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Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 26

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SezMe said:
The bill is 5,593 pages. These omnibus, "must-pass" bills are an opportunity for legislators to get their pet issues enacted that would never see the light of day if voted on individually.
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I heard that was in there. That cracks me up. The explanation was it just kept being reinserted by staff members cutting and pasting. :rolleyes:
 
dudalb said:
I susgest something is wrong with out legislative system if congresee members have to vote on a bill there is no way they could have read through or even read a decent synposis of. And It happens all the time.
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This is true to some extent. But honestly, just divvy it up between staff members and/or your caucus. Set the goals of what you want in a summary from each person and their assigned section.

It's not that hard.

But when you come to the reincarnation crap and it doesn't require any money or action, there's no reason to hold the bill up over it at this time. OTOH, if it might cause a war with China, consider deleting it and see if the other side even notices.
 
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dudalb said:
I have been busy all day, any reaction from Trump to the statue of Robert E Lee being removed from the Captiol building.
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No, he's still screaming "Rigged Election!" the way you'd expect a malignent narcissist with no self-control would

I immensely enjoyed seeing a statue of that treasonous slaver in chains, though. It's being replaced with a statue of Barbara Rose Johns.
 
SezMe said:
The bill is 5,593 pages. These omnibus, "must-pass" bills are an opportunity
for legislators to get their pet issues enacted that would never see the light
of day if voted on individually.
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The bill makes illegal steaming a felony. Sounds like if
you watch a YouTube video, you give up you rights to vote.
 
Mumbles said:
No, he's still screaming "Rigged Election!" the way you'd expect a malignent narcissist with no self-control would

I immensely enjoyed seeing a statue of that treasonous slaver in chains, though. It's being replaced with a statue of Barbara Rose Johns.
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Didn't know her. What a great choice by Virginia!
 
Trump issues executive order requiring 'beautiful' federal architecture

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday looking to ensure that federal buildings feature "beautiful" architecture, expressing a preference for classical architecture over modernist designs.

The order did not explicitly define what standards buildings must meet to be considered beautiful, saying that new federal buildings should be of classical design but not mandating that style. The order defines classical architecture as "the architectural tradition derived from the forms, principles, and vocabulary of the architecture of Greek and Roman antiquity" and that "encompasses such styles as Neoclassical, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Art Deco."
It applies to all federal courthouses, agency headquarters, DC public buildings and all other public buildings costing more than $50 million.
Arguing that some of the Founding Fathers "attached great importance to Federal civic architecture, the order laments how in the 1950s and 60s, "the Federal Government largely replaced traditional designs for new construction with modernist ones."
"The Federal architecture that ensued, overseen by the General Services Administration (GSA), was often unpopular with Americans," the order states. "The new buildings ranged from the undistinguished to designs even GSA now admits many in the public found unappealing."
The executive order also creates the President's Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture. The council is tasked with submitting a report to the GSA administrator recommending updates to GSA's policies and procedures to incorporate the new architectural guidelines.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/21/politics/trump-executive-order-beautiful-architecture/index.html
 
I just watched some lost-election parodies of the bunker scene from Downfall.

Some are pretty funny.

What really struck me was how much the actor playing Goebbels looks like Jared Kushner.
 
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