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November 14, 2002
Whoa, Nelly It is certainly pleasing to see Democrats in congress brought to heel. After the pure obstinate obstructionism of the Daschle senate, they needed broke. After getting it broke off up in them during the election last week, the Democrats are understandably anxious to give in on the homeland security bill before it destroys Landrieau in Louisiana's senate run off next month.
However, perhaps they should all- Democrats and Republicans alike- just slow down for a minute on the homeland security bill. It will be the most sweeping re-organization of the federal government in at least 50 years. Yet the compromise bill is agreed to on Wednesday, expecting to be passed Thursday. There is no way that they could have time that quickly to print copies of the bill, and pass them out- much less read it or think it through.
Now, I'm not suggesting an extended period of debate. They've been fooling with it for a year. I think it's a bad idea, but nobody asked me; they're going to put it up for a vote and pass it. But considering the magnitude of what they're doing, would it be too much to ask that they take the weekend to actually read the bill, and then vote next week?
