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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1138096" data-attributes="member: 5151">The ignorance comment wasn't directed at you.  It was directed at your rep who obviously formed their opinion without even reading it.  I should have been more clear.  I apologize for the misunderstanding.I do not think it is acceptable for them to not read every bill that they vote on, but I also understand that there is not enough time to do such a thing so they rely on outside opinions that are quite likely as uninformed as they are if not more uninformed.After reading S.A. 2786 to HR 3594 in Congress (the 2000 page Obamacare bill), I understand the the Congresscritters having not read it.  I did a couple of posts on my blog dealing with just a few topics from that bill.  I barely got through the surface, and that was after two days of finding the uncodified acts that made up the laws being amended, splicing the changes together, forming one opinion, then finding something else 200 pages down dealing with another topic that changed part of the foundation of said opinion, reforming an opinion, rinsing and repeating as necessary.  I almost feel sorry for the Congresscritters until I consider that issues like that are of their own making.Fortunately, we have it easy in Oklahoma.  A bill that amends current law must have the current codified statutes with strikes to show what is being removed and underlines to show what is being added.  (I like Arizona's better... it's color coded.)  That said, I do not expect them to read absolutely every bill, but I do expect them to perform a little bit of due diligence before forming an opinion one way or the other.  Those who don't should be called home as soon as possible.</blockquote>

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