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The H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y. Act: Making politicians mean what they say, or else...

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d)   A public record will be made in accordance with legislative body rules recording the reason for denial of funding or regulations thereof to said district, State etc.

Section 3 .   All such determination of meeting conditions a, b, c in Section 2 shall be made by the elected bodies responsible for oversight of said agency/office/committee.  

a) Appeals may be made to a non-partisan subcommittee of no more than 8, and no less than 4, elected officials of the same body, with a tie-vote being cast by the original members of the original oversight committee.

Section 4 .   Restrictions placed in Section 2 shall remain in effect for so long as the legislator remains in office, or retracts such statements, whichever is shorter.

a)    Verification of the retraction of disqualification statements to be determined by same methods as listed in Section 3 above.

Section 5 .   Monies, resources, or other benefits that would have accrued to said district, State etc. will be reapportioned among remaining districts, States etc. whose legislators have not met the criteria in Section 2.

Section 6 .   The legislative body shall have the power to legislate supporting law, rules, etc. to support this Act.

Support H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y!   Write your Senator, Congressperson, and other representative and tell them you want H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.S.Y. now!

 

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