Would you believe them if you called and asked if they had read the bill and were told "Yes." Especially one like the hastily-presented Cap & Trade disaster?
I wouldn't. They oughta be forced to pass a quiz before they can vote...
Posted on 07/06/2009 5:50:28 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Campaign Asks Congress to ‘Pledge to Read’ Bills Before Voting on Them Monday, July 06, 2009 By Fadia Galindo
(CNSNews.com) – Members of Congress are being asked to pledge that they will read the bills that come before them before voting to enact them into law.
“We think the American public expects their legislators to know what’s in a bill before they support it and we’re urging legislators to sign a pledge to that effect,” Colin Hanna, president of Let Freedom Ring, told CNSNews.com.
Let Freedom Ring, a conservative organization, recently kicked off a "Pledge to Read” campaign, which challenges congressmen to be loyal to their constituents before voting on the health-care reform bill.
The “Responsible Healthcare Reform Pledge” says the following:
“I, (Name inserted here), pledge to my constituents and to the American people that I will not vote to enact any health-care reform package that: 1) I have not read, personally, in its entirety; and, 2) Has not been available, in its entirety, to the American people on the Internet for at least 72 hours, so that they can read it too.”
CNSNews.com reported last week that many congressmen had not read the mammoth 1,550-page energy bill before casting their votes last Monday. The bill would radically alter energy costs in the United States if adopted.
In February, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) told CNSNews.com that his fellow members of Congress were not going to read the 1,071-page, $787-billion economic stimulus bill before casting their yeas and nays
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One word...Pathetic!
Wouldn’t it be nice if they just all consumed the same batch of milk about 5 months past the due date, and we could start over?
Toto, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore.......
Do you think anything will come of it? /sarc
And a short pop quiz follows.
Would you believe them if you called and asked if they had read the bill and were told "Yes." Especially one like the hastily-presented Cap & Trade disaster?
I wouldn't. They oughta be forced to pass a quiz before they can vote...
It all depends on the meaning of “read”.
Maybe we are putting the cart before the horse. Has anyone yet established that these buffoons actually can read? I know that Obama can read, unless they are drawing out his speeches Rhebus-style on the teleprompter, but as for Congress, we may need to pursue an adult literacy campaign before this concept will work.
Really?
Pathetic indeed.
The only way I would have confidence in anything they’d do is if the whole sorry bunch would STFU and get to h-— out of the peoples business and get to h-— out of Washington. Better yet, get to h-— out of the country.
Traitors all.
All Laws that cannot be readily understood and interpreted correctly upon first read, by any Public High School Graduate, Shall be NULL and VOID.
if enacted, your proposed law would be null and void.
you do have a point, but we need to start somewhere, I prefer Jury Nullification, unfortunately the “people” are still too stupid to understand.
The lobbyists, who authored the legislation, have read it carefully. One call from a congressional aide to the right K Street aide is all that is required to know what is in the bill.
is it any wonder that a prostitute can be considered more honorable than a politician?
I’ve known some people who can read aloud fine, but have no comprehension. Perhaps that what we have in our President.
I would add that no vote on a bill can take place until 80% certify they have read it.
What about finishing them? They voted then added content to the Cap N Tax.
Words fail.....
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