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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Presents School Time Rock! "I'm Just A Law" Boy: Hey, Bill! You passed both the House and the Senate, and were signed by the President! You're now a LAW! Why are you down in the dumps? Bill: 'Cause being signed into law is just the BEGINNING of the legislative process in our democracy! Yep, the next step is that either Chamber of Congress can threaten to SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN if I'm not killed! And if I survive a shutdown, they can threaten to PUT THE U.S.A. IN DEFAULT, and not even pay its debts! Boy: That's real bad! Bill: You bet! They can hold the country and economy hostage! CIVICS Boy: Wait. Is this really part of the process? Now, if I make it past all THAT, a minority of congressmen can build a diamond-mounted laser-satellite and threaten to destroy world cities unless I'm defunded! Man: Good news, Bill! You still haven't been struck down, and you go into full effect today! Boy: Wait, I... Bill: Oh, yes! Now we move to the NEXT part of the legislative process -- surviving the apocalypse cannibal hordes! END