Demand that Congress post bills online 72 hours before they are
considered
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Joyce Dowling
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Mar 04, 2009 08:15 PST
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FYI:
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From: "Ellen Miller, Sunlight Foundation" <readth-@sunlightfoundation.com>
To: "Joyce Dowling" <joyce.d-@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 10:56:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Forward this email
Joyce--
In the few days since the launch of Sunlight's Read The Bill campaign, over 2300 people have signed the petition demanding that Congress post bills online 72 hours before they are considered. That's a lot of people who want to make sure Congress, and the public, have some time to read and consider important legislation.
But that is not enough. At the end of the day, most people don't know that lawmakers don't read the bills they vote on and that's where you come in. We need to show people the problem and our proposed solution. We need you to forward this email and help spread the word about the Read The Bill petition.
Watch this video and see members of Congress discuss how they don't have enough time to Read The Bill:
Pass this on to a friend. We need your help. It is ridiculous that members of Congress don't read the legislation they pass, but with your help, we can tell Congress that we expect it to do its job.
http://www.ReadTheBill.org/petition
Thank you for all that you do and helping us spread the word about Read The Bill.
Ellen Miller
Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation
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