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House health bill ceremony closed to public

Dav said:
I hoped you were joking, but I knew you weren't. In fact, you were rounding down. It's closer to 2,000 pages.

I swear if I ever become Senator I will make an oath to never vote for a bill beyond a certain length. I'd probably have to go for something like 500 pages; that's considered "small" nowadays....
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These monolithic bills are ridiculous, and they're currently getting in the way of progress. Passing one and only one humongous bill means that in order to enact the noncontroversial reforms Congress needs to gain enough support to pass the very controversial reforms. If we were debating the individual merits of a dozen or so bills related to healthcare reform the process would be less polarizing, faster for the majority of programs, and we might just end up with something that doesn't end up pissing off half the nation
 
Enoch said:
Whether they want to let us in or not, I think they should be forced to. We elect them, they vote on bills that affect us, and we pay them. We should have every right to observe every step of the process.
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Well that's like saying anyone and everyone should have access to enter the White House, but that's not reality. There are security risks and dangers. I would agree with you if this were an ideal world.
 
Orius said:
Well that's like saying anyone and everyone should have access to enter the White House, but that's not reality. There are security risks and dangers. I would agree with you if this were an ideal world.
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No, really, it's not like that at all.

I'm not talking about open access to their offices, or ignoring any sense of security. I am talking about disallowing Congress from holding ceremonies or votes that are closed to the public. Sure, pat down and scan the people who want to attend, but Congress' work should be out in the open. They work for us, not the other way around.
 
Orius said:
Well that's like saying anyone and everyone should have access to enter the White House, but that's not reality. There are security risks and dangers. I would agree with you if this were an ideal world.
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Video Cameras don't kill people.
 
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