How a Bill Becomes a Law
So now I know:
http://www.votesmart.org/resource_govt101_02.php
Okay, well, I’m dumb…but willing to learn. I recently made a post and comment and it was completely wrong. The House and Senate can both introduce bills. What the Senate passed last night is an amendment to a bill introduced by the House. The amendment contains the bailout.
Does this seem right to everyone?
And, yes, I was completely wrong about Obama and McCain not voting last Monday, because it was a House-introduced bill that was voted on in that instance. Had it passed, it would’ve then gone on to the Senate.
Guess that U.S. History class really paid off in high school, huh? Geesh.
They Voted
The second version of the bailout bill was voted on last night (10/1/08) by the Senate. Obama and McCain took part in the vote this time. They were both for the bailout bill.
I (wrongly)Â criticized Obama and McCain for not voting the first-time around, especially after their big hub-bub about going back to Washington till a bill got passed by the Senate (and then it goes on to the House). However, I since realized , that senators usually know ahead of time how the vote will go and it doesn’t make sense to spend all the money and time flying back unless it is a close vote.
Note: There was some confusion on my part and I though the Senate voted on the bailout before the House, earlier this week. Nope.
