I am all sure that you have been waiting in hideous agonies of suspense about the fate of the “National Day of the Horse” resolution that I refered to yesterday. I am sorry to report that it looks as though it may fall victim to the partisan bickering that too often stymies this kind of important legislation. My anonymous informant — known as Deepthroat to his wife and children — informs me this morning:<\/p>\n
Now, for a brief update on the Equine Awareness Act (or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153EAA,\u00e2\u20ac? as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it will be soon be nicknamed), it appears that the Democrats may have a problem with this bill, as it did not pass by unanimous consent yesterday. I spoke with the cloakroom this morning, and while the Republicans were happy to let it pass by unanimous consent, there may be a hold placed on it by one or more Democrats. (And, as you know, which individual Senator\/s has placed a hold on any particular bill is something that is generally not disclosed by the cloakroom). <\/p>\n
I do not know the reason for the Senatorial shenanigans, but here is my guess: the bill is both facially vague and unclear. After all, it simply says \u00e2\u20ac\u0153horse.\u00e2\u20ac? It does not specify what type of horse\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthoroughbred? Arabian? Steed? Rocking? It could apply to all of those, or none. Plus, there is almost no legislative history which would be of assistance to a court in discerning Congressional intent when it is called upon to interpret that all-encompassing and vague word, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153horse.\u00e2\u20ac? <\/p>\n
Another sticky thought\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe bill completely ignores the significant contributions that horses have made to the glue industry. Now, I will admit that this is pure speculation, but I would guess that the Elmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lobbyists have contacted one of their Democrat puppets and forced them to place a hold on the bill. (After all, everyone knows that the Democrats are in the hip pockets of the glue industry).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
All I can say, is that Kaimi, Kristine, Jim and other who blithely affirm that one can be a good Mormon and<\/i> a good Democrat need to look deep into their souls and ask themselves whether this is the sort of thing that they can be associated with and still sleep with a clear conscience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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