Make Congress Read Every Word of Every Bill They Create Before They Vote On It

Reading laws before voting to pass them is a simple act of responsibility. Congress has failed to meet even this most basic duty to you for a long time.

To counter this trend, DownsizeDC.org has created the "Read the Bills Act" (RTBA), which requires, among other things, that all bills must be read in their entirety before a vote is taken. Populist Party columnist Steve Osborn recently took action on this, and wrote a powerful letter to his members of Congress demanding that they introduce and vote for the RTBA.

Populist Party columnist Steve Osborn says: "The Read the Bills Act merely restores what the original duty of Congress was. Somewhere along the line, as I understand it, the House and Senate yawned and unanimously voted that they no longer had to read any of these boring, convoluted bills prepared by staff and lobbyists, but merely needed the title read and a vote taken. I presume this included periodically yawning and voting for another end of session tax supported pay increase for the August Body."

Don't you think that it is the duty of every member in congress to read something as important as a bill before passing it through? The Patriot Act is a perfect example of what congress failed to do. Many members of congress have no idea what is actually contained in the Patriot Act, the very same document that has stripped us of many of our liberties.

The time has come for congress to step up to the plate and take responsibility. It is every members responsibility to read and debate any bill before passing it into law.

Make congress read the laws it passes!

You can help pass the Read the Bills Act. Simply click the link here, read the legislation, and contact Congress.