Ha! The Massive pork-filled farm bill goes back to square one - Update and bump: Pork wins anyway as veto overridden on flawed bill
And all due to a clerical error:
Only hours before the House's 316-108 vote, Bush had vetoed the five-year measure, saying it was too expensive and gave too much money to wealthy farmers when farm incomes are high. The Senate then was expected to follow suit quickly.Action stalled, however, after the discovery that Congress had omitted a 34-page section of the bill when lawmakers sent the massive measure to the White House.
That means Bush vetoed a different bill from the one Congress passed, raising questions that the eventual law would be unconstitutional. Republicans objected when Democrats proposed passing the missing section separately and sending that to Bush.
In order to avoid those potential problems, House Democrats hoped to pass the entire bill, again, on Thursday under expedited rules usually reserved for unopposed legislation. The Senate was expected to follow suit. The correct version would then be sent to Bush under a new bill number for another expected veto.
Lawmakers also will have to pass an extension of current farm law, which expires Friday.
"We will have to repass the whole thing, as will the Senate," said Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. "We can't let the farm bill just die."
Oh, yes we can - don't let this chance pass you by. Call your elected officials and tell them to start being responsible!
Update: Overridden as is, and they'll add the extra 34 pages as a separate bill after their Memorial Day break. Republicans are going to lose seats over siding with the liberals on this and other recent irresponsible porkfests. They just don't seem to get it, do they?
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Great news ! I blogged on this yesterday, before the "verdict". Delaware Libertarian also did a post on the same subject:
http://delawarelibertarian.blogspot.com/2008/05/shirley-nails-both-obama-and-clinton-on.html
I'll be getting my letters out today. This has got to stop !