How can Congress NOT have had anything better to vote on than this??

[Syringer]

Designation of PI DAY??

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-124



Did the world just get perfect already?

 

[waggy]

i am willing to bet the majoirity had no clue what they were voteing on.

 

[finite automaton]

WTF?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Awesome. I always send out an email saying happy pi day to people I know. Now it can be official.

 

[magomago]

1) its not controversial
2) gives the appearance that people are working
3) people ultimately don't give a damn and just go 'meh' and move on lol

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: waggy
i am willing to bet the majoirity had no clue what they were voteing on.

I dont know how you could vote against this:

(1) supports the designation of a ?Pi Day? and its celebration around the world;


(2) recognizes the continuing importance of National Science Foundation?s math and science education programs; and


(3) encourages schools and educators to observe the day with appropriate activities that teach students about Pi and engage them about the study of mathematics.

 

[MovingTarget]

:thumbsup:

 

[Aikouka]

Notice only those dirty repubs voted against our sacred day of worship! :|

 

[mugs]

H. Res. 224

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

March 12, 2009.

Whereas the Greek letter (Pi) is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter;

Whereas the ratio Pi is an irrational number, which will continue infinitely without repeating, and has been calculated to over one trillion digits;

Whereas Pi is a recurring constant that has been studied throughout history and is central in mathematics as well as science and engineering;

Whereas mathematics and science are a critical part of our children?s education, and children who perform better in math and science have higher graduation and college attendance rates;

Whereas aptitude in mathematics, science, and engineering is essential for a knowledge-based society;

Whereas, according to the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) survey done by the National Center for Education Statistics, American children in the 4th and 8th grade were outperformed by students in other countries including Taiwan, Singapore, Russia, England, South Korea, Latvia, and Japan;

Whereas since 1995 the United States has shown only minimal improvement in math and science test scores;

Whereas by the 8th grade, American males outperform females on the science portion of the TIMSS survey, especially in Biology, Physics, and Earth Science, and the lowest American scores in math and science are found in minority and impoverished school districts;

Whereas America needs to reinforce mathematics and science education for all students in order to better prepare our children for the future and in order to compete in a 21st Century economy;

Whereas the National Science Foundation has been driving innovation in math and science education at all levels from elementary through graduate education since its creation 59 years ago;

Whereas mathematics and science can be a fun and interesting part of a child?s education, and learning about Pi can be an engaging way to teach children about geometry and attract them to study science and mathematics; and

Whereas Pi can be approximated as 3.14, and thus March 14, 2009, is an appropriate day for ?National Pi Day?: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) supports the designation of a ?Pi Day? and its celebration around the world;

(2) recognizes the continuing importance of National Science Foundation?s math and science education programs; and

(3) encourages schools and educators to observe the day with appropriate activities that teach students about Pi and engage them about the study of mathematics.

Attest:

Clerk.

What a bunch of assholes. :roll:
Edit: In case it wasn't clear, I was being sarcastic.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Notice only those dirty repubs voted against our sacred day of worship! :|

Must be cake fans.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: magomago
1) its not controversial
2) gives the appearance that people are working
3) people ultimately don't give a damn and just go 'meh' and move on lol

4) It does give some people certain violent urges, consisting mainly of wanting to serve cocktails at the capital.
Molotov, specifically.
But that'd probably be construed as some kind of "threat" or something, and probably shouldn't be emphasized too loudly.

Listening to them chatter there, it's like a bunch of college dropouts, who left after deciding that their major wouldn't ever net them a worthwhile career. Now they piss away time talking about mindlessly pointless bullshit, and, as you allude to, giving the appearance that they're working by turning this stuff into arguments.


"Your constituents demand a national Scratch Your Ass Day! It's to show support for those afflicted with debilitating Ass Scratching Syndrome"

They'd debate it, possibly for days.




Though pi is an irrational number. It would make sense that Congress would spend even more time on some other irrational endeavor.



Anyone here from Tennessee?"
Tell Bart Gordon to stop being such a lazy prick.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Must be cake fans.

:laugh:

I donno... personally I like cheesecake the most and I'm a registered republican . Did we ever truly define which one cheesecake falls under?

 

[IGBT]

something to do while rome burns.

 

[Jeff7]

Good god, look at how much time was wasted on this, not to mention that required to draft the bill.

Start at the Record Text section. Look at how much time these idiots dicked around on this bill.

Thank god these fucks don't have any real work to do.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: waggy
i am willing to bet the majoirity had no clue what they were voteing on.

Yes because it is quite a difficult thing to explain to an adult.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: waggy
i am willing to bet the majoirity had no clue what they were voteing on.

Yes because it is quite a difficult thing to explain to an adult.

Listening to what they talk about at Congress, these are no ordinary adults.

 

[halik]

full text of the bill

Awesome in any case

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: waggy
i am willing to bet the majoirity had no clue what they were voteing on.

Yes because it is quite a difficult thing to explain to an adult.

lol.

no because they have a habit ot not always reading what they are voteing on.

i can't remember the name of the guy. but he was a mass murder and they voted to have a special day for him. one of the guys put it threw to see if they would vote on it and not read it.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Some apple pie would be nice right about now

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Good god, look at how much time was wasted on this, not to mention that required to draft the bill.

Start at the Record Text section. Look at how much time these idiots dicked around on this bill.

Thank god these fucks don't have any real work to do.

Maybe if everyone stopped talking pretentious jackasses they could get something done. Good lord, you can say in 3 sentences what those fuckers said in 20 paragraphs.

 

[dudeman007]

so much for steak and a blowjob day

 

[sao123]

WTF... Nevada voted to veto pie day?

 

[DangerAardvark]

Pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of the circle which the House is jerking off in.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Crusty

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Good god, look at how much time was wasted on this, not to mention that required to draft the bill.

Start at the Record Text section. Look at how much time these idiots dicked around on this bill.

Thank god these fucks don't have any real work to do.

Maybe if everyone stopped talking pretentious jackasses they could get something done. Good lord, you can say in 3 sentences what those fuckers said in 20 paragraphs.

... you don't seem to understand the point of this sort of bill.

 

[zzuupp]

The good news is that spending time on this they weren't causing real trouble.