And reading legislation is for chumps. At least that’s our take on Michigan Rep. John Conyers’ opinion of having to do, like, actual work. At a National Press Club luncheon Conyers tells taxpayers there just isn’t enough time to read the bills his party is trying to cram through the sausage grinder so… why bother.
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“I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill,’” said Conyers.
“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?”
In a way, he’s got a point as the 1,000 page bills currently on the docket might be better served if the whole process is slowed down. But what infuriates us is his tone. One gets the feeling that the actual process of reading any legislation let alone allowing himself to be familiar with some of the finer points of any given legislation is beneath him. His voice drips with condescension. Reading is what he’s got his lackeys for – Conyers’ job is too lord over the process.
Recall this exchange Congressman Charles Rangel of New York had with YAF’s Jason Mattera regarding Rangel’s use of a Caddy and his apartments in NYC.
“Why don’t you mind your own g#d-*amn business”. Charmed, we’re sure.
If anyone out there is still scratching their head wondering what this whole Tea Party movement is all about, that bile rising in your throat after watching these two clips should be a good start.
(H/T: Hot Air)
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That whole issue with not reading the whole bill was amazing to hear. It seemed incredibly tone deaf, politically.
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