re: #93 Killgore Trout

Yes, that one was intentionally based on Ron Paul’s bill. They do this all the time with legislation. Once they get both passed they reconcile the two bills together.

That bill was introduced by Bernie Sanders (Socialist-VT). That senate bill also has democratic co-sponsors.

The house bill has 271 co-sponsors (218 are needed to pass a bill I believe). That includes democrats such as Pete Stark and Jackie Speier.

Ron Paul;’s influence in the republican party may be expanding, but this bill is not evidence of that. He simply did something everyone could sign on to.