The Pennsylvania House passed a lobbyist disclosure law last week, meaning the state would no longer be the only state in the nation where lobbyists can operate in secrecy.
If only the lawmakers who passed the law held themselves to the same standard.
The legislation to regulate lobbyists and report their spending was finally brought to the floor after a four-month buildup by Speaker John Perzel, who begrudgingly offered it to placate an angry press and public.
It seems Republicans worked out the final language of the bill shortly before tossing it onto the floor for a vote and without advance public review.
Amendments that would have toughened the law were knocked out by parliamentary maneuvers, leaving the version that Republican leadership sanctioned intact.
I guess the PA House is an irony-free zone.
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