Changing Laws Without Representation - This Should Start A Revolution!

The practice, now common, of changing laws after they are voted on, needs to be stopped. This is clearly against the constitution, and common ethical sense. It would be prevented if only it was widely reported. This must stop, or our votes to be represented in Congress are worthless.

"The change in the Medicare provision (giving $22 billion to the health care/insurance industry) underscores a practice that growing numbers of lawmakers from both parties want addressed. More than ever, Republican congressional lawmakers and leaders are making vital decisions, involving far-reaching policies and billions of dollars, without the public -- or even congressional Democrats -- present."

..."It happens in the dead of night when lobbyists get a [Republican lawmaker] in the corner and say, 'We've got to have this,' " said Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark (Calif.), the Democrats' point man on Medicare issues. "It's a pattern that just goes on and on, and at some point the public's going to rise up."

(Closed-Door Deal Makes $22 Billing Difference By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 24, 2006)