One of the great many things that always bothers me about Congress is that no one actually reads the final bills that are passed. Too often, language gets inserted that introduces completely unrelated provisions. Or something is added to chip away at the intent of the bill. Or earmark funds to something ridiculous.

So I am pleased to see some grassroots group out there funneling some energy into the Read The Bills Act. In addition to the requirement that Congress reads the bills it votes on, it also allows a provision to require a waiting period of 7 days after it is posted to the Internet, so that the public can go over the final proposed bill.

Check out further details here downsizedc.org.