"I don't expect to actually read the legislative language [of the health care bill] 'cause reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I've ever done in my life." --Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE)

Surely there has to be more to it than that. Out of context perhaps? Please post the entire article or the link to the article please. Thanks.

Brace yourself: most of the voting for bills is done along party lines with Congresscritters rarely, if ever, reading legislation.

For the most part, the only people that read the bills are the lobbyists that write them.

#3

That is true.

#3 of course you are right. I still would love to read the entire article.

...and...http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54930

ok typical. Nothing to see here. Move along.

^ that's the problem. it is typical. I wish I could walk in to court and get away with "well, your honor, according to the Cliff Notes I reviewed, my client ....."

I get paid to KNOW the law. That's my job!

We pay our representatives to create our laws. IT'S THEIR F'N JOB TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE LAWS THEY PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!! If they don't understand what their doing, they should refuse to vote until they do understand. If they can't understand it or don't have the time to do the job right, its time for them to find a job they can do and let someone else do it.

^ your attitude has been noted.

Vote out all incumbents every chance you get!

We can agree to disagree on various political/economic priorities etc.

But we can find common ground in knowing that the only way we stop the developing tyranny in DC short of bloodshed is to vote out all incumbents in every election. The bastards will never pass term limits, so we must do it to them....or they will continue DOING IT TO US with ever-increasing taxes and socialism!

#10 -- I know, Iknow, my name has been moved up the list on the reeducation camp relocation list.

You know that they're not writing it...right?

Why in the hell should they read it?

#3 Whe you say it like that it makes it so much more palatable