by Nick Tomboulides
Shouldn’t members of Congress actually read every bill before they vote on it? That’s just common sense — meaning career politicians in Washington would never go for it.
In a video posted to his Facebook page, Utah Senator Mike Lee showed that a 1,000-page highway transportation bill arrived in his office only 54 minutes before the Senate was scheduled to vote on it. After seeing schemes like this, it’s no wonder Lee is a sponsor of the U.S. Term Limits Amendment.
Over the years, some members of Congress have tried to reform the zany practice of voting on a bill before knowing what is in it, but these efforts have gone nowhere. Perhaps our esteemed representatives will start reading bills once we start reading them their termination letters.
If you, like Senator Lee, are tired of Washington parlor tricks, sign the petition for ?#?TermLimits? on Congress today: Click To Sign The Petition.
Nick Tomboulides is the Executive Director of U.S. Term Limits.
