Return to Article: Utah senator stalls 'plain language' bill

By Terry Kivlan CongressDaily September 15, 2008
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    Bennett is wrong on this 1 everything the gov publishes should be written in layman's terms. Plus every regulation as well as all Fed business needs to be conducted in English...

    Dan ketter Posted September 16, 2008 10:37 AM
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    Isn't it interesting how Republicans in the Senate seem to be running scared of the very IDEA of putting any of their laws in clear, concise, understandable language? Could it be that they would no longer be able to claim that judges were legislating from the bench when they ruled an unconstitutional law was not constitutionally valid?

    Larry R. Doane Posted September 16, 2008 9:04 AM
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    Aren't the FEC and EAS where we need plain language the most?

    Morris21654 Posted September 16, 2008 6:44 AM
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    I wonder how they are doing on the budget up there?

    Pressing Matters Posted September 15, 2008 7:33 PM
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    Sen Bennett (R-Utah) is right. How dare the Federal Election Commission be required to issue documents in plain language? How could the 2000 Florida Election results be discussed in plain language? No, we need language that obfuscates and hides our intent when it comes to elections. The results are too important to be left to simple explanation. After all when the people speak the lawyers must provide the interpretation.

    Jeorge Kaily Posted September 15, 2008 5:55 PM

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Utah senator stalls 'plain language' bill
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