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Why won’t members of Congress read the bills before they vote on them? Representative Dingall said it was silly to have to read such long bills.

DeCaf August 29, 2009 02:11:34

If politicians aren’t writing the bills and aren’t reading the bills, do they have any idea what these 1000 page plus bills actually impose on the American people?


Why are citizens mocked and laughed at when they ask their congressman to read the bills before they vote on them?
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    • +2 sglmom August 29, 2009 07:39:26
      sglmom
      THAT is a GREAT Question!

      WHY won't they read before they INFLICT the already Overburdened TAXPAYER with their follies?

      OK .. Corruption within the Beltway -- Enquiring .. Hard-Working, Tax-Paying Intelligent Minds want to KNOW the ANSWER to that question at this time!

      (After all -- if we signed on the bottom line without reading -- all of YOU .. the Corrupt .. would definitely HOLD us legally to the TERMS of the papers we DID NOT READ ...

      SO .. why can't we HOLD YOU to pay for the Terms of what YOU did not read but signed for!)
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    • +2
      sglmom August 29, 2009 07:39:26
      sglmom
      THAT is a GREAT Question!

      WHY won't they read before they INFLICT the already Overburdened TAXPAYER with their follies?

      OK .. Corruption within the Beltway -- Enquiring .. Hard-Working, Tax-Paying Intelligent Minds want to KNOW the ANSWER to that question at this time!

      (After all -- if we signed on the bottom line without reading -- all of YOU .. the Corrupt .. would definitely HOLD us legally to the TERMS of the papers we DID NOT READ ...

      SO .. why can't we HOLD YOU to pay for the Terms of what YOU did not read but signed for!)
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      The Frog Prince August 29, 2009 03:33:03
      The Frog Prince
      Here's more [proof of the stupidity and arrogance we are witnessing.

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      flaca August 29, 2009 02:39:54
      flaca
      What's silly is to think that something as broad and complex as healthcare for the country could be short. These guys should quit taking long lunches and lock themselves away for a couple of days and READ THE DAMN THING. That's what they're paid to do.
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      The Fro... flaca August 29, 2009 03:34:53
      The Frog Prince
      Not according to them they're not. They made a joke of it and paid a speed reader to put on a show. I wasn't amused.
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      NotWith... The Fro... August 29, 2009 16:32:15
      NotWithoutAFight
      Neither was I.
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