At 11:18 AM 10/8/99, Mark Hughes wrote: >> I am no expert on US procedures but I am pretty sure >> that before that bill can become law, it must also be >> approved by Congress and the Whitehouse (ie the President) > >According to the news article, it has been approved by half the >Congress (the Senate) and now will need approval from the other half >(House of Representatives) and then signing by Bill C. Unlike Australia where nearlly all bills pass both houses, almost invariably they are introduced by the government, few are amended and ALL that pass get signed into law by the Governor-General, the US situation is different. In the US bills are a politcal statement by individual members of the legislature and are introduced by them, few pass, most are amended and some might be rejected by the Head of State, the President, despite Congressional support. Tony - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phone +61 2 6241 7659 mailto:me§Tony-Barry.emu.id.au http://purl.oclc.org/NET/Tony.BarryReceived on Tue Aug 10 1999 - 13:02:44 UTC
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