S.2590 passes
Tonight I’m proud to report that the Senate unanimously passed S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.The passage of this legislation is a triumph for transparency in government, for fiscal discipline, and for the bipartisan citizen journalism of the blogosphere.
There is still some work to reconcile it with the House bill. But, for what may be the first time in the history of organized government, every citizen can be a watchdog on government spending. Okay, I didn't research that, so I could be wrong. And I do predict that more money will be moved into classified programs, but not that much, comparatively (how do you classify the Bridge to Nowhere?).
(h/t: Captain Ed)
Comments
Athens required every public spending bill to pass a direct vote by the citizenry.
Rome allowed citizens to come pay attention and then complain to their Tribunes, who could halt spending. But that required frequent attendance at the Senate and careful attention to the lesser offices.
I have high hopes for this because of our very high citizen:representative ratio. One citizen can't watch one representative. A hundred citizens aren't enough. But half a million may do.
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September 8, 2006 09:47 PM