tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post319170923408979412..comments2023-10-16T07:06:52.428-05:00Comments on Armed and Safe: Perhaps there's hope for Congress, after allKurt '45superman' Hofmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-37176069811541762942008-02-08T14:15:00.000-06:002008-02-08T14:15:00.000-06:00He had a word quota, ergo he padded.He had a word quota, ergo he padded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-4304639962785389742008-02-08T12:23:00.000-06:002008-02-08T12:23:00.000-06:00Yeah, I found that a little odd, myself.Yeah, I found that a little odd, myself.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-43565136636311816422008-02-08T12:19:00.000-06:002008-02-08T12:19:00.000-06:00I know this is silly but sometimes I just can't he...I know this is silly but sometimes I just can't help myself.<BR/><BR/><I>A majority of the Senate and more than half of the members of the House</I><BR/><BR/>Um. Isn't "more than half" the same thing as "a majority?"<BR/><BR/>I know it's higher math and all, and the author probably was just a journalism major...but isn't redundancy generally frowned upon in writing? I know it smacked me right in the face the first time I read the sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-55016834543988098312008-02-08T11:15:00.000-06:002008-02-08T11:15:00.000-06:00That's fair--although I don't really see how a leg...That's fair--although I don't really see how a legislator's signature on an amicus brief would violate separation of powers. Still, I'm not going to tell you to beat him up over it.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-82104982036063425912008-02-08T11:08:00.000-06:002008-02-08T11:08:00.000-06:00Why my rep did not sign:http://madrocketsci.blogsp...Why my rep did not sign:<BR/><BR/>http://madrocketsci.blogspot.com/2008/02/from-my-rep.htmlMadRocketScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361101727751874921noreply@blogger.com