Post by Hooligan on Jan 19, 2007 0:25:08 GMT -6
My Lord President, fellow Senators, and, if she may happen to be within earshot, Marlo Thomas:
I rise, as I am wont to do, so that my trousers (which I seem to have once again accidentally doused with what I had formerly referred to as my beverage) have a better chance to dry. But since I'm up, I suppose I may as well use this opportunity to vote on the measures before our chamber. I hope not to take much of your time; if our collective luck holds, I should soon enough be back in my seat, attending to what is already fast becoming a dry throat.
On the matter of 36RZ13, I have been aware of a lot of attempts to legislate against murders, and yet none of these seem to stop them. It therefore is my staunch hope that the novel approach taken by this bill -- an act of legislation that not only supports murders, but nationalizes them -- will have better results. I applaud this bill's "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" spirit and I proudly cast my vote Për on this act.
When it comes to 36RZ14, however, I must admit to a lesser enthusiasm. Reflection on this measure has persuaded me that it is an unnecessary resolution, and that to remove the King from the process of modifying the Supreme Law of his Kingdom and deny to its people the wisdom of their King in this important process would be a mistake. The speech by MC Casalmac'h and the positions of my fellow Senators in this body have further convinced me that my vote regarding this proposal should be, and is, Contrâ.
As to 36RZ15, I must say that the prospect offered by this bill, that the members of our chamber may participate in a Living Cosâ, appeals greatly to this Senator -- to be more specific, I should say it appeals to this extremely thirsty Senator [the Senator looks longingly toward the Senate bar, attempting to get the attention of a runner]. Apart from this personal anticipation (should I myself be fortunate enough to retain a seat here during such a happy Clark), everything else about this act seems to make ripping good sense to me and so I cast my vote Për on this proposal.
[The Senator looks once more toward the bar, waving his arms wildly and gesturing toward the empty tumbler he holds aloft. The attention of the bar caught, the Senator emphasizes his point by bringing the glass to his lips and sucking loudly through the two little swizzle straws, making that really loud noise that some people just hate, but which unmistakeably announces to everyone in the chamber that the glass is indeed quite empty.]
That leaves us with 36RZ16. As one of those who stand here fortunate enough to have known KRI during his reign -- albeit only electronically -- I concur without reluctance with the tenets of this Act. The founder of our nation should ever be remembered as the one and only man whose contributions to it shall never be equalled and must remain the only person of whom it shall be said that the nation owes its very existence. I stand Për on this measure.
[The Senator's drink arrives.]
My trousers are now as dry as my throat, and so, with pleasure, I will now fulfill my pledge to you that I find something better than talking to do with my mouth.
I yield the floor, but I wish to mention before doing so that the next Senator to take the floor might want to watch his step on it...it's a bit wet and sticky; sorry about that.
[The Senator sits, putting you out of your misery.]