At 08:36 AM 2/21/01 -0300, Alberto wrote:
>John D. Giorgis wrote:
>>
>> Well, don't tell David Brin, but one of the major
>> achievements of the Republican Party when they came
>> to power in 1994 was to prohibit Congress
>> from exempting itself from any more regulations
>> that it passes.
>>
>Sorry, John, but I didn't understand what you said.
>Could you repeat again, slowly, with picture drawings,
>if necessary?
Yes.
The Republicans took control of Congress in 1994 for the first time in @50
years.
One of the first things that they did is pass a "Rule", regarding
Congressional business. This Rule states that no bill may be considered
by Congress that calls for a regulation from which Congress would be
exempted from following. i.e. any new regulation passed by Congress must
be followed by Congress.
In the past, Congress would pass employment anti-discrimination or
workplace safety laws, and exempt themselves from following these laws.
Amazing, but true.
JDG
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"The point of living in a Republic after all, is that we do not live by
majority rule. We live by laws and a variety of isntitutions designed
to check each other." -Andrew Sullivan 01/29/01
