During his speech at a National Press Club luncheon, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.), questioned the point of lawmakers reading the health care bill.
“I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill,’” said Conyers.
“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill?”
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Now you may call me old fashioned but somehow I was under the impression that our representatives were sent to congress to enact legislation on our behalf. In my estimation that would infer that they knew exactly what they were voting on BEFORE actually voting on a piece of legislation. The job that we pay them for is to read the legislation and, if necessary, take a few days with lawyers to ensure that what they are voting on is appropriate not only for their nation but more importantly for their constituents.
Unfortunately I do not have the opportunity to vote for or against Mr. Conyers. I would suggest that those who are his constituents ask him precisely what he sees his job as being and if he feels if what he is doing is for their betterment. Representative Conyers can be contacted on his web page. Take a few minutes, let him know how you feel.
Full story with video here.
Now you may call me old fashioned but somehow I was under the impression that our representatives were sent to congress to enact legislation on our behalf. In my estimation that would infer that they knew exactly what they were voting on BEFORE actually voting on a piece of legislation. The job that we pay them for is to read the legislation and, if necessary, take a few days with lawyers to ensure that what they are voting on is appropriate not only for their nation but more importantly for their constituents.
Unfortunately I do not have the opportunity to vote for or against Mr. Conyers. I would suggest that those who are his constituents ask him precisely what he sees his job as being and if he feels if what he is doing is for their betterment. Representative Conyers can be contacted on his web page. Take a few minutes, let him know how you feel.
Interestingly, the thousand plus page bill came out around midnight...by the next morning the American Medical Association had endorsed the bill....wow, fast readers and night owls over their in the AMA!
ReplyDeleteGreat Post, I agree!!! We need to not send people to DC to represent us if they are unable to do the job we send them there to do. You wouldn't open up a load without reading the fine print. If reading long documents are such a problem, maybe they should come with outlines that hit on the highlights of each section. I wish I knew the answer, but I agree, if they can't do the job we send them to do, then we must vote them out and scrutinize each candidate from here on out and only vote for the ones that are willing to do what is best for the people they represent!!!.
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