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To: Carolyn who wrote (493843)7/2/2012 12:27:21 PM
From: goldworldnet3 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793761
 
“For goodness sakes, a six hundred page bill and I got it this morning. Not one member of the Senate will read this bill before we vote on it.”

Just how sure was Paul that no one would read the bill he waved in the air? “We’re going to vote on it in the next thirty minutes,” he declared.

House and Senate members rely on their staffs for summaries of legislation, but even with that help with only a few hours they are voting blind.

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To: Carolyn who wrote (493843)7/2/2012 1:17:26 PM
From: hdl1 Recommendation  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 793761
 
it would take a year to read a 600 page bill - and you still would not fully understand it.

i have read bills.

they are not like novels.

ideally, some one's staff should read bill carefully. senator should get a cliff notes version. before vote, senator should be advised of changes.


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