[geeks] I just saw...

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
" 
" >From: Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
" 
" >" From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
" >" 
" >" 
" >" President Lincoln - Republican.
" >" 
" >" 1964 Civil Rights Act - passed by Republican.  Prominent Democrats at 
" >" the time voted against it.
" >
" >also contained large loophole exempting house and senate from it.
" >senators and reps didn't have to pay minimum wage, overtime, holiday,
" >vacation, retirement, or benefits of any kind.  fair sized scandal
" >when this was discovered in the '90s.
" 
" Are you sure it's changed? I believe the memebrs of the house and
" senate are exempt from most regulations...

i'm sure in the wake of the scandal they closed -that- loophole, but
they probably made sure - as usual - that the corrective legislation
had -other- loopholes in it.

i generally regard plato as full of it, but this is one thing he got
right - lawmakers should not be able to exempt themselves from the
laws they pass.
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