Posted by evad1089 on 10/11/09 3:57 PM [Older: A Plea To All]

I received this post card today from Adrian Smith.

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Dear Friend:

Knowing of your support requiring legislators to read bills in their entirety befor they are considered for a vote, I am writing to update you on recent developments.

As you may know, on June 17, 2009, a resolution was introduced to require legslation be available on the Internet for 72 hours before consideration by the House (H.Res 554). This measure emerged in respose to Congress passing rushed, unsound legislation which has radically expanded the government's role. Because I believe this bipartisan resolution merits consideration, I have joined 177 of my colleagues in signing a discharge petition which, with 218 signatures would automatically place H.Res. 554 on the House floor for a vote.

Rest assured, I will continue to work to ensure Congress runs efficiently, effectively, and transparently. Please feel free to contact me regarding this or any issue of your concern.

Sincerely,

(signature)

ADRIAN SMITH

Member of Congress

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Excuse any spelling mistakes; I was typing pretty loosely.

I do wonder why he has signed a discharge petition but not cosponsored it (ref: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HE00554:@@@P)? (not a conspiracy theory or anything; I am more curious about the working of Congress)