-this-really-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-65678 MikeRT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13323#comment-65678 <p>Any bill that is vetoed can be repassed by Congress without having to be signed by the President. It has always been constitutionally feasible for Congress to ram oversight down Bush's unwilling throat. If that fails, and he pulls his usual stunts, it's likewise feasible for them to impeach the son of a bitch for breaking the law.<br><br>The reason Congress has failed to do this is that they'd rather chase after their own greedy interests than do their jobs. If working stiffs wasted so much of their time doing absolutely nothing for their employers that they agreed to do, it would get them fired.</p> Any bill that is vetoed can be repassed by Congress without having to be signed by the President. It has always been constitutionally feasible for Congress to ram oversight down Bush's unwilling throat. If that fails, and he pulls his usual stunts, it's likewise feasible for them to impeach the son of a bitch for breaking the law.

The reason Congress has failed to do this is that they'd rather chase after their own greedy interests than do their jobs. If working stiffs wasted so much of their time doing absolutely nothing for their employers that they agreed to do, it would get them fired.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/10/10/does-this-really-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-65677 JammingEcono Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:37:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13323#comment-65677 <p>How can there be effective oversight when the Administration fought efforts to increase oversight like it was a holy war?</p> How can there be effective oversight when the Administration fought efforts to increase oversight like it was a holy war?

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/10/10/does-this-really-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-56349 MikeRT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:37:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13323#comment-56349 <p>Any bill that is vetoed can be repassed by Congress without having to be signed by the President. It has always been constitutionally feasible for Congress to ram oversight down Bush's unwilling throat. If that fails, and he pulls his usual stunts, it's likewise feasible for them to impeach the son of a bitch for breaking the law.<br><br>The reason Congress has failed to do this is that they'd rather chase after their own greedy interests than do their jobs. If working stiffs wasted so much of their time doing absolutely nothing for their employers that they agreed to do, it would get them fired.</p> Any bill that is vetoed can be repassed by Congress without having to be signed by the President. It has always been constitutionally feasible for Congress to ram oversight down Bush's unwilling throat. If that fails, and he pulls his usual stunts, it's likewise feasible for them to impeach the son of a bitch for breaking the law.

The reason Congress has failed to do this is that they'd rather chase after their own greedy interests than do their jobs. If working stiffs wasted so much of their time doing absolutely nothing for their employers that they agreed to do, it would get them fired.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/10/10/does-this-really-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-56348 JammingEcono Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:37:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=13323#comment-56348 <p>How can there be effective oversight when the Administration fought efforts to increase oversight like it was a holy war?</p> How can there be effective oversight when the Administration fought efforts to increase oversight like it was a holy war?

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