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democrats want a vote on homeland security too fast?

The republicans are complaining that they don't have enough time to discuss implementing the dems additions to homeland security. whatever happened to "all we ask is that they put it to a simple up or down vote and quit leaving things tied in committee." That approach was good enough for the republican judicial nominees, why not for democrat changes?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Because 100 hours is NOT ENOUGH TIME to thoughtfully consider homeland security matters, and I dont care if its Dem or Rep that is doing it. Its a political maneuver that completely ignores the quality of the legislation they are trying to produce

  • 1 decade ago

    in this first 100 hours, Nancy P has already said that she does not want any input from the Republicans. Since she is already starting our working on a partisan path, why would anyone want to give it a quick vote. What else could they put in the bills:

    1) it is OK to keep up to $100,000. in cash wrapped up in your freezer.

    2) Lets get more judges on the bench that will let child molesters off because they are to short, or let the females off because they are to good looking.

    3) Land deals can not be investigated.

    4) Classified documents should all be moved to the DNC office for destruction or editing.

  • I have been ripping the Dems on here today (just look at my questions I have asked) but I applaud them for this. They have had 7 years of sitting on their buts telling us we are doing it all wrong. They should be prepared to come in and get things going. I do not agree with every thing they are doing and they should be doing something about the Iraq war, because that's what got them elected. Not homeland security or minimum wage, Iraq.

    Next week they start hearings, They need more info??? I thought the Dems had it all figured out?

  • 1 decade ago

    Dems are a whole other breed, we do things different and quick, we don't wait for a couple of thousand people to be killed, before we act.

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  • 1 decade ago

    they have only had 4 years to educate themselves on the 9/11 commision report or did they even bother to read it. god forbid we would worry about security.

    paul. is next week too long for you to wait for them to discuss iraq? they are waiting for the deciders decision too.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    it's typical... "it's ok when we do it... we're passing good bills"...

    Republicans aren't used to getting things done in an orderly manner... they will surely all go into shock...

    they threw the patriot act together quickly and passed it before half of the congress read it fully...

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Americans are dying.

    That's the problem with "drag your heels" politics.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's just another dopey Democrat grandstand play. Business as usual with the most disengenuous people in government.

  • 1 decade ago

    in other words, the republicans are saying they didn't have time to go over any bills about security, because other things that they have been rushing through before they get booted, is more important.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    funny how they rammed 6 years of bad laws down all of our throats and now theyre bitchin.

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