Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Read the Bills Before You Vote:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_12-2009_07_18.shtml#1247406714
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer laughs at the idea they should read
substantive legislation before they enact it. [1]Jeff Jacoby doesn't
think its funny.
Senators and representatives who vote on bills they haven�t read
and don�t understand betray their constituents� trust. It is no
excuse to say that Congress would get much less done if every
member took the time to read every bill. Fewer and shorter laws
more carefully thought through would be a vast improvement over
today�s massive bills, which are assembled in the dark and enacted
in haste. Steny Hoyer chortles at the thought of asking members of
Congress to do their job properly. It�s up to voters to wipe the
grin off his face.
References
1.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/07/12/lawmakers_read_the_bills_before_you_vote/
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