I have to agree with Mr. Carpenter on the fact that this appears to have nothing to do with internet engineering. Please discontinue spamming the IETF with off-the-subject posts. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "William Allen Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 3:16 PM Subject: Re: PATRIOT/USA followup: ongoing House debate
> Perhaps I missed it -- this has what to do with Internet engineering? > > Neil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Allen Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:45 AM > Subject: PATRIOT/USA followup: ongoing House debate > > > > Last night, in a highly unusual maneuver, the Speaker recessed the > > House at 10:25 pm EDT, and didn't adjourn until 8:59 am, reconvening > > one minute later at 9:00 am. > > > > The reason? To file a "report" from the Committee on Rules at 8:58 am, > > on how to handle the anti-terrorism bill. > > > > The House will now "debate" and vote on this report, even though few > > members of the House have actually seen the report. Even minority > > members of the Rules committee haven't seen the report. > > > > This may rank as one of the biggest raw power grabs in US history. > > > > -- > > William Allen Simpson > > Key fingerprint = 17 40 5E 67 15 6F 31 26 DD 0D B9 9B 6A 15 2C 32 > > > >
