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Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) believes that America’s Founding Fathers would be “very happy with where we are today” thanks to social media.

“They wanted a very informed populace. An uninformed populace doesn’t participate in the system,” Latta said.

Latta, who has been in office since 2007 and has 7,752 Twitter followers, spoke to The Hill fresh off a new media tour of Silicon Valley companies such as Google and Twitter.

Latta said that the ability for members of Congress to post legislation online and communicate quickly and directly to constituents not only leads to a more informed populace, it also prompts individual member offices to stay on their toes.

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