Uhh...what're we votin' for? TALKING POINTS MEMO"Democrats are already pushing for a return to the observance of the rule which mandated that members
November 28, 2004

Uhh...what're we votin' for? TALKING POINTS MEMO


"Democrats are already pushing for a return to the observance of the rule which mandated that members of congress must be given at least three days to review legislation in its final form before it was called to a vote. But why stop there? Giving legislators a reasonable opportunity to review a bill before they vote to make it law is the barest of bare minimums, especially now that bills are often coming out of conference in a dramatically new form. But why should only legislators get a chance to look at the bill? Forget the issue of purported centrality of blogs. Why not make bills publicly and readily available (and I emphasize 'readily') for three days before they can be brought to a vote?"

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