The rules in both houses of Congress — passed by Republicans and Democrats — allows a Senator or Representative to place a RIDER ON AN IMPORTANT BILL. Riders are ONE SUBJECT BILLS and will not pass. An important bill is supported by Congress and Presidents; therefore, the legislationpasses.
Needless to say, RIDERS INCREASE DEFICIT SPENDING; therefore, Congressional leaders must PROMISE PUBLICLY to change the rules in both houses of Congress and not allow RIDERS to be placed on important bills. This reform would restore the confidence of Americans in the federal government. Then, President Obama and Congress would take positive steps in solving the debt crisis.
Roy Wetherington
Tifton
Opinion
January 25, 2013
Your Opinion: Riders: Change rules in Senate and House to reduce national debt
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May 21 Column – George F. Will
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals derail his second-term agenda?" was a question: What agenda?
- Rants & Raves – May 21
- Rant & Rave for May 16
- Rants & Raves - May 15
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Letter to the Editor for May 15
As a grandson of Henry Harding Tift and a long-time resident of Tift County, I would like to tip my hat to Edd Dorminey for the pivotal role he played in petitioning the state legislature to officially recognize the original intent that Tift County be named in honor of Capt. Tift.
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A day late and a dollar short...sort of
I caught a lot of flack the past couple of days because, and I quote, “You write a column and you didn’t write about your mom for Mothers Day?”Yeah. Um. Just yeah.
- Letter to the Editor: Here we go again
- Our Opinion: Less do nots...more do’s please
- Rant and Raves for May 10
- Rant and Raves for May 9
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May 21 Column – George F. Will
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