Interesting discussion of the time necessary to read a complex bill. Provides a wide variety of opinions, plus factual background.

Interesting and factual report on the length of time needed to read the upcoming Senate health care bill. This article estimates how long it would take the average person to read the text of the bill (about 18 hours, if it were as long as the thousand-page House bill). It also interviews a range of experts on whether or not the proposed 72-hour public review period is practical.

Highly original, from the basic question underlying the piece ("How long would it take for someone to read the entire health care bill?") to the answers from various experts. Makes some relevant points about the democratic and legislative process on the way. Well done and enjoyable to read.

this is a concise yet friendly piece wherein Research shows speed-reading the 1,000 pages of this law in 72 hours is plausible. Also,three experts provide political pros and cons of the wait period.

It was an interesting article. to actually analyze what senators would be complaining about. i was surprised on how so much they have to do, through out the day. The article was well written, but the only thing was her conclusion was really weak. I felt like she was going to start another topic. The research that the publisher wrote i felt was a great source because it was focusing how people rea, but also the publisher brought great people in to explain.

It dispels the spin of the Republican who are in my opinion is stalling the passage of any bill. My only disagreement about the article is that it did not point out that during the Republican control of both houses, they routinely put bills out in the middle of the night. While the article stated this fact it simply said this was done during the "pass eight year" and with not enough emphasis on the hippocracy of the Republicans demands on the Democrats! That point is crucial to ... More »