[Publius6961]

THOMAS has links to the Congressional Record, where you can see who put in what amendment to a bill, what the discussion was, and in most cases the vote.

Is Thomas something that can be used by any citizen?

Link, please?

Still, I think knowing where the money goes and when is a LOT more important that stupid laws.

[Ender Wiggin]

http://thomas.loc.gov

In the past, if you wanted a bill text, you asked your rep, who’d call an office in WDC, and they’d mail you a copy that was probably out of date in terms of amendments. After you read it, you’d call the rep and make comments- unless it had already been voted.

With THOMAS (Jeffeson) you get the info quickly, in a cut and pastable format. Suddenly the news people can be held accountable for what they SAY a bill does or has in it, in one news cycle, and we have time to mobilize calling trees an dletters to the editor.

Plus, it has records for all bills filed. WWant to see what bills Chuck Hagel has sponsored? click-click.

Odd, isn’t it, that this powerful tool is not beeter known?