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In reply to the discussion: Members of Congress Denied Access to Basic Information About NSA [View all]I am not sure that they ever actually see a budget. The Constitution says that the House has to approve all appropriations. I am very interested in knowing how they can uphold their Constitutional duty if they don't even vote on a real budget number.
Does anybody know how this is structured? Is there even a vote on these secret budgets? Or does the main budget appropriation just have a footnote to the effect that "in passing this budget, I give my tacit authorization for a secret expenditure that I know nothing about."
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Deception, Misdirection And Obfuscation All Around - A House Of Political Mirrors
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#2
Info denied to Grayson by a committee 'voice vote' that the ranking member didn't know about
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#7
The same thing happened when Congress "approved" the so-called "Bill to go to War with Iraq" in 2002
Lugal Zaggesi
Aug 2013
#11
No member can be sent to prison for what they say on the floor of the House or Senate.
24601
Aug 2013
#45
Republicans are mainly ignorant nutjobs. But here's the 29 Democratic Senators dumb enough to vote
Lugal Zaggesi
Aug 2013
#43
Do we really need any more proof that the shadow government runs this country?
olddad56
Aug 2013
#35