Maybe Lawmakers should read what they are voting on

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby highlights a phenomenon that has made Congress something of a laughingstock in recent months.

But according to Steny Hoyer, lawmakers should refrain from reading what they are to vote on:

At a news conference last week, he was talking about the healthcare overhaul being drafted on Capitol Hill, and a reporter asked whether he would support a pledge committing members of Congress to read the bill before voting on it, and to make the full text of the legislation available to the public online for 72 hours before the vote takes place

That, reported CNSNews, gave Hoyer the giggles: The majority leader "found the idea of the pledge humorous, laughing as he responded to the question.

‘I'm laughing because . . . I don't know how long this bill is going to be, but it's going to be a very long bill,' he said.''

The cap and trade bill and health care monstrosity will fundamentally alter the relationship between the governed and the governors and Steny Hoyer doesn't think our representatives should read how that is going to occur before voting on it?

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