Fair Deal for Atlasian Workers Bill

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I support this bill

As the author of this bill, I do as well.

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Why does it have such a horrid title?

You mean truthful title.

And Bono did a good job of answering your other questions.

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If all this does is pull us out of the WTO, I oppose this legislation.

What else would you like for it to do?

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Q, do you even know what the Fair Deal was? Give a bill a title that says something about what it does.

No; I am unwise and completely unaware of history.

The original Fair Deal is not precisely described by its title either, though in both cases the title is appropriate.

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Q, do you even know what the Fair Deal was? Give a bill a title that says something about what it does.

No; I am unwise and completely unaware of history.

The original Fair Deal is not precisely described by its title either, though in both cases the title is appropriate.

No. In neither case it's appropriate. See the second part of my post.

With all due respect, I believe what the bill does is more important than what the bill is called.

The bill title will stand.  If you wish to vote against this legislation due to the name it has been given, that is your right.

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I'm sorry, are we actually spending the Senate's time debating on the bill's title?

Unfortunately, it would appear so.

If there are any comments regarding the substance of this bill, please make them now.

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Oh for God's sake.

I motion to rename this the World Trade Organization Withdrawal Bill.

Seconded, both the exasperation over semantics and the motion for the rename.


Also: Senator Al, I will get back to you shortly on why this bill furthers Atlasian interests as well as aids developing nations.