-> HEY!! Who sponsored the $700B bailout bill???? <-

EDIT: I had originally begun this post with the following:

Excuse me; I hope this isn't too dunderheaded, but...um...

I have a new introduction:

DO WE HAVE EVEN A CLUE AS TO HOW THIS PROPOSAL GOT INTRODUCED TO CONGRESS??

Some more edits, now that some more detective work has been completed, and since the President has addressed the nation:

Can we also please recognize that this is a "PROPOSAL" and NOT a "bill"???
- Yep, this is only "suggested legislation" at this point. The President does have the power to recommend legislation -- Per Article 2, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution:

[The President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;

So, okay -- in tonight's speech, Bush said "I proposed..." and "my proposal;" whether that means he alone or his administration or his super secret decoder ring club, he is clearly accepting the responsibility for the proposal. That's, "proposal," because it is not yet a bill, even though everyone's calling it that.

Let's move on --

Can we also please recognize that, per Article 1, Section 7, BILLS to raise revenue can only be introduced in the House of Representatives??

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

That means, in order for something to become a bill, it MUST be sponsored by a member of Congress -- the Prez himself cannot make it a bill.

Some have speculated that, since B.O. and InSane are going to D.C. on Thursday to help the Prez garner support for this proposal, that one or both of those men will sponsor the item to officially introduce it into Congress for a vote.

NO CAN DO: sponsorship MUST be done ONLY by a member of the House of Representatives. B.O. and InSane are both senators.

*** THIS ENTIRE BAILOUT -- PROPOSAL INCLUDED! -- IS THUS FAR UNCONSTITUTIONAL ***

I am REALLY looking forward to finding out who the four members of the House of Representatives are who were reported in the Drudge Report as supporting the proposal. That's who Bush will get to sponsor the piece; you watch.

Okay, I'll stop yelling. You may now read on in peace:

Q. Who introduced this $700B bailout bill?
A: Evidently, Bush is claiming responsibility (although I'm sure he wasn't alone in crafting the piece)

Q. It's been presented to both the Senate and the House, right? All done with both houses?
A. Presented, yes; but, officially voted on? Can't have been, as it is NOT a bill, remember, despite everyone calling it a "bill."

Q. What's the Senate bill number? What's the House bill number?
A. No number assigned yet, because it's not a bill yet!

Q. A bill must be introduced by a member of Congress, right? So who introduced and sponsored (and co-sponsored) this bill?
A. See above. A sponsor may suddenly arise from the House on Thursday.

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I, uh...don't see any information on this anywhere. I'm a-googling, but I'm coming up dry. What, did the bill appear out of thin air, like so many fiat dollars? Perhaps I myself just missed it.

If you can point me to these details, I'll quickly delete this post. However, did we kinda sorta maybe miss how this bill was even introduced?