Show Us The Bill is not a formal organization. It's currently a group of Missourians who are shocked to find out that no one in Congress reads what they vote on.
We are members of all parties and none, but this effort is designed with one goal in mind - get our elected representatives to show us the bills they vote on and to pledge to read them prior to voting on them.
It is the height of arrogance to argue on debate on important national issues when you don't even know the text of the bills you're arguing about. We're convinced that if more regular citizens from both parties demanded this simple task, the laws would be better and the lawmakers would be held accountable.
We support any politician who pledges to read the bill, regardless of party. We support Democrat Brian Baird's bill in the house to post all legislation online 72 hours prior to it being discussed on the House floor. And we expect President Obama, and all future presidents to honor the commitment to post the full text of completed bills on a government website prior to the president signing the legislation.
The technology is there and the process is simple. We only need the willpower.
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