1 |
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> wrote: |
2 |
> On Thu, 29 May 2014 19:27:12 -0400 |
3 |
> Rich Freeman <rich@××××××××××××××.net> wrote: |
4 |
> |
5 |
>> It is like having Congress set a budget limit - they can change the |
6 |
>> limit as quickly as they set it, and they can even do it in the same |
7 |
>> law that goes over the limit. |
8 |
> |
9 |
> I assume you picked US Congress because it is such an intelligent and |
10 |
> flexible pillar of democracy. Bravo, it truly is an example to us all. |
11 |
> |
12 |
|
13 |
No, I picked the US Congress because it makes stupid and meaningless |
14 |
gestures all the time, like setting spending limits on itself, which |
15 |
then just get overridden in every spending bill they subsequently |
16 |
pass. |
17 |
|
18 |
Rich |