Just an idea...
We spend a great deal of time debating the issues, but we generally don't spend a great deal of time looking at the actual legislation that is before the congress. Personally, I would LOVE for us to have a section of the forum where we debate specific bills/resolutions and the like. We could amend them as we saw fit and lets see what comes out of OUR congress!
If we are to do this we need Cnredd to set it up for us and we would need to elect a Speaker of the House who will set the debate agenda.
I nominate Spencer Collins as the Speaker of the House and propose that the first item on our agenda be H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act.
Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
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"The House on Wednesday passed a measure authorizing $696 billion in military programs, including $189 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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House Passes $700 Billion Defense Spending Bill
Anyone else game? I think this would be fun, informative, and we could actually propose solutions instead of just screaming about the problems.