The General Assembly must open its doors to
public accountability and provide the people with a full understanding
of the issues before it. Such actions would include:
(a) Publishing an easy-to-read summary of all issues scheduled
for consideration at least two weeks in advance, and publishing the
complete volume of all Pennsylvania Law - statutes and regulations - on the internet.
(b) Ending the ability to attach non-related amendments or
riders to any legislation it considers. All matters before the
General Assembly should be considered on their individual merit.
(c) Devising and implementing a plan to publish individualized
legislative voting records via the Internet.
As the technology to perform this task already exists, there can be
only one reason why it hasn't already been accomplished - our
legislators simply don't want their voting records easily known.
