83% Say Congress Should Post Bills Online For All To Read Before Voting On Them

Rasmussen ^ | Sep 30, 2009

[EEDUDE]

“By the way, we should INSIST that these bills be written in PLAIN LANGUAGE that is easily understood.”

Don’t be silly! Obfuscation is the object.

[pikkel]

It makes absolutely no sense to post bills online before they are voted on. I don’t think that it even makes sense to post them AFTER they have become law. Why? Because nobody understands them anyways. And plain language laws are a joke because they are highly subject to misinterpretation. Simple words make for simple thoughts. And the law is no place for simple thoughts. Period.

I probably know a lot more than most readers about this issue. But I won’t get into that at this point. We can dialogue for a bit.

Also, briefly, the framers would have never approved such an idea. Do you understand where I am coming from now?

[jwparkerjr]

Yes, I see where you’re coming from. If this were 1776 you would be absolutely correct, there would be no need to post bills for public consideration. That was then. You could trust a man’s word to be his bond. And when someone stepped out of line people of all persuasions moved to call them out and correct the record. Now, turn the clock ahead to 2009. Even a written contract will be challenged in court and it can take years and years, and a fortune, to get done what it was clear to both parties was to be done according to the contract. And a man’s word, absolutely worthless for the most part.

I favor publishing proposed laws for the simple fact that so many Congress critters are against it. Anything that makes them that uncomfortable can’t be all bad.

We live in a time when it’s OK to lie, even if you get caught.

[eartotheground]

I am amazed that there is no law directly relating to this issue.

[IM2MAD]

Just a reminder. Barack Obama: “Public Will Have 5 Days To Look At Every Bill That Lands On My Desk”

See him say it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5t8GdxFYBU