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I hope so. All politicians should. If we had this 7 years ago there'd be no PATRIOT act.

I think the Read the Bills Act is a great idea. I know Ron Paul supports it and wrote a similar bill years before, but does anyone have source on which candidates support this bill?

It would be a good way to limit the size of the government and prevent it from unnecessary expansion.

This sounds like a good idea, but how will anyone know whether or not a congressman or senator actually read a bill before voting?

The single-purpose proposal is interesting. It would eliminate attaching unrelated riders and earmarks to “must pass” legislation. It would also force authors of bills to be clear and concise in the language they use.

I doubt this bill will ever make it out of committee.

Lets BE clear. Your information is false. I have a certificate of live birth from California, which includes all the gory details, is signed by the doctor and which is completely legal. Hawaii's short form is absolutely legal, and valid in any court of law. Obama does not veto anything at the state level. The law in Arizona is subject to legal analysis, and is laughable. You have heard of the Constitution? The definition of citizenship is a federal issue. And one state does not get to tell another state that their legal records are invalid.

Boy I sure hope he does, It seems sickening to me that you have to sign into Law a bill to make educated People read the Bills that they sign into Law.

I hope so. How can you vote on a bill that you haven't read?

It won't even make the floor of congress to get a vote. They would have to read it!!

Yes, but my candidate withdrew. He is a Congressman who supports it, though. And dammit, I think he should be drafted.

yes i do

and it would be about time

now if we can just get them to write the bills, instead of just introducing bills given to them by lobbyists

I never heard of it. So, they may not have heard of it either.