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Dept of Beer Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:28 PM
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August 2cnd is 13 days away.

What bill can actually be drafted, vetted and opened to public debate in that amount of time?
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:30 PM
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1. A simple, routine debt increase like has been done for years
each time we come to it.
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Dept of Beer Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:34 PM
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3. Nothing seems routine this time around.
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PoliticAverse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:34 PM
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2. Why would a bill have to be 'open to public' debate? n/t
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Dept of Beer Donating Member (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:35 PM
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4. You're right. Back room deals are better.
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PoliticAverse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:38 PM
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6. Just sign it or the country defaults...
Hey they didn't read the Patriot Act...
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:36 PM
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5. A Patriot Act
Or a two-page bank bailout.
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-11 02:54 PM
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7. All you need is a piece of paper that says
"this bill raises the debt ceiling to ............" and there you go.
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