Voting without reading the bill

[fasteddie]

Why there is a 10% approval rating

[ants]

What a joke..He is saying what we already know..Most politicians just do what they want...F the rules...F the people. It's gotten to the point where I really think they consider us subjects and we will do as they say.

[Doc]

And, the proper response should be that if you have not read the bill, you automatically vote against it. It should never be the case that a legislator would put into law something that they have not read ...... NEVER! If the majority of legislators abided by this, there would be an understanding that if you intend to put forth a bill that has any chance of passing, you had better make sure that adequate time to read it is allowed.

I'm afraid that just exactly the opposite is practiced by these dummys. If they don't have time to read and understand and even do some research, they automatically vote for it. Now that is just plain dumb!

[hunter49]

And, the proper response should be that if you have not read the bill, you automatically vote against it. It should never be the case that a legislator would put into law something that they have not read ...... NEVER! If the majority of legislators abided by this, there would be an understanding that if you intend to put forth a bill that has any chance of passing, you had better make sure that adequate time to read it is allowed.

I'm afraid that just exactly the opposite is practiced by these dummys. If they don't have time to read and understand and even do some research, they automatically vote for it. Now that is just plain dumb!

Agree 100%. I was told years ago by a local politician they pass bills in 30 seconds & it takes 30 years to repeal them. weather they read them or not! More BS.

[Doc]

My feeling is that by voting against a proposed (but unread) law, you are not adding anything negative to the system. Nothing has been made worse. But blindly putting into law something that you have not read or understood or performed the proper level of research on runs risks of making existing situations worse. If you do not have time to adequately know what you are voting for, vote against it. That seems so stinking obvious to me, and yet apparently that's not the way it's done.

[nycredneck]

And why do they always SNEAK in other bills that ride along on the bigger bill. They always have thier own agenda.

[greensider]

i would like to not do my job and still get payed for it

[landtracdeerhunter]

The president has been beating on congress, making them out to be the bad guy. It's time to start looking in the mirror. Not reading the bills relates back to our own state goverment as well. What is their approval rating?

[mike rossi]

They removed the video, which we posted on NY Dove Hunting Face book page, of the Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation meeting that was held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Room 901 LOB. One of the items on that meetings agenda was muzzleloading proposals. A senator (on the environmental conservation committee no less) was videotaped asking "what is a muzzleloader?" seconds before voting on muzzleloading legislation... At least this guy asked, that begs the question if others dont even do that... I dont know for sure, but if there are any skeptics, the transcript of the meeting may be available through the FOIL or other public disclosure laws. Or just ask someone who follows the page who may remember the video.

Edited February 10, 2013 by mike rossi

[josephmrtn]

Im sorry but if you dont know what a muzz. is you need to do some more school time!!!!

[tuckersdaddy]

" you must pass the bill to find out whats in the bill" Nancy Pelose on obama care. hay maybe i found a tag line!

[mike rossi]

Im sorry but if you dont know what a muzz. is you need to do some more school time!!!!

Especially when you are not only a senator, but on thee committee within the senate, that decides which DEC issues move forward to the rest of the senate and which issues are trash-canned ...

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Great example of them not reading a bill., This one was only 8 pages and they couldn't find time in their busy schedules to even read that before co-sponsoring this one.

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020373291_westneat17xml.html

[WNY_Whitetailer]

And, the proper response should be that if you have not read the bill, you automatically vote against it. It should never be the case that a legislator would put into law something that they have not read ...... NEVER! If the majority of legislators abided by this, there would be an understanding that if you intend to put forth a bill that has any chance of passing, you had better make sure that adequate time to read it is allowed.

I agree 100%.

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