PrintSeptember 14, 2009
Just Words
Fact-checking is almost the new national pastime, especially involving President Obama's health care proposals. But what is there to check? What words do we check? Obama's "plan" is not yet published, and may not even exist in written form. When it comes to written, proposed legislation, there are multiple plans to choose from; which one is the plan? More significantly, the most important words involving any piece of modern legislation come after that legislation has been signed into law.Let's just say that you use HR 3200 as a surrogate for Obama's plan. It definitely has words - 1,017 pages worth. Here is what Congressman John Conyers said about it. "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?"To appreciate this statement, you should know that Conyers has been in Congress since 1965; only John Dingell, the bill's...(Read Full Article)
