I guess we simply ignore the idea of transparency in government now that those evil Republicans have been removed from the majority.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32718House rules require a bill be publicly posted for three days before it can be voted on. That basic rule was written by none other than Thomas Jefferson as part of the original rules package of the House, as it is essential to the survival of representative democracy.
The House can waive that rule if it chooses on specific occasions. The Republican-controlled House chose to waive it when considering the Patriot Act in 2001 following the terror attacks of 9-11. They thought there was enough of a national defense emergency to just bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
But Nancy Pelosi and her House Democrats have chosen to ignore the rule on every major issue taken up by the House this year, including:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - The Obama Stimulus
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (SCHIP)
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
The AIG Bonus Tax Act
The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act/National Cap-and-Trade Energy Tax
It's almost as if they don't want anyone to read or comment on their legislation before they vote.
Update : Another example
In their zeal to protect their members from politically hazardous votes on issues such as gay marriage and gun control, Democrats running the House of Representatives are taking extraordinary steps to muzzle Republicans in this summer's debates on spending bills.http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99FO5880&show_article=1
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