Re: [ga] CORRECTION!!!

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Sotiropoulos,

Sunday, March 25, 2001, 5:32:27 PM, Sotiropoulos wrote:

> I made a HUGE error.  In fact, the Senate passed
> the Federal Reserve Bill 43 to 25, with a total of
> only 68 Senators present for the vote!!! (not 3!)
> and by a difference of 18 votes... certainly NOT a
> consensus by our current definition.  The absence
> of the rest of the Senators was not an
> invalidation of their vote... Had Thomas
> Jefferson, James Madison or Andrew Jackson been
> around, they would have no doubt started a second
> American revolution!

Yes, in fact, under the rules, only 26 members could pass any
legislation, provided the smallest quorum is present (51 members).
members)

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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