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FReep This Poll:Should Congress be required to post all legislation online?
Journal of Business ^ | 10/30/2009 | Robert L. Flott

Posted on 10/30/2009 9:09:22 AM PDT by Military family member

Should Congress be required to post all legislation online with enough time for the public to read bills before the vote takes place?

Please Freep this Poll

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TOPICS: Polls; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: healthcare; legislation
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1 posted on 10/30/2009 9:09:22 AM PDT by Military family member
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To: Military family member

Should Congress be required to post all legislation online with enough time for the public to read bills before the vote takes place?
Yes, the public has a right to know the content of legislation.
5 100%
Yes, but only for appropriation bills.
0 0%
No, the delay would slow down the legislative process.
0 0%
No opinion
0 0%


2 posted on 10/30/2009 9:10:51 AM PDT by WVKayaker (www.wherezobama.org / Obama's Excellent Adventure ...)
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To: Military family member

Does this poll need to be Freeped? Who would vote “no” other than Congressmen. And that’s only 435 votes.


3 posted on 10/30/2009 9:10:52 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Using profanity gives people who don't want information from you an excuse not to listen.)
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To: Military family member

Done!


4 posted on 10/30/2009 9:11:02 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Military family member

10 votes so far....all are in favor of complete posting to the net.


5 posted on 10/30/2009 9:11:25 AM PDT by Logic n' Reason (If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.)
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To: Military family member

Voted yes. Democrat style. 5 times.


6 posted on 10/30/2009 9:11:33 AM PDT by Grunthor (Thank YOU George Bush, for giving us the GOP of today!)
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To: Military family member
Not only should it be posted online, the electronic version should be the official one so there can't be handwritten changes to the official copy of the bill that is being voted on.

Also, a complete change history should be included so that we can see which Congressman added or removed each and every page, paragraph, sentence, word or punctuation mark and what the vote was to make those changes. No staffer should ever have the ability to make those changes without a Congressman authorizing and taking responsibility for the changes.

7 posted on 10/30/2009 9:12:55 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
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To: Military family member

Should Congress be required to post all legislation online with enough time for the public to read bills before the vote takes place?

Yes, the public has a right to know the content of legislation.
40 100%

Yes, but only for appropriation bills.
0 0%

No, the delay would slow down the legislative process.
0 0%

No opinion
0 0%

Number of Voters : 40
First Vote : Friday, 30 October 2009 16:05
Last Vote : Friday, 30 October 2009 16:15


8 posted on 10/30/2009 9:16:31 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Tell it Karl! I’m in 100% agreement with you.


9 posted on 10/30/2009 9:17:07 AM PDT by Sergio (If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
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To: Military family member

“Yes” has 100% with 62 votes. :D

~SC


10 posted on 10/30/2009 9:22:25 AM PDT by camp_steveo
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To: Military family member

Didnt Obama PROMISE this as a Candidate????????????


11 posted on 10/30/2009 9:50:18 AM PDT by bt579 (Clean the House in 2010, Right the Wrong in 2012.)
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“Didnt Obama PROMISE this as a Candidate????????????”

Of course he did, but don’tcha know... all his promises have expiration dates?


12 posted on 10/30/2009 10:08:06 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The liberation of the Old Dominion is nigh...)
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