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Re: National speed limit repeal approved by subcommittee
In article <Pine.SGI.3.90.950504112325.19701B-100000-100000-100000@rpc04.gl.umbc.edu>, "..RT ka pyara Boy.." <kali1@gl.umbc.edu> writes:
> On 4 May 1995, John Carr wrote:
>
>>
>> The Senate Transportation Subcommittee has approved repeal of the
>> national 55/65 MPH speed limit as part of a transporation bill.
>> Approval by the full committee is required before consideration
>> by the Senate.
>>
>> --
>> John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)
>>
>>
>
> What would it mean if it got approved?
>
> -ALI
First, if approved by the full committee, it would go on to debate on the
Senate floor. There, Senators would add all kinds of useless and unrelated
amendments, possibly including things as diverse as farm subsidies, aid
to a foreign despot, or initiating a tax on air. They might even debate
the merits of the bill. Then they would vote.
If passed, it would then go to the House
Transportation subcommittee. There, more useless amendments would be added.
It would then go to a full committee for approval. If it passes the House
committee, it goes through a rules committee, and eventually on to debate
and still more useless amendment addition. If approved by the House,
it will not even remotely resemble the Senate bill. A conference committee
of Senators and Representatives will meet to make the bills look the same
again, removing many of the useless amendments. It will then go back to
the House and Senate for a re-vote. No changes can be made. If it is
approved again by both the House and the Senate, it then goes to the
President. The president has the option of signing the bill, and putting it
into law, or he can veto it. If vetoed the bill goes back to House and Senate
for possible overturn of the veto.
Obviously, not a sure thing, but at least the issue is being raised
(only about fifteen years to late, IMHO). Still, there is hope that we
will no longer be burdened by the federal restrictions. I'm writing to
my state Senators and Representatives (even those outside my district)
and asking that they support this bill.
Then it would just be a matter of getting the state legislatures to raise
the limits within your state.
See, it's really simple :-)
Darren
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