Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit devoted to promoting transparency in government and lobbying by harnessing social media technology, is promoting a new project called "Read the Bill." 

The project is essentially a petition urging Congress to amend its rules to state that any non-emergency legislation be posted on the web for 72 hours before debate begins.  This measure would provide the necessary, er, sunlight for legislation such as the 1100-page, virtually unread Stimulus bill that Congress gave itself 13 hours to pass.  You know, the one with the sneaky last-minute amendment that allowed bailed-out financial institutions to pay mind-boggling bonuses to failed executives. 

As Campbell Brown pointed out on CNN, during the Presidential campaign, President Obama promised that he wouldn't sign any non-emergency legislation without it being open for public review for five days, a promise he has yet to make good on. 

By posting any new bill online for three days, Congress could be assured that no stone would be left unturned, as thousands (and thousands) of concerned citizens would pore over every phrase and nuance of the bill. 

Of course, this would necessarily impact the way these bills--and their sneaky amendments--are written.