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I have spoken elsewhere of the publicity that<lb/>ought <del>to be given <add><del>invariably</del></add | I have spoken elsewhere of the publicity that<lb/>ought <del>to be given </del><add><del>invariably</del></add> in general to be given to state<lb/>papers: <add>I have <del>observed</del> shewn, I think</add> to lock them up in darkness is impolitic<lb/>under any constitution and <add>as</add> inconsistent as well <add>it is</add> <lb/>as impolitic under a constitution like the British.<lb/><add>If we observe how it is with the proceedings of Parliament</add> <lb/>Reports of committees are <add>commonly</add> <sic>order'd</sic> to be printed:<lb/>so are Bills <del>at</del> every now & then upon motion<lb/>in their progress through the two houses. But for<lb/>whom <del>are</del> printed? For the members of the house<lb/>and for them only? not by any means for the<lb/>people <del>who only g</del> of whom here and there one<lb/>gets a sight of them by accident by favour of a<lb/>friend because the house can't hinder him.<lb/></p><p>Were it thought possible that a spark of<lb/>discernment should exist any where out of the bounds<lb/> of <del>those</del> two <del>room</del> closets adjoining <add>that adjoin</add> to Westminster<lb/>hall the acts of the legislature would not be quite <add>so often</add> <lb/><add>be exposed as they are at present</add> so much exposed to the reproach of being crude and <lb/>undigested: the <del>duty</del> industry of these two august<lb/>bodies would not be so often <sic>employ'd</sic> in patching <add>atoning<lb/>for their improvidence: and the statute book would not be<lb/></add><del>up the defects to which their improvidence had<lb/>given birth</del><add>loaded with so many cumbrous articles which perplex</add><lb/>and confound on pretense of explanation.<lb/></p> | ||
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Indirect
Misrule
I have spoken elsewhere of the publicity that
ought to be given invariably in general to be given to state
papers: I have observed shewn, I think to lock them up in darkness is impolitic
under any constitution and as inconsistent as well it is
as impolitic under a constitution like the British.
If we observe how it is with the proceedings of Parliament
Reports of committees are commonly order'd to be printed:
so are Bills at every now & then upon motion
in their progress through the two houses. But for
whom are printed? For the members of the house
and for them only? not by any means for the
people who only g of whom here and there one
gets a sight of them by accident by favour of a
friend because the house can't hinder him.
Were it thought possible that a spark of
discernment should exist any where out of the bounds
of those two room closets adjoining that adjoin to Westminster
hall the acts of the legislature would not be quite so often
be exposed as they are at present so much exposed to the reproach of being crude and
undigested: the duty industry of these two august
bodies would not be so often employ'd in patching atoning
for their improvidence: and the statute book would not be
up the defects to which their improvidence had
given birthloaded with so many cumbrous articles which perplex
and confound on pretense of explanation.
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