Representative Rants: Read the Bill

FINALLY, Illinois State Representative Mike Bost has finally had enough of politics as usual in the State of Illinois and wants to know why they don't READ THE BILL. Bost erupted on the House floor Tuesday afternoon, after Mike Madigan and the party leadership called for a vote on a new pension reform proposal.

House Speaker Mike Madigan had only introduced the bill that same morning. It passed on a six to three vote and moved to the House floor for discussion within a couple of hours.

The bill is hundreds of pages long, and Bost says lawmakers should not be voting on a proposal without first reading it.

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[Freeda Liberty]

I know a guy by the name of Jerrol LeBaron who'll be in D.C. July 12th marching for Congressional reforms like legislation to cause our Reps to READ the bills before voting and release FINAL versions of them 30 days in advance for public viewing. If you're as sick and tired of a dishonorable Congress as I am, here's a way to take action…Go to: WWWdotFOOLSONTHEHILLdotCOM and find out what you can do!!! It's a really cool thing they’re doing and we need to unite to change things!

[jimmy times]

Ladder climbing slut no doubt

[Athrough Z]

After the last election, the Dems have a super majority. They can pass whatever they want without a single Republican vote. 2014 cannot come soon enough!

[killjoy1001001]

Imagine a 600 page bills being dropped in your lap all day. You ask to have time to read them....the speaker says "No, just vote it up or down"...and if you decline, the "yays" will just pass it anyway.

Who's going to the first FUCKING MORON to support this behavior.

[Lucid5HTP]

What does him being white have to do with anything?

[goatkiller68]

For anyone that doesn't live in Illinois. This guy is right and he deserves a medal. Everything is controlled by Chicago democrats and the speaker is part of that group. Chicago should not be controlling every little thing that happens

[tejano151]

shut the fuck up!! more government and death to capitalism.

[SykoChiipmunK]

Man Sit Yo Ass Down!!!

[Vivian Tracy]

We are victims of the pension that IDIOTIC Madigan and Quinn want to beat us out of!!!!!!!!!! Stupid lowdown chicago crooks.

[Vivian Tracy]

We are victims of the Pension that IDIOTIC AND STUPID Madigan and Quinn want to beat us out of.

[Vivian Tracy]

You don't live in downstate Illinois do you idiot?