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Declaring independence: Back when Congress read the bills it passed
The Washington Times ^ | July 5, 2009 | Editorial

Posted on 07/04/2009 9:45:15 PM PDT by Abakumov

The first Independence Day rolled unevenly across the country, prompting spontaneous celebrations and demonstrations. Today, of course, legislation is available for viewing throughout the process. But these days, one can hardly imagine a public declaration of the massive bills that govern our lives. Even Congress and the president can't be bothered to read them.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: decofindependence; july4th

1 posted on 07/04/2009 9:45:16 PM PDT by Abakumov
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To: Abakumov

If the rest of the Founding Fathers had not read the Declaration of Independence prior to signing it, and Franklin and Jefferson knew they wouldn’t read it ... we might have ended up ... wait for it ... The United States of France !!!


2 posted on 07/04/2009 10:31:46 PM PDT by Lmo56
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To: Lmo56

Plus they took out that typo about the United Steaks...


3 posted on 07/04/2009 10:47:19 PM PDT by Abakumov
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