Ron Paul says that the bill to create a Department of Homeland Security is a monster that came out of the DC Monster-Bill Factory at blinding speed. It's that Bill-Factory I'd like to consider briefly. Here's some of what Paul said as posted November 15 on LRC: Fiscally conservative members of Congress were even told that the bill would be budget neutral! Yet, when the House of Representatives initially considered creating a Department of Homeland Security, the legislative vehicle almost overnight grew from 32 pages to 282 pages — and the cost had ballooned to at least $3 billion. Now … Continue reading The Monster-Bill Factory at Work