Posted on 09/27/2008 2:36:21 PM PDT by dascallie
AWESOME
I’m pretty sure I heard Obama say this last week. His administration would put stuff on the web for 48 hours. They can put it up but most voters won’t be able to dissect and digest it, with all the government double speak. Maybe if they keep it at three pages. Personally, I can’t see this happening, but it should.
Well I’ll be d*mned...
“I thought Rush said yesterday that they were obliged to do this under some thing Clinton came up with.”
I heard that too, but remember, when dimocrats don’t wish to follow a law they feel is wrong, they “civilly disobey” it.
Thats SOP. Legislation eminating from the Senate gets published in the Thomas registry for a 5 day perusal Since this is comminmg through the House it doesn’t have to. House Republicans should vote “No” Senate Conservatives should vote “Present” when this bill comes to vote.
Good idea. I heard on Fox earlier theres no way to undo the acorn money. I call Bullchit on that!
Didn’t Sarah say a few days ago she has the entire Alaska state check book on line and would do the same in Washington?
This is just classic CYA.
This thing is so huge that nobody wants to be held accountable for it. Because if it gets passed that thing go bad (even if it would have gone worse without the bill), people who voted for it will get killed. If they do nothing and things go bad, they will also be blame for doing nothing.
So what they want is to have the people themselves to blame.
Yup,.. the biggest thing Dems fear is Daylight shining on their actions as the result will be the villagers storming the castle with torches and pitchforks.
I thought Rush said yesterday that they were obliged to do this under some thing Clinton came up with.
Yes, called the Thomas System. Legislation to be put on the net for review by the public. Might just get some members of Congress to actually READ it too!
14 posted on Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:44:56 PM by seekthetruth
It's at the Library of Congress website- http://thomas.loc.gov/
Great reference source for legislation.
It's not exactly new...
in fact all bills should be like this, 24hrs on the internet before the vote, transperancy and accountability
This is a great idea, and shoul dbe rwquired for all legislation at the federal level. It could eliminate all those expensive staffers, since anybody in the pajama media could find “the skunk in the woodpile” and bring it to public attention.
its a bit different, i think sarah’s alaska idea is to post the bill on the internet for everything that cost more than $1k, after the vote, NOT before it gets voted. This 24hrs idea is an expansion of it, which is a good idea
I rather see it put up to a vote of the people, rather than trust those that were directly involved in creating this disaster.
Arlen is bought and paid for by the same folks who brought us the mess.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00001604&cycle=2008
Top 5 Contributors, 2003-2008
Blank Rome LLP $232,950
Comcast Corp $108,100
Goldman Sachs $99,100
UPMC Health System $95,750
Kline & Specter $88,350
Top 5 Industries, 2003-2008
Lawyers/Law Firms $2,449,480
Securities & Investment $897,699
Retired $836,445
Real Estate $776,116
Health Professionals $709,050
Career Contributor Total
Blank Rome LLP $395,933
Comcast Corp $161,600
Goldman Sachs $161,350
Amgen Inc $149,499
MBNA Corp $137,500
Kline & Specter $112,100
Wolf, Block et al $111,840
Dechert, Price & Rhoads $105,075
UPMC Health System $102,700
University of Pennsylvania $96,200
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney $86,500
K&L Gates $86,066
Federated Investors Inc $82,400
Reed Smith LLP $78,150
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius $75,450
Air Products & Chemicals Inc $74,350
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $72,610
Wyeth $71,080
Berger & Montague $69,850
Verizon Communications $68,800
Top Metro Areas
PITTSBURGH $3,100,098
NEW YORK $2,359,416
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV $2,024,233
SCRANTON—WILKES-BARRE—HAZLETON $928,060
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE $820,897
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM-EASTON $751,937
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH $672,130
CHICAGO $498,455
WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON $372,475
Lots of out of town money for a Senator who is SUPPOSED to be representing Pennsylvania.
This is nothing but a ploy by Specter to appear open. 24 hours on the net means nothing, especially when they take their phones off the hook in Washington, as they did during the immigration amnesty attempts.
Get out! Areln SPECTER?!?!
Color me shocked.
His donor list is like a who’s who:
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