ideath ([info]ideath) wrote,
@ 2008-05-23 10:00:00
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We all like trains, right?
I idly checked the list of co-sponsors of HR 6003, fully expecting to see Mr. Blumenauer there, given his position on trains. I didn't. I wonder why.

Update 5/27: I was curious enough to send him an email to ask why.

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-05-23 06:19 pm UTC (link)
I think maybe it is just because being a co-sponsor on a bill adds nothing to it? Its pretty much a symbolic thing, and maybe he just wasn't bothered to add his name in this case?

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[info]ideath
2008-05-24 05:15 am UTC (link)
It's not totally meaningless. It's strongly symbolic - and what else is politics about? Also, if a bill gets 218 cosponsors (and they all mean it enough to sign a discharge petition) it gets to the floor. I figure there must be some reason he's not doing it, since it seems so in line with his stated policies and it's a pretty much no-cost action.

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-05-25 09:51 am UTC (link)
I guess I don't know the specifics of the bill. If it is a bill that is going to pass, maybe he just didn't feel like adding any "cheerleading" to it. Or maybe...the bill has HIDDEN AGENDA.

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