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Originally posted by Spartacus View Postthe reason you have to "pass the bill to find out what's in it" is because the law itself leaves its details to the executive branch to hammer out. It's a really fun line to repeat, I know, but it's the way Washington works.I DENOUNCE DONALD J. TRUMP AND ALL HIS IMMORAL ACTS.
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Originally posted by Spartacus View Postthe reason you have to "pass the bill to find out what's in it" is because the law itself leaves its details to the executive branch to hammer out. It's a really fun line to repeat, I know, but it's the way Washington works."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostWhich is sort of like saying you first have to sign a contract for your car, before you'll know what the car payments are.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Paprika View Postftfy.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostExactly --- there is NO way to justify such a stupid statement. You're probably familiar with the expression "a pig in a poke" --- which is what we "bought"."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostPretty much. It's like giving a blank check to a stranger on the street and hoping he only writes down the amount you owe him. Only the insane, stupid, or both would do such a thing.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostOr those drunk with power.Last edited by rogue06; 04-12-2014, 10:00 AM.
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