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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:18 AM Original message |
ANY final version of the healthcare bill should be posted with a public comment period before vote |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. Public comment? To what end? |
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ficus1 (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Public comments online would be great |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. NOW is the public comment period - before the bills get passed, and particularly before they get |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. The final version won't even be posted long enough for our representatives to read and comment... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Thats really a sad way to run a government |
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alc (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. I agree |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. IF Obama "pledged" that he's an idiot. It's none of his business. And you DON'T have that right. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. True under Bush/Obama "you DON'T have that right". You're only We the People, just Vote and SHUT UP. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Please post the president that forced Congress to post bills for public commentary |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Please read more carefully, I did not say it's "strictly a Bush/Obama thing." n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Ok, please post the presidential administration where you DO have that right then. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. LOL have a good day. n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. So you couldn't back up your inflammatory attempt to tie Bush to Obama on this issue. |
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alc (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. pledge is "before Obama signs", not "before congress votes" |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. My opinion stands that the public should be allowed to look at the bill and comment before the vote. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. Also the climate-change bill. n/t |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. The public is always free to make comments - but that doesn't mean anyone cares what one person says |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Politicians only care what corporatist say. n/t |
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sisters6 (351 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
12. Pres. Obama needs to post his health PLAN NOW--not the blue |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. He doesn't have one. He never did |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You're wrong to say he never did. He had a pretty good planwith lots of details on his campaign site |
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sisters6 (351 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I agree, It did have lots of details as I recall. and |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
15. His pledge was to post it before he SIGNED it, not before Congress voted on it. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. Hey! Everything you ever want to know about any bill is at --> thomas.loc.gov |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Sorry, Thomas is not real time but lags hours or days. n/t |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Yet, people are whining that President Obama doesn't proffer it up on the White House site AFTER it |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's not what Obama promised |
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Simplyaverage (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. The Credit card bill of rights passed without five-day break |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. Don't hold your breath. |
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