Saturday, January 06, 2007

Which First 100 Hours?

Speaker Pelosi....point of order. I'm trying to keep an accurate score on the US legislative branch. Want to measure legislative performance based upon the goals of the Dems, GOP and also upon the benefits that passed and signed legislation extends to the US public.

Wondering how much time has lapsed on the Legislative clock began ticking at 12pm EST, Thursday, January 4, 2007? Has it been 24 hours or something less? If less, how many hours in the legislative day and week?

Concerned because 24 hours, represents 24%, of the 100 hour target, yet no legislation has been passed. It seems that the 110th Congress is not performing well against your goals.

Also would like to recommend a scoring system for the 110th Congress. It would be nice to see the updated running score published each and every day on the home page at http://thomas.loc.gov/


  • No points (sorry) for resolutions nor legislation referred to committee.
  • No points for House rules changes. {Kudos will be given for rules followed]
  • 1 point for legislation passed in House
  • 1 point for legislation passed in Senate
  • 4 points for legislation sent to Executive Branch for signature
  • 10 points for legislation signed by President
  • Total points will be divided by total number of "laws" signed by the President. This will act somewhat like an index.

Good luck!

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