House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH-8) has a brilliant idea: if the Republican Party wins the House majority, he wants to post all bills online at least 72 hours before they’re brought to the floor of the House for consideration:
“[I]f we’re lucky enough to be in the Majority, and I’m lucky enough to be the Speaker, I will not bring a bill to the floor that hasn’t been posted online for at least 72 hours. … With all the technology that is available today, they have all of this online. So let’s bring more transparency and accountability to how Congress works and let’s get rid of these 2,000 page bills that nobody can read and understand.”
While Rep. Boehner’s idea seems really great at face value, the fact is, all bills submitted in the House and the Senate are already online, from the time they’re first submitted until the time they’re finally disposed of, thanks to THOMAS, the Library of Congress’ online legislative information site.
There’s nothing radically new about John Boehner’s proposal, and his sudden desire for transparency and accountability is nothing more than a cheap political stunt.
Sort of like when candidate Obama did the same damn thing:
Or was that different? Not that it matters much since he hasn’t kept that promise anyway.
Boehners whole life has been a cheap political stunt really. Although his owners pay dearly to be able to use him for those cheap political stunts…
You mean like Obama’s cheap political stunt back in 08? Did you really forget already? That was supposed to be a revolution of a new era in government. Hope, change, and all the rest. WHAT. A. JOKE.