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In <386085$n7k@news.utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu Mohit K Goyal writes:

>: |> Did you catch the article the other day about how Phil Gramm single-
>: |> handenly killed a bill on credit card reform?  It was a good 
>: |> compromise bill that *both* sides supported.(ie-consumer groups and
>: |> all 3 credit reporting agencies)  Unfortunently, someone who writes
>: |> Gramm a bigger check than the govt. didn't like it, so he killed it.
>
>: Really?  By what mechanism does Phil Gramm have the power to "single-handedly
>: kill a bill" in the Senate?  And who wrote him this check?  This is a serious
>: charge.
>
>I forget how he killed the bill.  

Imagine that.

>Kept it from coming to a vote or kept
>it from going to the floor.  Individual Sen. often are able to kill bills
>they don't support if they are in the right position/committee/etc.

Sorry, but it just doesn't work like that.  A *minority* can certainly
do this, if they happen to control a committee, but an individual?  No
way. 

>The part about the check was simply my opinion for why he axed the bill,
>since he, nor anybody else, can come up with an "honest" reason.

So you decided to accuse a public official of criminal actions on no
stronger evidence than your "opinion"?  Some people really are too
stupid to live.

>ie-a good reason to not make it easier for consumers to obtain credit
>reports and fix errors in their credit report.  This bill would have
>finally shifted the burden from consumers to the companies and credit
>reporting companies in fixing incorrect credit reports.

I'm sure there was more to it than that, if the credit reporting
agencies were in favour of it (as you state).  Speaking of which, just
who do you think wanted it stopped if all parties were in favour of it?

Just because someone makes a decision that you do not like is hardly a
good reason to lie about events or to charge criminal actions.

Next time, try for some evidence and just a bit of reality.  You'll find
you have a lot more credibility that way.

[Anyone want to FAX Senator Gramm a copy of the charges?  He might want
to take legal action, and accusations of criminal misconduct would
certainly seem to be actionable.]


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