Re: Congresscritters want to be more... permanent

2003-07-24 Thread Steve Furlong
On Thursday 24 July 2003 12:09, Sunder wrote: > Isn't that akin to when they vote themselves raises? :) What raises? That would be unconstitutional, and they'd never do that. What they get are cost of living adjustments. -- Steve FurlongComputer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel "If some

Congresscritters want to be more... permanent

2003-07-24 Thread Declan McCullagh
POLITICS News conference to announce bipartisan legislation for a constitutional ammendment to increase the term of House members from 2 years to 4 years. Participants: Rep. Charles Stenholm, D-Texas, and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.= Location: House Radio/TV Gallery, U.S. Capitol. 3:30 p.m. Con