DeMint: Over 90% of Bills Passed Secretly With No Debate, No Vote

You Tube ^ | 26 May 2010 | Sen Jim DeMint

[Lorianne]

video 10:38

[RexBeach]

Wow. I thought it was 100% I’m relieved.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Let the exposure, investigations, and prosecutions begin!

[DannyTN]

Can't see utube from work.

Is that real? How can they pass any bill without a vote?

If such a process exists, why wouldn't they use it to pass the controversial bills that was there downfall?

[samtheman]

He is good.

[murrie]

www.blowoutcongress.com.

[samtheman]

“We’re passing bills that we don’t even read that are running the country into crushing debt.”

[samtheman]

I’d like to get the transcript of this. It’s very important stuff.

[GeronL]

They’ll pass things by concensus. If something has no objections raised, then they can deem it passed.

I think thats how it works. probably.

[samtheman]

"senator" wyden -(d-OR) is the one who wrote the individual mandate requirement from the health care fraud bill, NOW, he wants to EXEMPT Oregon from the very provision HE wrote. (from the comments on youtube)

[OrangeHoof]

A lot of what is debated is show biz. The REAL debates happen in conference and agreed upon there. Only the idiots bring anything up for a vote without already knowing the outcome (yes, that’s happened to Pelosi a few times).

I’m not sure I’d go as far as Demint, but the DEms were very careful to hide and pass a lot of things that had no debate.

[Right Wing Assault]

How long does it take to vote? They’ve got the little buttons that are tabulated electronically. Vote!

[PMAS]

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[DannyTN]

"They’ll pass things by concensus."

Is this a new process DeMint is talking about or an existing one?

If they have a process where legislation is pending and a time frame for objections exists. And that's clearly communicated to both members of the house and the public. Then that's not secret.

And you could conceivably say the absence of objections in a reasonable time frame is itself a consensus vote.

[SumProVita]

Without a vote????

Is there a list of such bills?

[GeronL]

I think they’ve doing that for some time. I doubt the new Congress will change much.

[huldah1776]

I guess that’s what happens when the lawmakers make laws about themselves. Bad loophole.

[I see my hands]

Get to work.

[antiRepublicrat]

If they have a process where legislation is pending and a time frame for objections exists. And that's clearly communicated to both members of the house and the public. Then that's not secret.

That's a cool idea for a legislative process. Too bad it doesn't exist. This is a good explanation for the process.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/03/16/4436482-explaining-deem-and-pass

[4woodenboats]

It was comical watching wyden (doh) suggesting that, after 10 years of not getting the job done, he wants to take credit for Demint's bill - then threw that cart in reverse when offered to write it up within the next few days ~ we're not ready yet and never will be but we'd like you more and agree that you had a nice thought if you just give us back the ball