Sundance Times - Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

To the Editor,

Maybe I need a refresher in the Civics class that I had in grade school? Don’t all Washington elected officials still take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States? According to Article 1, Section 7 (as it has been historically interpreted) the House of Representatives is responsible for the funding of the government and the bills associated with that funding shall originate in that chamber. The bill is then forwarded to the Senate for concurrence, amending, modification and passage. If a bill passed does not concur a conference committee resolves the differe...