Friday, May 8, 2009

Make Congress Read Their Bills Before Voting

DOWNSIZE DC (H/t: Patricia Anderson - [EXCERPTS] There's a basic principle at stake here. America was founded on the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” A similar slogan applies to this situation: ∴ “No LEGISLATION without representation.” ∴ We hold this truth to be self-evident, that those in Congress who vote on legislation they have not read, have not represented their constituents. They have misrepresented them. ∴ And since Congress has repeatedly committed “legislation without representation,” strong measures to prohibit these Congressional misrepresentations are both justified and required. ∴ To this end we have created the “Read the Bills Act (RTBA).” Read all about it at Downsize DC...

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