Thursday, November 11, 2004
Ronald Reagan on a Dime?
In one of the boldest moves yet, Republicans in the House of Representatives have gone and introduced a bill that would call for replacing Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Ronald Reagun (Ronny Raygun) on our beloved ten cent piece. Before the real arguments begin, let me remind my visitors that Ronald Reagan is still alive, and that honoring a man who is still living doesn't seem to give it quite the significance it should.
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Supporters of the "Ronald Reagan Dime Act" said Roosevelt and his government-expanding New Deal represented decades past, while Reagan's conservative, anti-communist administration ushered in society as it exists today.
Triggering the dispute is a TV movie that depicts a doddering Reagan dominated by his wife, Nancy. The movie is being aired by Showtime after CBS canceled its plans to show it last month in response to pressure by Reagan supporters.
Does anyone else feel as though we pay our representatives too much to do so little? We are fighting two wars, combating hunger world-wide, recovering from a recession, and the House of Representatives has nothing better to do than waste time arguing about who should be represented on our money. Make it easy on yourselves Representatives, and call for a new fifty cent piece, or yet another dollar coin. Can you believe we actually pay these representatives $154,700 a year to work on legislation that is literally, worthless.
I am baffled at this. I simply don't know how it could be remedied. Fortunately Amendment 27 to the Constitution prevents our Representatives from spending their days (and our money) giving themselves raises. Do we need another amendment to the constitution? Something along the lines of "Congress may not waste it's time discussing worthless legislation" maybe? I really don't know... ¶ 11:07 PM
In one of the boldest moves yet, Republicans in the House of Representatives have gone and introduced a bill that would call for replacing Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Ronald Reagun (Ronny Raygun) on our beloved ten cent piece. Before the real arguments begin, let me remind my visitors that Ronald Reagan is still alive, and that honoring a man who is still living doesn't seem to give it quite the significance it should.
Quote:
Supporters of the "Ronald Reagan Dime Act" said Roosevelt and his government-expanding New Deal represented decades past, while Reagan's conservative, anti-communist administration ushered in society as it exists today.
Triggering the dispute is a TV movie that depicts a doddering Reagan dominated by his wife, Nancy. The movie is being aired by Showtime after CBS canceled its plans to show it last month in response to pressure by Reagan supporters.
Does anyone else feel as though we pay our representatives too much to do so little? We are fighting two wars, combating hunger world-wide, recovering from a recession, and the House of Representatives has nothing better to do than waste time arguing about who should be represented on our money. Make it easy on yourselves Representatives, and call for a new fifty cent piece, or yet another dollar coin. Can you believe we actually pay these representatives $154,700 a year to work on legislation that is literally, worthless.
I am baffled at this. I simply don't know how it could be remedied. Fortunately Amendment 27 to the Constitution prevents our Representatives from spending their days (and our money) giving themselves raises. Do we need another amendment to the constitution? Something along the lines of "Congress may not waste it's time discussing worthless legislation" maybe? I really don't know... ¶ 11:07 PM
