I'd just speak to the drafters. Are we interfering with some major drafting convention here? It's not only the consistency in this bill, but it's consistency in all bills. If we are, in effect, imposing a new convention of some kind or another, then maybe we should be informed as to what this amendment might mean, not only for this bill but for any other bills.
On November 15th, 2011. See this statement in context.