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"Why" the Bush Administration would order a covert CIA operation to send anthrax laced letters to Senate Majority leaders.
Remember, on Sept 18th 2001 when the first anthrax letter was mailed out, the
107th congress was not majority Republican. This was not to raise suspicion, but scare a particular party into passing it in the OTHER chamber (The House of Representatives)
The house was split 50/50, so passing laws through BOTH chambers was extremely difficult. Our forefathers, made the constitution have a 2/3 majority in order to put "checks and balances" on fraudulent acts like The Patriot Act.
Here is a list of some of the bullshit legislation passed by The 10th Congress because of the anthrax letters:
USA PATRIOT") Act
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Help America Vote Act
Homeland Security Act
Essentially sending anthrax to scare people into voting for a law(s) is not only, ILLEGAL, but what I consider as TREASON.
Source:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=How_a_bill_becomes_a_law
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cannot become a law until it has been approved in identical form by both chambers of Congress. After a bill has passed both chambers, it must be made identical via a conference committee.<sup id="_ref-30" class="reference">
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</sup>Here is the full process of how the Patriot Act and other laws get passed. The constitution is a wonderful document.
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XIII. Final action on amended bill
A bill cannot become a law until it has been approved in identical form by both chambers of Congress. After a bill has passed both chambers, it must be made identical via a conference committee.<sup id="_ref-30" class="reference">
[31]</sup>
The Speaker appoints the House conferees. Usually, these are chosen from the committee that has jurisdiction over the bill in question, and often following the recommendation of that committee chairman. Representation of both major parties is an important attribute of all parliamentary procedures but, in the case of conference committees, it is expected that the views of the chamber of the House on matters in conference be properly represented. The presiding officer of the Senate appoints the conferees, in a manner similar to the House.<sup id="_ref-31" class="reference">
[32]</sup>
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conference committee is sometimes popularly referred to as the "Third Chamber of Congress," but conferee powers are limited. They do not have the authority to amend any portion of a bill that has not been amended in either chamber, and they may not insert material that is not germane.<sup id="_ref-32" class="reference">
[33]</sup>
If a compromise is reached via the conference committee, the corresponding report containing the amendments must be debated and passed in both chambers without change. If they are not passed, a new conference may be called. When the bill has finally been approved by both chambers, all the original papers are transmitted to the enrolling clerk of the body in which the bill originated.<sup id="_ref-33" class="reference">
[34]</sup>
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XIV. Enrollment
Once an identical bill has passed in both chambers, the Clerk of the House or Secretary of the Senate (depending on the bills' origin) must ensure that the bill document reflects all of the agreed upon amendments. The bill is then printed, and both the Speaker of the House and either the president of the Senate or the President pro tempore of the Senate must sign the bill. At this point, it is presented to the president.<sup id="_ref-34" class="reference">
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XV. Presidential action
Once a bill has been presented to the president, he/she has ten days of constitutionally allocated time to decide a course of action. The president may approve the bill, by signing it into law. The president may also veto the bill, which sends it back to Congress where it must receive approval by two-thirds of both chambers to override the veto.<sup id="_ref-35" class="reference">[36]</sup>
If the president does not sign or veto the bill after ten days, two outcomes may occur. If Congress is in session, the bill is considered approved. If, however, the Congress has adjourned, the bill does not become law. This is known as a "pocket veto." The extent of pocket veto authority has not been definitively decided by the courts.<sup id="_ref-36" class="reference">
[37]</sup>
For a brief period of time (1997 to 1998), the president had the authority to issue a "line item" veto. This allowed the president to veto certain fiscal items in a bill, rather than having to either approve or veto the bill as a whole. Ultimately, this right was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in
Clinton v. City of New York (1998).<sup id="_ref-37" class="reference">
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