Undemocratic To Read Before You Vote?

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House Resolution 554 would require that all major legislation be posted on the web for public review for a minimum of 72 hours before it could be brought to a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives.

No more dropping thousand-page bills and hundreds of pages of amendments at the last minute barring not only the public but members of Congress from reading the bills -- forcing votes on legislation members haven’t been allowed or given the time to read.

On Friday at the behest of Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Walz sent a “Dear Leader Colleague” letter applauding Pelosi and Hoyer for their “transparency and openness” in the legislative process, as if they’d actually been letting members and the public read the bills before votes.

He said the Walden/Baird resolution isn’t necessary, and asked for fellow Democrats to step into the Orwellian Zone with him and sign the letter in support of Pelosi and Hoyer’s current open and transparent legislative process.

You can’t make this stuff up.

["The most ethical congrress in history."

Hom many insults before people finally fire these folks?

A: When you're dependent on them for benefits, you can't.

Health Care anyone?]

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