83% Say Post The Damn Bill Online Before Voting

The latest Rasmussen survey reports that posting the bills online is not a delaying tactic but the will of the people.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of U.S. voters say legislation should be posted online in final form and available for everyone to read before Congress votes on it. The only exception would be for extreme emergencies.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds only six percent (6%) of voters disagree with this approach while 10% are not sure.

Of those who favor posting congressional bills in their final form on the Internet, 64% say they should be available to the public two weeks or more before Congress votes and 29% favor posting bills one week before a vote. Just four percent (4%) think three days before a congressional vote is soon enough, while one percent (1%) say one day is enough.

Democrats, Republicans and independents all agree that bills should be available for public review. Eighty-five percent of Republicans, 76% of Democrats and 92% of voters independents favor posting non-emergency bills online for the public to read before they are voted on by Congress.