The Illinois Constitution has provisions to prevent rushed legislation. Article IV, Section 8 of the constitution requires each bill be read on three separate days before it can be passed into law so lawmakers can know what they are voting for. But the spirit of this provision is often subverted through the practice of gutting and replacing legislation, often through the use of shell bills that contain no real substance.
Duh! Of course you read it before passing it, unless of course the bill is presented within hours of the end of session and you have vacation plans.
The whole situation is beyond belief … as are so many woes visited upon us by the local, state and federal administrations.
Vote the bums out!
Freddy
4 years ago
Does that mean that most laws that were passed are NOT valid since they were not read it their entirety? One can easily trace the timelines from when they were first presented to the final vote. With cameras everywhere this would be easy to verify previously laws passed. If it’s in the Constitution then lawmakers should abide the rules. Didn’t Pelosi say -Pass it then read it? How many of us would sign a mortgage or car loan before reading it?
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Duh! Of course you read it before passing it, unless of course the bill is presented within hours of the end of session and you have vacation plans.
The whole situation is beyond belief … as are so many woes visited upon us by the local, state and federal administrations.
Vote the bums out!
Does that mean that most laws that were passed are NOT valid since they were not read it their entirety? One can easily trace the timelines from when they were first presented to the final vote. With cameras everywhere this would be easy to verify previously laws passed. If it’s in the Constitution then lawmakers should abide the rules. Didn’t Pelosi say -Pass it then read it? How many of us would sign a mortgage or car loan before reading it?
P.S. I’ll bet they read the part giving themselves a raise.