Let us consider our own U.S. Constitution quote: U.S Constitution Article 1. Section 7.) All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills. Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. end quote. quote: Merriam Webster to act together to a common end or single effect. 2. a : approve . b : to express agreement . 3. obsolete : to come ... end quote no where does it say that the Majority Whip of the Senate or the Minority Whip is to originate a bill for raising revenue. If fact it infers that the Senate will not be the originator of a revenue bill. that they may only concur.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:17:31 +0000
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