The Social Security Act was 64 pages, The Civil Rights Act was 8, The 19th Amendment was 1 page... [View All]

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And the Declaration of Independence is ONE PAGE.

Why the Health Care Reform Bill requires nearly 2000 pages speaks, well, Volumes!

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64 pages to create Social Security, why 2,000 to reform health care?
Posted: 12:59 PM ET
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:

With Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats unveiling their 1,990 page health care reform bill - it made us wonder about other landmark pieces of legislation in U.S. history and how long they were.

* The original draft of the 1935 Economic Security Act, which established the Social Security Administration was 64 pages
* The Civil Rights Act of 1964 - forbidding discrimination based on race and sex: 8 pages
* The 19th amendment to the Constitution, giving Women the right to vote in 1920: 1 page
* The Emancipation Proclamation, with which Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863: 5 pages
* Or, if you really want to get back to basics: The Declaration of independence came in at 1 page in 1776
* And the Constitution: 4 pages long in 1787

Health care reform, Pelosi version - almost 2,000 pages.
The Democrats say they'll post the final version online for lawmakers and the public to read 72 hours before a vote. Good luck reading 2,000 pages in 72 hours.

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/30/it-took-64-pages-to-create-social-security-why-2000-to-reform-health-care/