We have earmarks that are attached to every bill that is of little import and bills that are of great import. The problem is we the people, don't get to see what those earmarks are. When the President sends his proposals to Congress they are public record, but when a legislator wants a new fountain to commemerate someone we have never heard of.....earmark.
Thinking about earmarks and the explanation of why they are nessecary make it so much more important to have them completely public. I am sure that these earmarks, at least alot of them would be considered frivolous spending. Spending of our Money. This practice has been widely exepted ...until now. The jig is up and we aren't going to let up until we know every earmark, even the one that show loyalty to special interest groups. Or the earmarks that could very well be construed as bribery. So Lawmakers it's time to get real....
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