No House resolution honoring SEAL's bin Laden mission

[monster]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

Its written in advanced, agreed upon in advance, read on the floor, no debate, then voted on.

So the people writing it in advance etc... what would they be doing otherwise, and how long does all the agreement process take?

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by monster

So the people writing it in advance etc... what would they be doing otherwise, and how long does all the agreement process take?

I would guess a staff person wrote it. One party leader's staff calls the other party's staff person, they both agree on it and take it to their party caucus lunch . Someone reads it while they eat their Navy Bean Soup so every member can hear it and its a done deal and in the Congressional Record.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

I would guess a staff person wrote it. One party leader's staff calls the other party's staff person, they both agree on it and take it to their party caucus lunch. Someone reads it while they eat their Navy Bean Soup and its a done deal and in the Congressional Record.

yah, waste of time. Guess it's the foreigner in me.

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by monster

yah, waste of time. Guess it's the foreigner in me.

I'll leave that to historians of the future who rely on resolutions printed in the Congressional Record to get a sense of what happened in the past.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

I'll leave that to historians of the future who rely on resolutions printed in the Congressional Record to get a sense of what happened in the past.

Oh yea, they will get a LOT out of those details now won't they! Not. It is so frigging vague it is laughable. A feel good resolution to make them look like they are doing something important.

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Oh yea, they will get a LOT out of those details now won't they! Not. It is so frigging vague it is laughable. A feel good resolution to make them look like they are doing something important.

Can you be more petty?

Its not a matter of details but the highest legislative body in the country saying for the Record, "job well done" to all involved.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

Can you be more petty?

Can you be more stupid?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

Its not a matter of details but the highest legislative body in the country saying for the Record, "job well done" to all involved.

They don't give a shit.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

I'll leave that to historians of the future who rely on resolutions printed in the Congressional Record to get a sense of what happened in the past.

But that is not the only way history is written (thank FSM)

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by monster

But that is not the only way history is written (thank FSM)

It is the only official record of Congress.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

It is the only official record of Congress.

so what? maybe congress needs to be more broad-minded/well-read?

[monster]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

It is the only official record of Congress.

...you're starting to sound a little 1984

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

It is the only official record of Congress.

And no one cares..... NO ONE.

[monster]

Originally Posted by monster

But that is not the only way history is written (thank FSM)

...at least not in most of the world/eras.... although it does lend weight to history being written by the victors

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

I'll leave that to historians of the future who rely on resolutions printed in the Congressional Record to get a sense of what happened in the past.

Speaking as a historian, I'd really like to applaud this sentiment.

Much of what we know of past governments comes from that kind of document, and debates in the House.

I don't see how it is a waste of time. It would take very little time to actually draw up. The only thing that would make it a waste of time wuold be to unnecessarily treat as a matter of controversy and waste a bunch of time discussing it and overanalysing it.