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08-25-2009, 07:43 AM
This was in the Letters to the Editor section of our newspaper back home this morning. Any input, please.
funny that the proposed obama health care plan is entitled HR-3200. Usually a bill being considered is designated HB-xxxx or SB-xxxx, depending whether it originates in the House or the Senate. The HR-xxxx denotes a House Resolution. Can anyone explain why the unknown authors of this conglomeration of bad ideas chose to call it a Resolution instead of a Bill? (Is it because a Resolution can be approved by voice vote, where the Speaker of the House can ram a resolution by stating "the ayes have it" even if there is a loud resounding "NAY" from a majority of the House members (same in Senate)? While a Bill must be approved by actual votes in either house? (Not sure of the rules there).
funny that the proposed obama health care plan is entitled HR-3200. Usually a bill being considered is designated HB-xxxx or SB-xxxx, depending whether it originates in the House or the Senate. The HR-xxxx denotes a House Resolution. Can anyone explain why the unknown authors of this conglomeration of bad ideas chose to call it a Resolution instead of a Bill? (Is it because a Resolution can be approved by voice vote, where the Speaker of the House can ram a resolution by stating "the ayes have it" even if there is a loud resounding "NAY" from a majority of the House members (same in Senate)? While a Bill must be approved by actual votes in either house? (Not sure of the rules there).