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The only shocking thing: Nearly every Republican has signed on, but the Democratic leadership is unwilling to cede control over when bills are brought to the fl
by fnid 17y ago
The only shocking thing: Nearly every Republican has signed on, but the Democratic leadership is unwilling to cede control over when bills are brought to the floor for votes and are discouraging their rank and file from signing the petition.
The more I follow politics, the more I realize how similar the republicans and democrats are. Their behavior flips with power. If GWB was in office, it would be have been the democrats supporting the bill. I wonder really, why didn't the democrats support this? Would the republicans have supported such a measure for the Patriot Act? Why not require this for every bill? Why do the Republicans only want it on this bill?
- ckinnan 17y agoWhile true that disclosure aids the minority party, and both sides pay some degree of lip service to the issue of transparency, it is still important for American democracy that our political leaders make bills available to the full Congress and to the public for at least 72 hours before a vote.
- tptacek 17y agoWhen Bush was in office, it was the Dems, including Obama, making similar complaints.