Thursday, May 02, 2013

GRAPHIC: 5 Ways the Immigration Bill Is Like Obamacare

From the peerless Heritage Foundation:


Here's an idea regarding outrageous bills such as Obamacare and "Comprehensive Immigration Reform". Bills so complex and so lengthy that no one, not a single legislator, is able to read or comprehend them before being forced to vote.

This idea builds upon Thomas Jefferson's suggestion to James Madison: that bills passed by Congress should lay in stasis for at least a year in order to facilitate public review and open debate. I propose:

Any bill passed by Congress shall, prior to being signed into law by the President, be published into the Congressional Record. It shall be be open to public discourse and debate for a period no less than a number of days equal to or greater than the number of pages required for publication in the Congressional Record before it may be signed into law.

A bill that requires 2,000 pages should require at least 2,000 days of public review and debate.


1 comment:

TheFineReport.com said...

Just what was Rubio McCain been smoking? He has come across as a lost child.

This much is certain: he can kiss two things goodbye:
1-a presidential run in 2016; and
2-his rise as the voice of conservatism within the GOP.

This is a great loss for us. But greater for him. He should have consulted the likes of Rush Limbaugh before consulting Charles Schumer or John McCain.